Back to BASICS with EPP, a tutorial

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  • When I made this video, it was just before the most amazing heat wave hit the UK! I was bundled up against the cold and now I can't find a spot to get cool!
    English Paper Piecing then. All the basics that I find useful when I am working on my projects. I will complete this series when I have the samples ready and show you how I finish pieces.
    This is just my way, I love that everyone arrives at their own method of working, this is just meant as a helpful guide.
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    Music from Epidemic Sound this week is called 'Once Before'
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    Kate
    xxx

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  • @connybrucke7518
    @connybrucke7518 หลายเดือนก่อน +15

    After my mother died, I made a quilt a la "Grandma's flower garden" or "epp" to help me cope with my grief, using her blouses and other fabrics (from our children, mother-in-law, travels, etc.) and designed my own picture of a garden with delphiniums, poppies, forget-me-nots, foxgloves, etc. The title I gave this picture was Memories... This was over 20 years ago now, but various things, not least your videos, have inspired me to start being creative with fabrics again!

    • @Loriann3616
      @Loriann3616 8 วันที่ผ่านมา

      I wish I could see it . Bet it’s beautiful ❤

  • @grumpy_poo
    @grumpy_poo 2 ปีที่แล้ว +270

    It's funny how we learn things... My older sis is nearly 80, she is a trained tailor and when I was little she was at college learning her trade... she made me the most amazing clothes. I used to watch her and got all the scraps to make dolls clothes... I was telling her of all the dresses I remember her making and how much I learned from her only last week... she was obviously moved at how much I remembered and appreciated her work... Her hand smocking was exquisite.

    • @sharonoconnor7769
      @sharonoconnor7769 2 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      My sisters and I sew, it is so lovely and such a blessing to spend time like that. It"s just a wonderful memory. We all watch videos and share them with each other we have. I am the oldest so I used to watch my mom make my clothes (and for my brothers and sisters too, there were 8 of us) .Sewing was fun and came easy so I made lots of my own clothes and my kids clothes. Now I'm retired and my quilting is my joy. One of my younger sisters did beautiful smocking for her little girls clothes too. I hope younger generation can keep this going.

    • @hp-cs7mx
      @hp-cs7mx 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      How lovely that you could share that with your sister.

    • @sandygardner6060
      @sandygardner6060 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      what a wonderful idea using the children's books for your EPP papers! making it a bit more fun! I use heart punch in the center of mine since someone said a hole punch gives you something to grab when removing the papers using a crochet hook.

    • @janicevisger497
      @janicevisger497 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @KATE- I LOVE the idea of v Usain g children's story book pages for the paper-shaped EPP pattern pieces!! @Sandy Gardner, a hole punch in the center of the shapes is an amazing idea!! THANKS so very much, ladies!! ♡♡♡

    • @maryday7602
      @maryday7602 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Thank you for sharing your story about your sister teaching you to love sewing. Great way to build kind memories.

  • @sylviatolan1814
    @sylviatolan1814 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I was a glue baster. To make pulling paper from sewn fabric, I hole-punch the center of the paper. When it comes time to remove the papers, I put a crochet hook ( G or H) into the hole and easily pop out the paper. "Easy Peasy!"

  • @manicspinner1959
    @manicspinner1959 2 ปีที่แล้ว +105

    Is it okay if I tell you that I absolutely ADORE you?? Listening to and watching you is so calming and enjoyable. I will probably never paper-piece, but I simply love watching you tell us how you do it.

    • @lindafisher-berlanga8551
      @lindafisher-berlanga8551 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I agree. So calming! I love her teaching style

    • @MommeeMadre1
      @MommeeMadre1 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Me too!

    • @Mary-9j
      @Mary-9j ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Me too Jullaine! If i need calm i look for Kate. I watch her videos over and over again.

  • @karenl5602
    @karenl5602 ปีที่แล้ว +44

    Watching your videos makes me feel like I’m with my beloved grandmother. I miss her. Thanks Kate for making a blessedly safe and lovely place for us to escape the world for a while. ❤

  • @rebeccapurdin3392
    @rebeccapurdin3392 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

    The way your mom taught you to make a knot in your thread is how my grandma taught me. I couldn’t help but smile.

  • @sabinabirnie3761
    @sabinabirnie3761 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I did this many years ago when I was at school, i even did a motif called Carolina Lily and turned it into a cushion cover with crazy patchwork on the back and put it forward as an exam piece. I forgot all about it until my mum died and I found it in her drawer….. Happy memories.

  • @poodlegirl55
    @poodlegirl55 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    What a wonderful video. I am thinking of Agnes years from now with her treasured quilt being able to watch a video of her Grandmother showing how to make it and how lucky she is.

  • @mrsmw2020
    @mrsmw2020 2 ปีที่แล้ว +65

    Watching you was the reason I got back in EPP. I also bought a Sizzix Big Shot (secondhand off EBay) and the dies as cutting the papers was the thing I hated doing and stopped me from finishing my quilt before. Great tutorial to show the basics and how to start, which is sometimes what people find difficult. My one tip would be when you are threading your needle, thread from the end that comes off the spool, knot the end you cut from the spool. I had no idea there was a direction on a reel of thread, but it makes such a difference with the thread knotting up on itself as you sew. Keep inspiring us.

    • @mandybiddle2001
      @mandybiddle2001 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Me too !!!

    • @mn2mx563
      @mn2mx563 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I knew there was a thread direction. Thanks for telling me and others. Makes a BIG huge difference

    • @heidim7732
      @heidim7732 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Oh thank you so much, I had no idea!

    • @davinawilliams9718
      @davinawilliams9718 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Me too the die cutter is a game changer for me.

    • @Ellie.12866
      @Ellie.12866 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      It keeps your thread much more agreeable as you stitch. Learned this the hard way 😄

  • @suecrossgrove
    @suecrossgrove หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    You've inspired me! After a five year break from sewing you intrigued me with English Paper Piecing. I love doing it. So far ... a little zippered bag for thread, scissors and paper shapes, a work bad for larger projects, a table runner and, a throw for my couch. Now I am ready to start two pillow covers for my bed. Thank you for getting me started on a wonderful hobby.

  • @danielastuff9529
    @danielastuff9529 2 ปีที่แล้ว +75

    Dear Kate! I am 45years old and never got taught any sewingskills by my mum or grandmum it is so fantastic watching your video and thinking that maybe I can do this too. I don't know if I have the patience for a really big piece like your quilt but I sure will try something smaller. Thanks for this tutorial and the inspiration you are giving me with it. Greetings from Austria, Dana

    • @mandie3049
      @mandie3049 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Go for it Dana. Whatever you make will be beautiful.

    • @danielastuff9529
      @danielastuff9529 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@mandie3049 Thanks for cheering me on, Mandi e 😄

    • @rehrerrobin6025
      @rehrerrobin6025 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I began learning to knit at 60 from videos like Kate's! My Kate inspired 'hexi' quilt is about ready to be stitched up! You're never too old!!!!

    • @judithburke1539
      @judithburke1539 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      You might want to try to make the paper pieced Scotty dog. The pieces are larger. She has a series of videos about how she makes this cute little puppy. She showed some of it in this video. Happy stitching!

    • @danielastuff9529
      @danielastuff9529 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@judithburke1539 thanks for the idea, Judith 👍

  • @katherineb6102
    @katherineb6102 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    This video is lovely and a great reminder that we do not always need to be in a hurry.

  • @lesleyhodgson9799
    @lesleyhodgson9799 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Thank you so much for demonstrating this technique. I have been searching for someone who knew how to do it for many years.
    I remember sitting in my Gran's house during WW11 and being given a hexagon of card and some fabric to sew onto it. That was all I could remember. Now I'm 81 and had almost given up finding what this technique is called and how to deal with it. I knew it was to make warn blankets with anything we had in the house but that's where the memory left me.
    I learned to make many new items out of old. Hook rugs, braided rugs, newspaper torn up and put on string for the shared toilet down the yard (my special job). All useful stuff as the war went on
    Now at last I have you to teach me EPP. How wonderful!

  • @luciboras
    @luciboras 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    The joy of quiet time at the same time getting something done.

  • @Fenger53
    @Fenger53 2 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    Thank you Kate you did actually inspire me to make a EPP quilt I am in the final stages of making a hexagon quilt for my granddaughter, to be honest it was for myself but she loves it so much I will give it to her ! Of course that’s a given , I love my grandchildren, it’s got a name already, thank you Kate you are an amazing tutor, love your channel and your content.

  • @smallfootprint2961
    @smallfootprint2961 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    So generous of you to share your tips and tricks, of your hexagon paper piecing. Takes the mystery out of it all.

  • @conqueringmountscrapmorewi2509
    @conqueringmountscrapmorewi2509 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Hello! I hope you had a delightful day. I'm having trouble keeping up with all the TH-cam Videos that I like to watch with my grandkids popping in and out of this home but they are so much fun to be around. I hope you have a joyful week ahead. Thank you for sharing your time, talent and video!

  • @MichelleK765
    @MichelleK765 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    This is such a wonderful tutorial. Thank you so much. Your quilt is as lovely as you are.

  • @deedaw9246
    @deedaw9246 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Im speechless. Never heard of this until today. It must take so long to make a quilt. Then id be afraid to use it! The quilt on the wall is absolutely gorgeous.

  • @dannsherstone1037
    @dannsherstone1037 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    People don't realize how much engineering there is in functional handmade items. This is awesome! I found a set of cutting pads still in the packages at the thrift store this week and I am thinking of getting the machine.

  • @priscillacummings4780
    @priscillacummings4780 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    I ALMOST want to make a hexagon quilt!! Your instructions were SO good today, Kate!! Thank you!!

  • @marilyn9155
    @marilyn9155 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Kate, thank you for taking the time to dedicate this week to a complete and comprehensive lesson on EPP. I had learned in bits and pieces from a “ vintage” video of yours as you were making a pentagon ball for your baby Agness. During that tutorial I had to go back a few times to understand because you were making something specific and the focus was more on the ball . But this week , you are dedicating the process to a more detailed explanation just having to do with EPP . Thank you . I like the use of the little machine. I will need to cut by hand carefully but, at least, thanks to your contagious enthusiasm I will give it a try. Never having made a quilt , and desperately wishing to, perhaps I can start with a small paper pieced cushion. All thanks to your inspiration.
    Love,
    Marilyn USA

  • @momtomtse
    @momtomtse 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I'm working on my first piece ever, because a few months ago Agnes's quilt showed up randomly in my suggested videos and was just so beautiful... I now spend most of my free time making scrappy little hexies and binging your videos 😊

  • @rizpahjael1
    @rizpahjael1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    Kate, you are such a great teacher. Thank you! 💚

    • @noniyost3401
      @noniyost3401 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hello Kate, I just recently found your lovely cozy videos. They bring back wonderful memories for me of my Grandma. Your one on paper piecing was done so well I could easily understand it. Thank you for taking the time to go into so much detail. I don't have the machine for cutting so I wonder if there is another way to get the accuracy.
      One memory of my grandmother is how she knotted her thread which is the same way you do it. I also had an Amish neighbor, who taught me how to quilt, she knotted it the same way.
      Thank you again for inspiring me to get back into sewing again and get lots of color in my surroundings to brighten up gray Winter days

  • @sherylrich-hays8459
    @sherylrich-hays8459 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Hello Kate! 🥰 I first discovered your lovely channel about 6 months ago. I searched TH-cam for English paper piecing and fell in love instantly with everything you had to say about this. I now subscribe and am a Patrons member, too. I hit the notifications button also. Every day I watch and listen to you while I sit and sew or knit. You are my new best friend!! Thank you for sharing your world with all of us on the lime green sofa !! 💜💜💜

  • @vickynichols3552
    @vickynichols3552 9 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I was so intrigued by english paper piecing and this tutorial is wonderful. You explain each step so well and now I want to sit down on a rainy morning, enjoy my coffee and sew the day away!

  • @lisbethbula2195
    @lisbethbula2195 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Always looking forward to Sunday evening with The Last Homely House!

  • @catnapper3923
    @catnapper3923 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Just rewatched this after the Arne & Carlos episode in which they used your gift of paper hexagons with their collected vintage embroidered linens. Fun! Thank you.

  • @lynnedenney9771
    @lynnedenney9771 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    I started a project like this years ago and you've inspired me to dig it out of the attic and give it a try to finish!! Thank you!

  • @letelilyfantfant4590
    @letelilyfantfant4590 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    For making the paper pieces i can recommend last years calendars. I love to buy art calendars, big and small. And i actually hung on to them long after the year turned new, because i thought it was such a shame to throw away all those beautiful pictures. But now i have very good use for them and get the pleasure of seeing details in a new way as well. And the pleasure of knowing that reuse before recycle is even better than just recycle too. 😊

  • @lesleytagovailoa2256
    @lesleytagovailoa2256 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I was searching for a hexagon “Quilt as you go” quilt pattern and stumbled across your channel. You took me all the way back to the 70’s and my first quilt, I started in Secondary Modern school. My best friend introduced me, to EPP hers was 1” templates mine was a bit bigger, and we used cardboard. I like your idea better with the children’s books paper. I did eventually finish my quilt after moving to America, but it took 20 years.😂

  • @maryanncasale87
    @maryanncasale87 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Thank you Kate for putting together all this wonderful information in one place! You have the patience of a saint! I know you have done this all before, but it is great as a review! 🥰

  • @lesleyrawlings4209
    @lesleyrawlings4209 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    That was just so interesting Kate, you’re a great teacher, many thanks, have a good week x

  • @jackiekemp7883
    @jackiekemp7883 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you Kate for this video on Hexagons. The quilting group which I attend some one donated some Hexagons that she made but did not want to make anything with them. We decided as a group to make a Hexagon quilt for our Macmillan coffee morning in September (plus many more things). I completely agree with you Hexagons are therapeutic and a good why to relax but what a beautiful result you achieve at the end. I am looking forward to the rest of your videos with anticipation. Thank you for the idea of how to make a design board large and small. Blessings Jackie

  • @stephanieloffler8566
    @stephanieloffler8566 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Dear Kate, congratulations to 70.000 subscribers right when I watched the video 🎉🎁🎉 They are well deserved for your wonderful channel. Thanks a lot for this Video. I saved it just in case I need to come Back to it later 😉 I started with EPP a while back and I really like it so I am looking forward to and plan some projects there. I use a Fiskars Hand Punch and 1/2 Inch hexies. As Paper I mainly use "spam" mail that we receive, paper scraps or old calendars. Fabric is fabric scraps in all colors currently. Just want to give everything a good use. xoxo from Germany Stephanie

  • @rosanicolinelottebruun5994
    @rosanicolinelottebruun5994 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Thank you so much Kate for this inspiring and informative video. I just love your videos. I really enjoy sitting in your green sofa, having a cup of coffee and crocheting while I listen to you.

  • @gaylerichardson900
    @gaylerichardson900 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Just lovely Kate! What a talented artist and marvelous teacher you are!Thank you for sharing your talents with those of us wanting to learn!

  • @martinakopel5283
    @martinakopel5283 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This was Great. I’ve been try to figure out if I should glue or baste. And if i baste do I go through the paper or not. You’ve answered all my questions.
    My Best friend, Emma, in Illinois-USA steered me on to you and I’m so glad she did. I live in Florida-USA. Thank you. I’ll be looking for the next TH-cam on how to finish the Hexagons.

  • @nicolebeauchamp7622
    @nicolebeauchamp7622 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Thank you for this video. You make EEP look so relaxed and meditative. And may I compliment you on your hands. They look like they could tell so many interesting stories of gardening, crafting, cooking and petting cats. They are hands that are very clever, able and beautiful.

    • @thelasthomelyhouse
      @thelasthomelyhouse  2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Oh thank you so much! they are busy hands! xxx

  • @nancymacdonald8968
    @nancymacdonald8968 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Kate: you enjoy so much of life...and you're teaching us to do the same...God bless you

  • @juliebeard6424
    @juliebeard6424 6 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Lovely!❤❤ No question is silly. Love you slow stitching! Thank you.❤❤🎉🎉😊

  • @mariejosemathot756
    @mariejosemathot756 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I am making a epp jacket whilst watching you on TH-cam. You make me happy.

  • @gclepine
    @gclepine 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    WOW! I am amazed at how this technique pieces fabric together so perfectly. While watching you go through the steps, I couldn't help but think that women, or men for that matter, if engaged in this type of work would never have the time to get depressed. Keeping one's hands and mind busy with such detail is perhaps the best kind of old fashioned therapy for avoiding mental illness! People have so much free time on their hands in our modern world and they often become unhappy and very depressed. I believe that keeping one's hands and mind occupied with such creative endeavors is the secret to being happy and feeling fulfilled in life. Thank you for such a detailed description of this quilting technique. Your mother taught you and with your videos you are teaching a vast number of people who didn't have the benefit of a mother like you did to teach you such creative handiwork.

    • @HRHDMKYT
      @HRHDMKYT ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I wish that was true. For me, right now EPP seems to be the *only* thing I’m capable of doing. It’s not really healing the depression 😢. Guess it’s finally time to make that dreaded medical appointment to address it. 🫤

    • @dianecleary1054
      @dianecleary1054 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Your right . I attended a day psychiatric hospital and learned patchwork . Very helpful to calm the mind and stop spinning like a rat in a wheel .

  • @christhomson901
    @christhomson901 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I’m so glad I found your videos. I’ve tried epp a couple of times but found it all too fussy and didn’t enjoy the process of putting it all together. You have shown me how to cut ( I actually have a big shot and dies) and baste and sew together these beautiful little hexies perfectly without any of the fuss and bother I found before. I can’t wait to have another go and actually enjoy the process! Now off to the charity shop for some books to get started

  • @maryfennell9672
    @maryfennell9672 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I loved watching this, I have been making a hexi quilt for a few years, adding bits every now and again. I hope to finish it this year and have been thinking of ideas for quilting it. An elderly lady I knew had a beautiful one on her bed, all 1930's and 1940's fabrics. She had backed hers with a cotton sheet and tie quilted it. It was so beautiful it was the reason I started mine. I love the colours of Agnes's quilt, she is a lucky little girl!

  • @Espressostitches
    @Espressostitches 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I am just starting a hexagon quilt and found this video to help refresh my memory of the basics. Thank you for teaching me your method of thread basting! I have only done glue baste, thinking that thread baste would be too difficult. I just thread basted along with your video, so simple! The thought of glue basting an entire hexagon quilt may seem like the easy way out, but it is much more costly and I have a lifetime supply of thread already!

  • @stellabella6839
    @stellabella6839 16 วันที่ผ่านมา

    For the paper another good alternative is old birthday, anniversary or sympathy cards. I have found they are also often the correct thickness. Also old calendars.😁

  • @hirambronson7964
    @hirambronson7964 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I love to watch your video's. We were stationed in Australia for 3 years with the Australian Navy. (we were Yanks and newly married) Learned the alternate words for all things Aussi/English - cotton for thread, wadding for batting etc. Son even named Matthew Flinders!. Now that we are retired and have the computer I am watching you on you-tube. I like the EPP as well, it is so concise. Thank you for this wonderful instruction. (We also visited London when our daughter was stationed there.)
    Pat -in the Pacific Northwest

  • @shonaaitken7635
    @shonaaitken7635 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This was such a lovely roundup of how you make your hexies. Even after years of doing this craft I learnt some things from you and really enjoyed it. Thank you for sharing.

  • @tommylamb4643
    @tommylamb4643 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Thank you. I appreciate your time and generous heart. You filmed the up-close bits just right for me to see how to baste and sew the corners and edges.

  • @vikiworley5930
    @vikiworley5930 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    What a fantastic video! Not just the information but your voice and your laugh are so very lovely! Now I want to go buy children’s books for my papers! They are so fun! I have 3 flower garden quilts that I inherited and one I thrifted that I’ve been repairing. My mother passed last year and while going through her stash I found many partially finished bits of flower garden quilts. Wish I knew where they were from. As a quilter she was given quite a bit of quilting fabric and such from church members.

  • @tinatippin5705
    @tinatippin5705 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Excellent tutorial, Kate. I appreciate that you have taken us from template suggestions (and why) to knotting off our thread (which I love the way you do that). A few years ago, I started a grandma's flower garden. I loved the process, but I didn't care much for the design. Then I watched you creating Agnes's quilt and realized that I liked your way of sewing them together in rows better and your way of marking their order was brilliance. There is a lot to like about EPP. So relaxing. Really inspiring to pick them up again. Looking forward to part 2. Thank you again, Kate. Enjoyable week to you.

  • @tammytubb5147
    @tammytubb5147 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thanks, I have hexies from my grandmother she never finished. Now I know how!

  • @Stephens8x6Workshop
    @Stephens8x6Workshop 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Kate, this is just what I needed. Everything wonderfully explained. I have a shed load of old work fleeces which are now going to get 'hexed' into a warm quilt cover for the bed. In these times of rising fuel prices I'm looking at ways of conserving my finances. Liked, subbed and rang your bell. Now I'm off to watch your video for finishing. regards from a wet Lancashire. Kind regards from Stephen's 8x6.

  • @mariehud7382
    @mariehud7382 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I love your numbering the blocks idea and taking the picture and using the styrofoam…all brilliant ideas. My dear mother would love this even though she was a maker of wedding gowns she love crafts also. I swear there was nothing she couldn’t do.

  • @jamiethrogmorton2540
    @jamiethrogmorton2540 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    LOVE LOVE LOVE the whimsy and fun and recycling use of the kids’ books. 📚

  • @trishtestrow3366
    @trishtestrow3366 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Thank you Kate, you have encouraged me to try a hexie quilt using my precious Kaffee. I loved your patchwork dog also ❤️

  • @dianekring7672
    @dianekring7672 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Dear Kate! We have some things in common...we are the same age, I worked Labor and Delivery for 40 years as an R.N. and am retired for one year. My Mom just passed a month ago and I have much time on my hands. I have dabbled in quilting and in EPP over the last 5 years but have never completed the two quilt tops I have made into actual quilts, or bound them. The EPP that I initiated is still in pieces! But, your love for all things fabric-craft inspires me to continue on to completion! Thank you for sharing your love and your life with us all! ❤️ (Posted from Michigan)

    • @thelasthomelyhouse
      @thelasthomelyhouse  2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      waving to you in Michigan Diane! xxx

    • @lynnhanson2975
      @lynnhanson2975 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I read your message to Kate , wondering if you have completed your quilt ( hexagons )

  • @irhonda31
    @irhonda31 2 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    I thought maybe you were going to make a mini-quilt for Agnes so that her dollies could have a matching quilt. Hilarious when Rita appeared! That John! Sounds like something that a mischievous son would do! 😂

  • @julianneflagg4973
    @julianneflagg4973 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I really enjoy EPP hexies , I find the process soothing. There is a third method of basting that I have tried but, I don't really like it. It does work well and the papers come out easily but it's a pain in the rump. So I don't use it anymore. You use liquid starch, a small paint brush, something a child might use and throw away. So you paint the starch on the fabric that you turn over the paper. Then you take a pokey thing.. I used a wooden cuticle stick to fold the fabric over the paper and press it with a tiny iron. I tried it and didn't like it at all. It's messy and easily burn my fingers. I sometimes glue baste and it's fine but I prefer thread basting. I do the other thread basting from what Kate does tho, I take a stitch in each corner, my thread is all on the back side, so I don't have to remove the thread. Everyone needs to find and use what works best for them. I am basically self taught so I probably saw that method somewhere and gave it a try and it stuck with me. Anyway I thought I would share the third method even if I don't really recommend it. Someone else might. Happy stitching everyone.!

  • @janinepearce2423
    @janinepearce2423 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Thanks Kate for the thorough description of EPP as I am only learning the craft all your help is greatly appreciated. You have inspired me to attempt a quilt, will see how far I actually get, may just be a cushion 😂

  • @Fenger53
    @Fenger53 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Lovely work Kate 21 stitches from start to finish you are a very talented lady and very interesting, you also have a lovely home and family.

  • @deeannhansen1469
    @deeannhansen1469 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    First time watcher!!
    You are a beautiful teacher!! What an amazing gift to give to your grand daughter!!!

  • @diannenaworensky6698
    @diannenaworensky6698 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you for doing this video. I didn't understand anything about paper piecing. You have explained it very well.

  • @karenhoffman8862
    @karenhoffman8862 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Wow! The time and skill involved! And now I actually see how it’s done! You are amazing! Thank you.❤️

  • @drkatel
    @drkatel ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is my very first exposure to this technique and I ended up watching the whole video. Thank you for making it accessible to novices!

  • @susannemeyer6988
    @susannemeyer6988 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I really enjoy your videos and your thoughts! Thank you so much for these beautiful, slow videos that make my day as soon as I watch them! Best wishes from Swabia, where quilting is a rather unpopular handcraft...

  • @claudiawarren6053
    @claudiawarren6053 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Fantastic demonstration! I could listen to you explain things for hours on end. You.ve answered a few questions I had, and I now see how it's done properly...I was messing my hexies up something terrible. Thank you Kate!

  • @linsmith2310
    @linsmith2310 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Awesome learning, Thankful for helping Me Remembering 😊 Enjoying from childhood memories creating, What fun Thank U ❤😊

  • @GMPeg
    @GMPeg 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Thank you so much, Kate. I always enjoy watching your videos. They are so calming and inspiring.

  • @conniehusband1365
    @conniehusband1365 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Had been lamenting the loss of Norma.....
    Missing her appearances and Voila!
    Delighted to see Rita make a grand entrance.
    Really enjoyed being with you.
    Inspitational as usual.
    Thankyou!

  • @connieverbeck1110
    @connieverbeck1110 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Based on your Agnes quilt I’m making a twin size quilt for me! Bought 3 small jelly rolls, 11 strips per. In the process of getting them sewn onto the papers. No idea if I have enough or to many! lol. Just having fun!! They are ocean colors.

  • @joeannasmith6996
    @joeannasmith6996 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    You are the reason I got into EPP and I LOVE IT. Since I love detail, the tiny stitches are pleasing to me. I have a display board that I use to plan my design and like you photograph it because I am doing squares made from hex’s. So glad I came across your video’s. You are a calming influence for me and thank you for that! I also spin weave and make bobbin lace.

  • @paulettebornestig4430
    @paulettebornestig4430 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Each time I see Agnes’ quilt on your board I just love how the border colour is perfect!

  • @sharonoconnor7769
    @sharonoconnor7769 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Kate it's a wonderful tutorial! You are so clear and your camera work is fantastic. Agnes is going to cherish this quilt and it will also be so lovely for her her to see Grandma making her quilt when she is old enough. I can't wait to see your your next vid each week. I wish I lived next store so we could sew and have tea in the pavilion. Have a wonderful week!!! PS hide those from John, he is a lovely man even though he's a bit mischievous.

  • @tictactoe325
    @tictactoe325 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you for sharing your tips with us. As you stitched I went ah ha, so that’s how you do it. I love your cotton reel holder, it’s brilliant.
    😆😆 Cats and quilts.

  • @prarieborn6458
    @prarieborn6458 19 วันที่ผ่านมา

    this looks familiar. I used to follow your channel a few years back, but i lost touch , got distracted. I thought of you the other day and checked in to see what you were. doing. The crusie to Norway looks fantastic. anyway, I am refreshing my memory of papaer pieced quiolts. and , as i disovered, I dislike the hexagon shapes. i remember your ‘postage stamp” size pieced curtains you made for your house. they looked so pretty, like.sained glass window. i do not need any more of anything, but it is fun to see what others are doing. thank you.

  • @ainsliejones3764
    @ainsliejones3764 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Absolutely brilliant and patience abound. Totally in awe of your talent. Thank you.

  • @gracefoster9375
    @gracefoster9375 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Sooooo great full for your tutorial. I’m visual in my learning but love the combined method u teach. Have made quilts for 30+ years, have kept my scraps cus i just couldn’t get rid of them. U are a answer to prayer. Have started making Civil War reproduction(fabric) quilts recently and just learned the small shapes were the remnants from shirts, which is why the designs are so small. Now I can make quilts to remind my family of our heritage. My great grandfather was a drummer boy in the Civil War for the North at about 14 years of age. Quilts are “our” part of our Heritage/ History. Vancouver, Wa.USA.. Our children and grandchildren need the link of heritage thru quilting, to realize who they are in this busy,wild, and at times out of control world. The basics is still staying warm and loving family.

  • @janettegenner1406
    @janettegenner1406 ปีที่แล้ว

    Just wow - watching from Australia - total gamechanger - I have been epping for years but use either the store bought or make my own card stock papers which yes are thick and I get the little holes in the corner - guess who is going to the local op shop to get picture books now and I have the big shot so now hexagon dies will be on order. THANK YOU SO MUCH will now have to watch your other epping ones now...

  • @JustMe-gr9jp
    @JustMe-gr9jp 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Many moons ago, I worked in one of the Laura Ashley shops........Heaven!!! I used to use the rolls of discontinued wallpapers for my paper templates. Watching this today has rekindled the stitching fire in me. Thank you Kate x

  • @harriettejensen479
    @harriettejensen479 ปีที่แล้ว

    It was lovely see how you do your paper stitching. I have a quilt top that was made by my g-grandmother, done in an English Garden pattern, and wondered how she was able to make the hexagons so precise. It has never been quilted, but I keep it because it contains scraps of her dresses, my grandmother's dresses and my mother's dresses. It was done in Oklahoma in about 1924 or 5. Unfortunately, because she was very poor and the thread was of poor quality, some of the sewing has disintegrated. The fabric is still good as the dresses were originally made out of flour sacks and had to be strong enough to hold the flour during shipping.

  • @javoanjenson7826
    @javoanjenson7826 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love your straitforward approach to epp I too spin and love cats.

  • @craftybeautydiva1
    @craftybeautydiva1 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I am watching all your videos on English paper piecing while adding more hexagons that are 1 and a half inches for my daughter and her new husband it's a late wedding present thank you for sharing all your tips very useful.! Howdy from Northeast Texas USA

  • @shelleymorrison8210
    @shelleymorrison8210 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I throughly enjoy and learn from your videos. Thanks I found you through the videos of Nikki . Her videos are called Pin Cut Sew.

  • @karinanderson7319
    @karinanderson7319 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thank you Kate! It's so great to have all your tips together in one video! I loved hearing about what your mom taught you!❤️ John is very saucy... but I think he might have his mom's sense of humour!😂❤️

  • @craftyirina
    @craftyirina 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I love paper piecing! I especially like learning from you! Thank you for sharing your knowledge! Can not wait for the next series! Love to see how you take out the papers too! Thank you once again! 💕

  • @margaretbroome82
    @margaretbroome82 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You’re an amazing teacher. Your plain each process so well and this makes it so simple to follow your instructions. I’m going to start to do some paper piecing - hexagonal. Thank you so much for the inspiration to begin. My Mum did quilt making when we were little.

  • @victoriaratajeski6843
    @victoriaratajeski6843 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I am just amazed at all of the time,planning and sewing that goes into a wonderful piece like the one you are making for Agnes! So much love in every stitch ! This was a great video! I love how Rita kitty is always close at hand helping you!!

  • @patriciaweller1516
    @patriciaweller1516 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Another great video, I have been wanting to start this craft for a while, thank you!

  • @ChristineSenogles-e1x
    @ChristineSenogles-e1x 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Just starting out love the way you explain everything you seem like a very down to earth lovely lady your work is second to none

  • @RoseOriginals
    @RoseOriginals หลายเดือนก่อน

    I'm just starting this fabulous craft and your video has been very helpful. Thank you for sharing your talent with us!

  • @cindycolvin2916
    @cindycolvin2916 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Fascinating video. What patience you have. Your quilt is amazing. Your artistic talent is stunning. Thanks so much for this detailed look at EPP

  • @donnagraves2304
    @donnagraves2304 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks Kate.
    Between you & my husband who EPP too.
    I’ve started the PLUS QUILT. Thanks.

  • @ruthannleder4783
    @ruthannleder4783 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you for going slowly and explained everything well.

  • @jillfoster6369
    @jillfoster6369 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Totally brilliant Kate - totally brilliant - thank you 👏👏⭐️

  • @Raccoon4042
    @Raccoon4042 25 วันที่ผ่านมา

    This so fantastic. I love watching you. Sending Blessings. 💕

  • @shellyf3901
    @shellyf3901 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    WOW. great video! Thank you for taking the time to show us. To stay cool. Take a metal bucket or even a metal stock pot. Fill it with ice. Place a fan so that it is blowing right on the metal pot/bucket and you have now created air conditioning . Drinks lots and lots of water.

  • @maggieboazman2245
    @maggieboazman2245 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you for such an interesting and informative video. I was pleased to see cat 🐈 Rita make an appearance too 😊

  • @Саячка.СС
    @Саячка.СС 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Эмне деген сабырдуулук,албетте керемет иш,анык эмгек!Ден соолук,узун омур,ишинизге ийгилик!