How To English Paper Piece - Choose Fabric & Baste with Erica Arndt
Join Erica Arndt for the second in her series on How to English Paper Piece. Today she'll be covering choosing your fabrics and basting!
Instructor
Erica Arndt
Erica is a blogger, author, quilter, knitter, and maker of all the things! She is perhaps most well known for her homeschooling website, Confessions of a Homeschooler where she share homeschooling tips, curriculum, and organizational ideas, in addition to her quilting patterns and videos. She loves creating weekly video tutorials to share helpful tips, tricks, tutorials, fun projects, and inspiration for sewing and quilting.
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What is covered in How To English Paper Piece - Choose Fabric & Baste with Erica Arndt?
Join Erica Arndt for the second in her series on How to English Paper Piece. Today she'll be covering choosing your fabrics and basting!
How long is the tutorial video?
The tutorial video is 00:16:15.
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Yes. A written transcript is available on the tutorial page.
Video Transcript
Materials:
-Fabric in various colors
-Paper templates in the desired shapes (such as hexagons, diamonds, or triangles)
-Sewing thread
-Sewing needle
-Fabric scissors
-Basting glue or pins
Instructions:
Cut out the paper templates in the desired shapes. You can either purchase pre-made templates or make your own using a template plastic or cardboard.
Cut out fabric pieces that are slightly larger than the paper templates. You can use a rotary cutter and ruler or fabric scissors.
Place a paper template on the wrong side of a fabric piece, and fold the fabric over the edge of the paper. Use basting glue or pins to hold the fabric in place.
Sew a running stitch through the folded edge of the fabric, going through the paper template as well. Make sure the stitches are small and even, and that they go through all layers of fabric and paper.
Continue sewing around the edges of the template until all sides are sewn. Tie a knot in the thread to secure it.
Repeat steps 3-5 with the remaining templates and fabric pieces.
Once all of the templates are sewn, remove the basting glue or pins and gently remove the paper templates from the fabric.
Arrange the fabric pieces into a desired pattern, such as a flower or star shape, and sew them together by hand using a whip stitch.
Once all of the pieces are sewn together, press the seams open.
Trim the edges of the quilt top to the desired size.
Now you have an English Paper Pieced quilt top that you can use in your quilt design! EPP is a time-consuming technique but produces precise and beautiful results, and it can be used to create a variety of shapes and designs.
