Sewbiz, sad news about Trisha. My prayers go out to her family.
Hav4boys, a resounding yes to English paper piecing, I've never done it, but certainly would be a wonderful gift. Whenever I think of English paper piecing, I think of grandmother's flower garden, there are a lot of beautiful iterations of those hexagons. Kudos to you.
My spoonflower fabric arrived yesterday, so now I have the fabric for the next boom ;-) Can't wait to start on this one though. Hugs all!