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Home » Blog » Quilt » English Paper Pieced Quilt Block

English Paper Pieced Quilt Block

Created On: April 14, 2014  |  Updated: May 7, 2018  |   1 Comment

Have you tried English Paper Piecing? EPP is a method for hand-stitching together fabric with a paper template to keep its shape. Most English Paper Piecing you see nowadays uses hexagons (or hexies), but triangles and squares are popular shapes as well.

If you’d like to try your hand at EPP, here is a simple printable sheet that will take you through EPP basics so that you can stitch up your own project. I like to start beginners off with 1.5″ hexagons, but you can use whatever size you like. Grab the free English Paper Piecing Basics Printable here.

But once you’ve stitched together your Hexagons, where do you go next? What do you do with this masterpiece? A great option is to turn it into a quilt block for a larger quilt. I made this block as part of a charity quilt, so it will be combined with lots of other blocks to make one amazing quilt! I’ll show you how I did it.

Start with your EPP piece. You want to measure it to make sure that it is larger than the unfinished size of your block.

block ready for trimming

 

Lightly spray with spray starch or Best Press.

spray with starch

Iron flat. Since you starched the front, be sure to iron from the back – this is the easiest way to not burn the starch!

When it is as dry as possible, it still may be slightly damp to the touch.

still damp to touch

Carefully remove any remaining papers from the back of the block.

taking out papers

Press again.

pressing again

Start trimming up your block. Take as little off as possible, you can always cut it smaller later.

trimming block

Cut all four sides. My block was to be 8″ finished in the quilt, so I made it 8.5″ (to accommodate seam allowances).

back of trimmed block

Be VERY careful with your cut block. Where the seams are cut, it is very weak. Add stay-stitching at about 1/8″ to support the block. This will be inside the seam allowance, and not visible on the final quilt.

stay stitching block

Your block is ready! Make some more if you like, and stitch them together with some fun sashing for a great quilt!

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  1. Keri Lee Sereika says

    November 2, 2014

    Wow that is a beautiful block. Oh the time it must have taken to get all those pieces handsewn together! EEEKS!

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