My time

Well as soon as I finish up some the projects I'm working on it will be next on my list. Is there a pattern you would suggest that would be good for a beginner.

Helenq

I am not highly skilled with English Paper Piecing, but I think the first one that I did on the first page (Inner City-the purple and green one). Is a great first project to do. Choose a light, med and dark combination and just follow the simple color combination chart on the pattern. The pattern is from
http://www.cddesigns.com/

My time

Thank You for sharing this website. I also thought it was great that you reminded us of colour contrast. Early in my quilting I took a workshop where the instructor said " colour gets all the credit, but value does all the work". It has stuck and I see your also understand value, it can make a so, so quilt into a fantastic quilt.

iltoaz

Great quilts! the English paper piecing is great. I made a pillow of tumbling blocks and that was enough. Thanks for sharing.

BizzieLizzie

Sweet!

fayza

Makes me want to learn paper piecing :)

eleu16

Gorgeous job :-D :-D :-D

Greeter Eva

WOW! Helen, that is beautiful. Did you use freezer paper for the inner city pattern? Sure would love to get the pattern for it. Looks to me like there is only one template for the whole thing. Am I right?

Helenq

I did not use freezer paper. It would be too felxible for this technique. A few posts back (4 or 5) is one name of a company that sells these thicker papers that is used. They have patterns too. The purse pattern was ordered from some company in Austrilaia. Just put in English Paper Piecing in the search engine--Several places come up. I think the most traditional shape is the hexagon but many others are used too.

marmalade

Both are gorgeous! I especially like the tiny stippling on the tumbling blocks. It adds so much dimension to the blocks - they almost look real!