Troll Brothers EPP Giveaway
Are you a fan of English Paper Piecing? Or maybe curious to give it a try? Then you’re going to want to get to know one of my sponsor shops - Troll Brothers Quilt Designs.
Summer is the perfect time to take along your creative hobby with highly portable EPP. A Canadian-based online shop (also with a physical location on Vancouver Island), Troll Brothers boasts an impressive collection of English Paper Piecing supplies for patchwork lovers of all skill levels.
First I’ll show you some cool EPP products in stock now and then tell you how you can enter to win a $50 CAD gift certificate for your next purchase.
Quilt Kits
English Paper Piecing quilt kits usually include the quilt pattern, paper pieces for the entire quilt and other accessories such as acrylic cutting templates. What they don’t include is the fabric, so keep that in mind! Here are some of my favorites:
Prudence by Sharon Burgess
Includes: pattern, papers, acrylic templates and fussy cutting viewer
Sunrise by Tula Pink
Includes: pattern and paper pieces. Acrylic templates sold separate.
We Are the Storm by Libs Eliot
Includes: Pattern and paper pieces. Acrylic templates sold separate.
Sewing Tools
You don’t need fancy tools to English paper piece. That said, most everyone who keeps at it will find a few tools that make the process even more enjoyable for them. Here are some interesting ones you might like to try.
Keep your tools from disappearing. Little Keeper has a spindle to hold your thread, a spot for your glue pen, and a magnet to keep your needle in place.
Sewtites Magnetic Pins
Here’s something I’d like to try! These magnets can hold pieces together tightly while joining EPP block elements. Your hands might thank you.
Eppiflex Templates
Fancy templates for cutting, pressing and sewing. They’re more reusable than paper templates and possibly more accurate too. Assorted sizes.
Sewline Glue Pen
Some people love glue basting, as opposed to thread basting. This is the pen to try! I like to use it for really small shapes.
Unique Projects
Looking for something a little different? Here are projects for every skill-level. Beginners will enjoy the speed of the Modern Handcraft pillow, those ready to explore will enjoy the sampler-style Seedlings Quilt and experienced EPP-ers probably can’t resist the challenge of La Passacaglia for long!
La Passacaglia Resized
That famous EPP quilt, scaled up to a larger size to avoid those teeny tiny shapes. La Passacaglia paper pieces and cutting templates available.
Modern Handcraft Hexie Pillow
Modern Hexies is a faster version of traditional english paper piecing, but with a modern spin. Get to know the technique vis this pattern.
Seedlings Quilt
A modern style EPP sampler by Jodi Godfrey of Tales of Cloth. The Seedlings Quilt Kit includes papers and 16 acrylic templates. For the pattern you’ll need a copy of The Seedlings Quilts book.
Cutting Tools
When cutting fabrics for English paper piecing, acrylic templates make the job so much easier. Cutting templates designed for EPP usually have a 3/8” seam allowance. That extra bit of fabric makes basting the shapes easier. Troll Brothers also has this fussy cutting preview tool, which looks like a lot of fun!
Farmer’s Wife Cutting Templates
Designed for the pattern from the hit 1920’s book with templates for all shapes used 10+ times. 32 cutting templates in all.
Fussy Cutting Viewers
This mirror tool allows you to preview fussy cutting ideas. You’ll need the mirror and viewers Set 1 and/or Set 2.
You’ll also find a range of standard size cutting templates for your own creative projects.
Giveaway
To enter to win a $50 (CAD) gift certificate to Troll Brothers Quilt Designs, please add your comment to this blog post. Yep, this is an old-school giveaway, right on the blog! Make sure to use your email address when adding your comment, so that I can reach you if you win. Your email will not be displayed.
Enter now through midnight July 8th (Pacific time). Everyone can enter, anywhere in the world! I’ll announce the winner on Friday, July 9th. Good luck, friends!
Comments now closed. The winner is Rita Olivieri! I’ll be in touch with you by email. Congrats and enjoy.
