{"id":3453,"date":"2019-09-23T09:34:12","date_gmt":"2019-09-23T08:34:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sharksdinner.ch\/?p=3453"},"modified":"2019-09-30T19:32:29","modified_gmt":"2019-09-30T18:32:29","slug":"passing-it-on","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sharksdinner.ch\/?p=3453","title":{"rendered":"Passing it on"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>I caught the English Paper Piecing (EPP) bug about seven years ago when I started my first hexie cushion. I still have it and when I look at it I see all the imperfections. However, I love it so much that It sits on my favourite yellow chair in the living room, reminding me of my humble beginnings&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Well, I&#8217;ve gone and infected my mum. She was curious to try out EPP, so I gave her some big hexagons and some fabric and showed her how to baste and sew them together. She made a gorgeous runner to brighten up her dark blue chair.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/sharksdinner.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_1856-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3454\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sharksdinner.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_1856-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sharksdinner.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_1856-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sharksdinner.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_1856-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sharksdinner.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_1856-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sharksdinner.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_1856-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/sharksdinner.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_1856-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>After she finished it, she wanted to make a cushion cover and picked diamond shapes and some turquoise, white and pink fabrics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/sharksdinner.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_2166-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3455\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sharksdinner.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_2166-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sharksdinner.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_2166-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sharksdinner.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_2166-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sharksdinner.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_2166-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sharksdinner.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_2166-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/sharksdinner.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_2166-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>As soon as she&#8217;d finished she asked me for something red. I had just designed a cushion cover for my sister to try out EPP as she&#8217;d seen my mother&#8217;s beautiful creations. As there were two versions I gave one of them to my mum with various red fabrics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/sharksdinner.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_2163-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3456\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sharksdinner.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_2163-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sharksdinner.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_2163-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sharksdinner.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_2163-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sharksdinner.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_2163-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sharksdinner.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_2163-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/sharksdinner.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_2163-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Those pieces are quite big so she finished it in no time, turned round to me and said the magic words: &#8220;I think I&#8217;m ready to start a quilt now.&#8221; You could&#8217;ve blown me over with a feather. I grabbed my iPad to open TouchDraw and started designing before she could change her mind. I gave her the papers and some G\u00fctermann fabrics I had bought to make a quilt for my daughter two or three years ago and she set off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/sharksdinner.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_2228-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3457\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sharksdinner.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_2228-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sharksdinner.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_2228-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sharksdinner.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_2228-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sharksdinner.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_2228-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sharksdinner.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_2228-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/sharksdinner.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_2228-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Isn&#8217;t it beautiful? I&#8217;m sorry the picture is rather bad quality but I think you can still appreciate the beauty of it. My mum first said she was going to make four rosettes, then decided that maybe six were in order. I still think she&#8217;ll continue and make nine, although she is sure she won&#8217;t. We&#8217;ll see who&#8217;s right, won&#8217;t we?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As for my sister (who&#8217;s a prolific knitter), we&#8217;re going on holiday together soon and we&#8217;re both taking our EPP kit with us. I&#8217;ll show her how to EPP and maybe just maybe she will catch the bug, too.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I caught the English Paper Piecing (EPP) bug about seven years ago when I started my first hexie cushion. I still have it and when I look at it I see all the imperfections. 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