English paper piecing is the kind of handwork you can carry. A small pouch of paper templates, a needle, a length of thread, and a stack of fabric scraps becomes a porch project, a passenger-seat project, a quiet-evening project. The shapes baste together one at a time over months until something whole emerges, and there is no machine humming through the moment.
Our English paper piecing collection covers the everyday hexies in the sizes most patterns call for. 3/8 inch hexagons for the tiny detailed work, 1/2 inch hexagons and 1 inch hexagons for the everyday quilt, larger 2 inch hexagons for the faster project. The starter kit is the place to begin if you are new, with everything you need to baste your first dozen shapes.
The seasonal Paper Pieces templates (Christmas ornaments, angel ornaments, the Moravian Star, the small bowls) give you a finishable handwork project for gift-giving season. For the cloth itself, the small-scale florals in our Liberty Fabrics collection are the classic prestige choice for EPP. Browse the broader fabric collection too, and pour a cup from the tea collection before you settle in.
