Monday, January 13, 2014

EPP Motivation

I have several EPP (English paper piecing) projects on the go and I never seem to find time to work on them. I want to change that this year.

Jessica at Life Under Quilts hosts a "Monday Morning Star Count" which is a place to be accountable for the progress you've made on your EPP projects. It's meant to help motivate people litlle by little.

I have decided that I want to try to participate every week. This will be my first. :)

I didn't manage to spend much time with my 6 pointed star in greens & browns (Kaufman Fusions Mist). All of the diamonds are basted and I'm working on putting together the 6 points of my bigger star. For the star count tally, I'm counting each added 2" diamond. So I managed to add 5 diamonds this weekend. Two of them finished off one of the bigger diamonds and the other 3 are the start of another big diamond.


While I was sewing this weekend, I played around with my big diamonds and discovered that if I flipped my diamonds around 180 degrees, I had a whole new pattern in my bigger star -- and I think I like it better than my original design!


What do you think?
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  1. JessicaJanuary 13, 2014 at 10:42 AM

    Great Job! I like the flipped version too, but I think it depends on what you choose for a background (non star) fabric. 5 this week, can you make it 10 next week? Welcome to the party~ thanks for linking up!

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    1. AdrienneJanuary 13, 2014 at 11:00 AM

      I'm planning on this being a wall-hanging, so was going to choose a solid fabric background (maybe a beige?) and just jazz it up with some cool quilting. (Having never quilted before in my life, this might be a tad ambitious.)

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  2. CaraJanuary 13, 2014 at 2:50 PM

    Oh, this is so pretty! Really, really nice!

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  3. PamelaJanuary 13, 2014 at 5:27 PM

    I think I like the flipped version better. The colors remind me of being in the woods. Very pretty!

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  4. LisaJanuary 13, 2014 at 8:35 PM

    I like the flipped one better too, esp the very center.

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  5. JessieJanuary 13, 2014 at 10:06 PM

    Very nice, I am working on a 60 degree diamond project, too! And I love to have the second row from the center make a solid star (like your flipped version.)

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  6. Susana NeigerJanuary 13, 2014 at 10:54 PM

    This looks great! The colors are beautiful. Keep up the good work!

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  7. ManuelaJanuary 14, 2014 at 4:27 AM

    It looks fantastic. Wonderful colours.
    I like EPP, too.

    Greetings, Manuela

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  8. HelenJanuary 14, 2014 at 8:45 AM

    Yes, the flipped version really sparkles!

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  9. AnonymousJanuary 14, 2014 at 6:26 PM

    Wow - I love it! I look forward to seeing how it progresses!

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  10. AllisonJanuary 14, 2014 at 7:27 PM

    Simply awesome! I love the colors and I can't wait to see more!

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