It was about three years ago that I saw her "Dear Prudence" Heirloom hexagon EPP quilt. I was so inspired at the work that I decided to learn how to do this method of quilting. I bought her book on the the quilt and taught myself the method using larger hexagons. From then I researched further and learned how to make different shapes through this method.
For this heirloom quilt (my second EPP quilt) I decided to use diamonds and I have also wanted to create a white and cream quilt using different fabric patterns. I have been collecting this fabrics for about a year now including some from Linda's store.
I am using a larger (1 3/4" wide) diamond shape so that the fabric patterns are very clear to the eye. I am using feature fabrics for the six pointed stars and using another fabric that will act as the border around the stars. I've been using paper clips to secured the fabric around the paper and have simply tact through the paper and fabric to prepare them for slip stitching.
It is so simple but extremely time consuming. I've recently been watching "Will and Grace" series while making this one. It's really funny, I was a little too young to understand the jokes when it came out.
I am enjoying how big the pieces are as I can easily visualise the end result. It does help that I am using a similar pattern to another quilt I have seen just with different fabric. however its seems to be coming together much faster than expected, despite how many more patches I need to make.
Short post today, but I plan to write follow ups for this quilt.
Let me know your thoughts.
Happy Sewing.
Miss Mae.
