Quilting on the Go: English Paper Piecing is Sharon Burgess' debut publication for Tuva Publishing. In her book Sharon shares her love for English Paper Piecing and fussy cutting. The book is a comprehensive resource guide for English Paper Piecing and includes chapters on technique (glue basting, preparing papers, joining pieces, strip cutting, hand stitching, and of course fussy cutting). All the EPP basics available at your fingertips.
In addition, the book includes step by step patterns for a number of projects ranging from small ~ mini quilt, cushion, bunting, zipper pouch, journal cover, pincushion and needle keeper, and placemat ~ to bigger projects like a table runner and quilts. All of which involve English Paper Piecing.
Sharon's Celestial Star Quilt (pictured below) is simply magnificent and this original design is also included in the book, complete with detailed instructions and diagrams for all of the units, and templates for quilters keen to cut their own papers. Complete laser cut paper pieces kits are available for purchase separately for this and several other projects in Sharon's book.
As soon as I received my copy of the book for review my fingers were itching to start a project. Having yet to finish my current EPP project I have no business starting another, however a small project doesn't count, right? Here is my version of Sharon's Star Cushion ~ I couldn't stop at just making a few stars and so my cushion turned out a little bigger ....
I LOVED making this cushion cover; it provided me with the perfect excuse to sit and sew during several rather cold and wintery days here in Melbourne. I have used Liberty of London Tana Lawn for the stars and for the background fabric I have used beautiful Oakshott cotton from the Scandinavia range in Stockholm (grey); a match made in fabric heaven. I will publish more photos and all the details of my Star Pillow in a separate blog post later this week.
GIVEAWAY DETAILS:
Sharon is kindly giving away a copy of the book to one lucky RPQ reader.
To be in the draw please leave a comment on this blog post. Only one comment per person/per email address - email me if you are not able to leave a comment (redpepperquilts at gmail dot com) and I will leave a comment on your behalf. International entries welcome!
The draw will take place at 10am (Australia EST) on Saturday 29 July 2017, at which time comments to this post will be closed. The winner will be announced by edit to this blog post, and will also be contacted by email.
ENTRY HAS NOW CLOSED
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The winner of the book is Mary K.
Mary has been contacted by email.
Congratulations Sharon on the release of your book. I look forward to seeing what you are up to next!
Rita
RELEVANT LINKS:
Quilting on the Go: English Paper Piecing by Sharon Burgess is available from:
Amazon
The Fat Quarter Shop
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