Wow! Your EPP's are Absolutely Beautiful!!!, Kalama Quilts. This is the first time I have seen EPP like this. Judy

Yes, those blocks are beautiful!

Oh Kalama quilts those blocks are so beautiful and delicate looking!

All I can say is WOW! Incredible and very beautiful. Janet

Oh Judith It was worth the wait! I want to come have a cuppa and stitch along with you. I'm so sorry your mum's quilt is gone.

Esther Aliu estheraliu.blogspot.com/ who does beautiful applique uses that foundation I think, I've been meaning to give it a try. I've always done the starch and press applique method but am willing to try something else if it works as well

Here are two more rosettes from my La Passacaglia quilt from Millefiori Quilts by Willyne Hammerstein
There are nine rosettes in this configuration. I think when these are finished I'll do a couple tiny ones from the edges!



I've also completed step two of Bonnie Hunter's mystery. Fast but I'm only doing a quarter size

Wow - what eye candy - thanks for sharing! Will look to see if there is a European version of the C&T appliqué paper

Marianne

Hooray! Success at last ! And terrific Hexies ! I really like that mini...I'm going to try your method
but I will have to hand cut some paper as I don't have a Go cutter. ( Oh, Santa..... ) It really
sounds like it would speed the process. Keep up the good work !

Beautiful project, Judith! Glad you were able to get the pictures posted! Thanks for showing us your method.

Woohoo!!!!!
The Grandmother's Flowers have 1" sides.
The wall-hanging in progress has 1/2" sides.

I really appreciate everyone's help.

My least favorite part of EPP is preparing the hexagons for sewing. I get impatient with that. I keep trying different ways to prepare them more efficiently. My favorite way now is to use the AccuquiltGo cutter and this die. I cut the foundations with fusible watersoluble paper. This is much faster than thread basting. It also eliminates the need to remove the paper, as it can stay in the quilt.
I cut the paper foundation pieces.
Then I put a touch of gluestick on the nonfusible side of the foundation piece, and place it fusible side up on the wrong side of the fabric. (This holds it in place for the next step.)
Then I fold over the edges of the fabric around the foundation, and iron the edges down on the fusible side, one side at a time. I use a Hobbico craft iron with a teflon coating that doesn't gum up.
I make a big batch of these and let them cool down before storing them.
These are easy to sew together. You can fold them in half to make the flower easier to handle while sewing. They don't fray. You don't have to remove them.

Success Judy! They look just lovely. My fingers are itching to put them together. What size are the hexagons?

Yum! Eye candy.

Testing

Judy, I know just how you feel! I had this happen to me the first time I tried to post a photo on the new website. Please try again.

Try this as an alternative - but it might not work either. I use a Mac and things are slightly different but I think the principle is the same -

1. drag the image you want to post to your desktop. It should be there with letters and numbers below it including jpg or something similar.
2. Click on the attachments box below where you are typing your reply, which should open a drop-down menu. Find your desktop and click on it. You should now see the image from your desktop.
3. Click the image to highlight it and then click 'open' at the bottom of the drop down menu.
The file name/numbers, letters should now be appearing in the attachment box.
4. Now click 'insert' and that same file should appear in the typing box. When you have finished typing what you have to say click submit.

This is what I do and it has been working for me. If anybody has any other suggestions or if you think it is different on a PC please let Judy know.
I hope it works this time.