What is the difference between pp and epp?
 

I have googled this and am still confused. I love paper piecing but :)have been looking at English paper piecing and am wondering if they are similar or really different. Does anyone know the differences between them and if one is better than the other? Thanks in advance.

oops!! not sure how that little smiley guy got in there! Can't seem to get him out either!

Although I'm still pretty new to quilting, I think I can answer this question :): When you do PP, you use a paper base and then sew your fabric onto it BY MACHINE. EPP is a little different. My GFG (see Avatar) was done that way: I cut out the hexagons from paper and then basted the fabric onto them so that I got a hexagon with a "paper heart" (you could do that with other shapes, too). Those hexagons are then connected to each other BY HAND.

Thanks Monale. I want to give it a try.

PP is foundation piecing, done upside down on your machine.
EPP is done by hand, individually covering paper shapes before joining with a whip stitch.

I did find a bunch of videos on you tube and they were helpful. Mostly everyone was doing hexagons but one of the videos said you could use other shapes so I just need to find out how to do a backing on things like mug rugs or coasters or mats.

Hi garysgal. I have done both hexagons and paper piecing. I have probably made & sold dozens of mug rugs. A mug rug is just a mini quilt. I use the Insul-bright for batting and cut 1.75" double folded binding. I do use PP with making the top but I remove the paper from the backing before I start layering the mug rug. I just quilt it as a single block.

Here's a cute little project if you're wanting to get your feet wet with the hexies. https://whileshenaps.com/2014/07/hex...-tutorial.html

You either use the design you have created with the hexie or other shapes as your "top fabric" or you would appliqué it to a base fabric, like any other hand/ machine appliqués piece.

Here is a site for English Paper Pieces. They sell the precut papers and show different shapes and sizes.
http://paperpieces.com
Someone gave me one of their sample kits to make one hexie flower and got me hooked on the idea! Have fun with it.