It's funny how we learn things... My older sis is nearly 80, she is a trained tailor and when I was little she was at college learning her trade... she made me the most amazing clothes. I used to watch her and got all the scraps to make dolls clothes... I was telling her of all the dresses I remember her making and how much I learned from her only last week... she was obviously moved at how much I remembered and appreciated her work... Her hand smocking was exquisite.

@sharonoconnor7769

Жыл бұрын

My sisters and I sew, it is so lovely and such a blessing to spend time like that. It"s just a wonderful memory. We all watch videos and share them with each other we have. I am the oldest so I used to watch my mom make my clothes (and for my brothers and sisters too, there were 8 of us) .Sewing was fun and came easy so I made lots of my own clothes and my kids clothes. Now I'm retired and my quilting is my joy. One of my younger sisters did beautiful smocking for her little girls clothes too. I hope younger generation can keep this going.

@hp-cs7mx

Жыл бұрын

How lovely that you could share that with your sister.

@sandygardner6060

Жыл бұрын

what a wonderful idea using the children's books for your EPP papers! making it a bit more fun! I use heart punch in the center of mine since someone said a hole punch gives you something to grab when removing the papers using a crochet hook.

@janicevisger497

Жыл бұрын

@KATE- I LOVE the idea of v Usain g children's story book pages for the paper-shaped EPP pattern pieces!! @Sandy Gardner, a hole punch in the center of the shapes is an amazing idea!! THANKS so very much, ladies!! ♡♡♡

@maryday7602

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing your story about your sister teaching you to love sewing. Great way to build kind memories.

Watching your videos makes me feel like I’m with my beloved grandmother. I miss her. Thanks Kate for making a blessedly safe and lovely place for us to escape the world for a while. ❤

Is it okay if I tell you that I absolutely ADORE you?? Listening to and watching you is so calming and enjoyable. I will probably never paper-piece, but I simply love watching you tell us how you do it.

@lindafisher-berlanga8551

Жыл бұрын

I agree. So calming! I love her teaching style

@MommeeMadre1

Жыл бұрын

Me too!

@Mary-9j

Жыл бұрын

Me too Jullaine! If i need calm i look for Kate. I watch her videos over and over again.

The way your mom taught you to make a knot in your thread is how my grandma taught me. I couldn’t help but smile.

The joy of quiet time at the same time getting something done.

Thank you so much for demonstrating this technique. I have been searching for someone who knew how to do it for many years. I remember sitting in my Gran's house during WW11 and being given a hexagon of card and some fabric to sew onto it. That was all I could remember. Now I'm 81 and had almost given up finding what this technique is called and how to deal with it. I knew it was to make warn blankets with anything we had in the house but that's where the memory left me. I learned to make many new items out of old. Hook rugs, braided rugs, newspaper torn up and put on string for the shared toilet down the yard (my special job). All useful stuff as the war went on Now at last I have you to teach me EPP. How wonderful!

What a wonderful video. I am thinking of Agnes years from now with her treasured quilt being able to watch a video of her Grandmother showing how to make it and how lucky she is.

Dear Kate! I am 45years old and never got taught any sewingskills by my mum or grandmum it is so fantastic watching your video and thinking that maybe I can do this too. I don't know if I have the patience for a really big piece like your quilt but I sure will try something smaller. Thanks for this tutorial and the inspiration you are giving me with it. Greetings from Austria, Dana

@mandie3049

Жыл бұрын

Go for it Dana. Whatever you make will be beautiful.

@danielastuff9529

Жыл бұрын

@@mandie3049 Thanks for cheering me on, Mandi e 😄

@rehrerrobin6025

Жыл бұрын

I began learning to knit at 60 from videos like Kate's! My Kate inspired 'hexi' quilt is about ready to be stitched up! You're never too old!!!!

@judithburke1539

Жыл бұрын

You might want to try to make the paper pieced Scotty dog. The pieces are larger. She has a series of videos about how she makes this cute little puppy. She showed some of it in this video. Happy stitching!

@danielastuff9529

Жыл бұрын

@@judithburke1539 thanks for the idea, Judith 👍

So generous of you to share your tips and tricks, of your hexagon paper piecing. Takes the mystery out of it all.

This video is lovely and a great reminder that we do not always need to be in a hurry.

Thank you Kate you did actually inspire me to make a EPP quilt I am in the final stages of making a hexagon quilt for my granddaughter, to be honest it was for myself but she loves it so much I will give it to her ! Of course that’s a given , I love my grandchildren, it’s got a name already, thank you Kate you are an amazing tutor, love your channel and your content.

Found some hexie papers and fabric in my late moms stash and this is how I discovered your channel a few months ago. I love everything you do and is now so fired up about EPP as well as quilting in general. For the first time I can relate to someone else also having multiple projects going at the same time. None of my craft friends understand this. Thank you for sharing your life and passions with us.

@heidim7732

Жыл бұрын

For one thing, sometimes switching from one project or craft to another uses different movements and can prevent repetitive strain injuries. Sometimes we need a brain break while we think on how one WIP is going. I hesitate to tell you how many projects I have on the go! They suffice to keep me out of trouble, anyway, heh.

@thizizliz

Жыл бұрын

@@heidim7732 I'm the same. I've got a couple of knitting things in progress, an embroidery piece, a visible mending job and of course the gardening. So what am I thinking about? Getting some fabric for some summer tops and sleep shorts! LOL. You're right. When you hit a wall, it's good to turn around and look at something else for a bit. Happy Crafting you you and @Ronel van der Linden! It's lovely to meet others who look at the world the way we do - at least in this regard! :D

Hello Kate! 🥰 I first discovered your lovely channel about 6 months ago. I searched KZread for English paper piecing and fell in love instantly with everything you had to say about this. I now subscribe and am a Patrons member, too. I hit the notifications button also. Every day I watch and listen to you while I sit and sew or knit. You are my new best friend!! Thank you for sharing your world with all of us on the lime green sofa !! 💜💜💜

Kate, you are such a great teacher. Thank you! 💚

@noniyost3401

Жыл бұрын

Hello Kate, I just recently found your lovely cozy videos. They bring back wonderful memories for me of my Grandma. Your one on paper piecing was done so well I could easily understand it. Thank you for taking the time to go into so much detail. I don't have the machine for cutting so I wonder if there is another way to get the accuracy. One memory of my grandmother is how she knotted her thread which is the same way you do it. I also had an Amish neighbor, who taught me how to quilt, she knotted it the same way. Thank you again for inspiring me to get back into sewing again and get lots of color in my surroundings to brighten up gray Winter days

People don't realize how much engineering there is in functional handmade items. This is awesome! I found a set of cutting pads still in the packages at the thrift store this week and I am thinking of getting the machine.

Kate, thank you for taking the time to dedicate this week to a complete and comprehensive lesson on EPP. I had learned in bits and pieces from a “ vintage” video of yours as you were making a pentagon ball for your baby Agness. During that tutorial I had to go back a few times to understand because you were making something specific and the focus was more on the ball . But this week , you are dedicating the process to a more detailed explanation just having to do with EPP . Thank you . I like the use of the little machine. I will need to cut by hand carefully but, at least, thanks to your contagious enthusiasm I will give it a try. Never having made a quilt , and desperately wishing to, perhaps I can start with a small paper pieced cushion. All thanks to your inspiration. Love, Marilyn USA

I ALMOST want to make a hexagon quilt!! Your instructions were SO good today, Kate!! Thank you!!

Always looking forward to Sunday evening with The Last Homely House!

I loved this very detailed video! In school we had a sewing class every week and I loved it, it was basically sewing not any of the quilting or knitting I love your channel. I will watch this again, I wish you were my neighbor! You’re absolutely a lovely lady and your family is so very lucky! Thank you for your time and detailed instructions… 💖

Watching you was the reason I got back in EPP. I also bought a Sizzix Big Shot (secondhand off EBay) and the dies as cutting the papers was the thing I hated doing and stopped me from finishing my quilt before. Great tutorial to show the basics and how to start, which is sometimes what people find difficult. My one tip would be when you are threading your needle, thread from the end that comes off the spool, knot the end you cut from the spool. I had no idea there was a direction on a reel of thread, but it makes such a difference with the thread knotting up on itself as you sew. Keep inspiring us.

@mandybiddle2001

2 жыл бұрын

Me too !!!

@mn2mx563

2 жыл бұрын

I knew there was a thread direction. Thanks for telling me and others. Makes a BIG huge difference

@heidim7732

2 жыл бұрын

Oh thank you so much, I had no idea!

@davinawilliams9718

Жыл бұрын

Me too the die cutter is a game changer for me.

@Ellie.12866

Жыл бұрын

It keeps your thread much more agreeable as you stitch. Learned this the hard way 😄

I'm working on my first piece ever, because a few months ago Agnes's quilt showed up randomly in my suggested videos and was just so beautiful... I now spend most of my free time making scrappy little hexies and binging your videos 😊

I loved watching this, I have been making a hexi quilt for a few years, adding bits every now and again. I hope to finish it this year and have been thinking of ideas for quilting it. An elderly lady I knew had a beautiful one on her bed, all 1930's and 1940's fabrics. She had backed hers with a cotton sheet and tie quilted it. It was so beautiful it was the reason I started mine. I love the colours of Agnes's quilt, she is a lucky little girl!

Excellent tutorial, Kate. I appreciate that you have taken us from template suggestions (and why) to knotting off our thread (which I love the way you do that). A few years ago, I started a grandma's flower garden. I loved the process, but I didn't care much for the design. Then I watched you creating Agnes's quilt and realized that I liked your way of sewing them together in rows better and your way of marking their order was brilliance. There is a lot to like about EPP. So relaxing. Really inspiring to pick them up again. Looking forward to part 2. Thank you again, Kate. Enjoyable week to you.

That was just so interesting Kate, you’re a great teacher, many thanks, have a good week x

I started a project like this years ago and you've inspired me to dig it out of the attic and give it a try to finish!! Thank you!

Dear Kate! We have some things in common...we are the same age, I worked Labor and Delivery for 40 years as an R.N. and am retired for one year. My Mom just passed a month ago and I have much time on my hands. I have dabbled in quilting and in EPP over the last 5 years but have never completed the two quilt tops I have made into actual quilts, or bound them. The EPP that I initiated is still in pieces! But, your love for all things fabric-craft inspires me to continue on to completion! Thank you for sharing your love and your life with us all! ❤️ (Posted from Michigan)

@thelasthomelyhouse

Жыл бұрын

waving to you in Michigan Diane! xxx

@lynnhanson2975

Ай бұрын

I read your message to Kate , wondering if you have completed your quilt ( hexagons )

Thank you Kate for putting together all this wonderful information in one place! You have the patience of a saint! I know you have done this all before, but it is great as a review! 🥰

I am making a epp jacket whilst watching you on KZread. You make me happy.

Kate, thank you so much for this great tutorial. The filming was so clear and perfect, I was able to see every stitch you took. I've watched a ton of EPP videos and yours is absolutely the best. I appreciate you so much!

Just lovely Kate! What a talented artist and marvelous teacher you are!Thank you for sharing your talents with those of us wanting to learn!

Thank you so much Kate for this inspiring and informative video. I just love your videos. I really enjoy sitting in your green sofa, having a cup of coffee and crocheting while I listen to you.

I'm so happy I discovered this channel! Thanks😀

I was searching for a hexagon “Quilt as you go” quilt pattern and stumbled across your channel. You took me all the way back to the 70’s and my first quilt, I started in Secondary Modern school. My best friend introduced me, to EPP hers was 1” templates mine was a bit bigger, and we used cardboard. I like your idea better with the children’s books paper. I did eventually finish my quilt after moving to America, but it took 20 years.😂

Just rewatched this after the Arne & Carlos episode in which they used your gift of paper hexagons with their collected vintage embroidered linens. Fun! Thank you.

Thank you for this video. You make EEP look so relaxed and meditative. And may I compliment you on your hands. They look like they could tell so many interesting stories of gardening, crafting, cooking and petting cats. They are hands that are very clever, able and beautiful.

@thelasthomelyhouse

Жыл бұрын

Oh thank you so much! they are busy hands! xxx

I love to watch your video's. We were stationed in Australia for 3 years with the Australian Navy. (we were Yanks and newly married) Learned the alternate words for all things Aussi/English - cotton for thread, wadding for batting etc. Son even named Matthew Flinders!. Now that we are retired and have the computer I am watching you on you-tube. I like the EPP as well, it is so concise. Thank you for this wonderful instruction. (We also visited London when our daughter was stationed there.) Pat -in the Pacific Northwest

Thank you. I appreciate your time and generous heart. You filmed the up-close bits just right for me to see how to baste and sew the corners and edges.

Thank you Kate for this video on Hexagons. The quilting group which I attend some one donated some Hexagons that she made but did not want to make anything with them. We decided as a group to make a Hexagon quilt for our Macmillan coffee morning in September (plus many more things). I completely agree with you Hexagons are therapeutic and a good why to relax but what a beautiful result you achieve at the end. I am looking forward to the rest of your videos with anticipation. Thank you for the idea of how to make a design board large and small. Blessings Jackie

Sooooo great full for your tutorial. I’m visual in my learning but love the combined method u teach. Have made quilts for 30+ years, have kept my scraps cus i just couldn’t get rid of them. U are a answer to prayer. Have started making Civil War reproduction(fabric) quilts recently and just learned the small shapes were the remnants from shirts, which is why the designs are so small. Now I can make quilts to remind my family of our heritage. My great grandfather was a drummer boy in the Civil War for the North at about 14 years of age. Quilts are “our” part of our Heritage/ History. Vancouver, Wa.USA.. Our children and grandchildren need the link of heritage thru quilting, to realize who they are in this busy,wild, and at times out of control world. The basics is still staying warm and loving family.

Kate: you enjoy so much of life...and you're teaching us to do the same...God bless you

For making the paper pieces i can recommend last years calendars. I love to buy art calendars, big and small. And i actually hung on to them long after the year turned new, because i thought it was such a shame to throw away all those beautiful pictures. But now i have very good use for them and get the pleasure of seeing details in a new way as well. And the pleasure of knowing that reuse before recycle is even better than just recycle too. 😊

I am just starting a hexagon quilt and found this video to help refresh my memory of the basics. Thank you for teaching me your method of thread basting! I have only done glue baste, thinking that thread baste would be too difficult. I just thread basted along with your video, so simple! The thought of glue basting an entire hexagon quilt may seem like the easy way out, but it is much more costly and I have a lifetime supply of thread already!

Hello! I hope you had a delightful day. I'm having trouble keeping up with all the KZread Videos that I like to watch with my grandkids popping in and out of this home but they are so much fun to be around. I hope you have a joyful week ahead. Thank you for sharing your time, talent and video!

Thanks so much.........wonderful video. So calming and restful watching you stitch. I love visiting with you in your home and garden across the Pond from New England [New Hampshire/Vermont, USA]. So much love seeing the kitties. They add that homey touch. Blessings to you.

Hello Kate I'm originally from North Yorkshire but have lived in Germany for the past 30ish years...I found your channel many moons ago whilst I was trying to explain to my daughters what a proddy or clippy mat is:-) My granda was a coal miner in county Durham and used to make them. He also taught me to make hooky mats .! Anyway, your you tube posts have been my Sunday evening treat for years now. It's so lovely how you let us all pop into your home and allow us to get to meet of your family . You share your skills so generously and always say "thankyou for watching" Kate..THANKYOU!...it's a great pleasure🙂 PS..I have the same dress from Gudrun Sjoden !

This is my very first exposure to this technique and I ended up watching the whole video. Thank you for making it accessible to novices!

Dear Kate, congratulations to 70.000 subscribers right when I watched the video 🎉🎁🎉 They are well deserved for your wonderful channel. Thanks a lot for this Video. I saved it just in case I need to come Back to it later 😉 I started with EPP a while back and I really like it so I am looking forward to and plan some projects there. I use a Fiskars Hand Punch and 1/2 Inch hexies. As Paper I mainly use "spam" mail that we receive, paper scraps or old calendars. Fabric is fabric scraps in all colors currently. Just want to give everything a good use. xoxo from Germany Stephanie

I'm new to EPP and never thought I'd try it because it seems so intimidating. I appreciate your relaxed but disciplined approach. Thank you. I doubt I'd ever make a quilt but I've learned to never say never. But I was given some precut Liberty hexagons and squares and must use them. The little dog is adorable.

What a fantastic video! Not just the information but your voice and your laugh are so very lovely! Now I want to go buy children’s books for my papers! They are so fun! I have 3 flower garden quilts that I inherited and one I thrifted that I’ve been repairing. My mother passed last year and while going through her stash I found many partially finished bits of flower garden quilts. Wish I knew where they were from. As a quilter she was given quite a bit of quilting fabric and such from church members.

I love watching you. Reminds me of when I was young and watched my mom embroider. I learned my love of sewing from her and have embroidered myself... cross stitched... hand quilted... made clothes and doll clothes. What joy it brings me. I loved reading the posts and all the special memories. So glad I found your channel. ❤

Thank you Kate, you have encouraged me to try a hexie quilt using my precious Kaffee. I loved your patchwork dog also ❤️

This was such a lovely roundup of how you make your hexies. Even after years of doing this craft I learnt some things from you and really enjoyed it. Thank you for sharing.

LOVE LOVE LOVE the whimsy and fun and recycling use of the kids’ books. 📚

Each time I see Agnes’ quilt on your board I just love how the border colour is perfect!

In the middle of a heatwave. 30 degrees today in Norfolk, heading for 40 by Tuesday. I’ve been to see the Samphire Quilter’s exhibition today. It’s part of the King’s Lynn Festival at St Nicholas Chapel. Some magnificent quilts in there.

I remember learning to do this in primary school some 45 years ago. Same technique, including using charm squares. Except we used old yard sticks to grid out the hexagon papers, then the teacher used a pinwheel to perforate and tear it!

First time watcher!! You are a beautiful teacher!! What an amazing gift to give to your grand daughter!!!

Kate can I tell you how much I appreciate and enjoy a tutorial like this. You are certainly a true artist and such a great teacher. Thank you,

Thank you so much, Kate. I always enjoy watching your videos. They are so calming and inspiring.

Many moons ago, I worked in one of the Laura Ashley shops........Heaven!!! I used to use the rolls of discontinued wallpapers for my paper templates. Watching this today has rekindled the stitching fire in me. Thank you Kate x

Thanks Kate for the thorough description of EPP as I am only learning the craft all your help is greatly appreciated. You have inspired me to attempt a quilt, will see how far I actually get, may just be a cushion 😂

You are the reason I got into EPP and I LOVE IT. Since I love detail, the tiny stitches are pleasing to me. I have a display board that I use to plan my design and like you photograph it because I am doing squares made from hex’s. So glad I came across your video’s. You are a calming influence for me and thank you for that! I also spin weave and make bobbin lace.

Had been lamenting the loss of Norma..... Missing her appearances and Voila! Delighted to see Rita make a grand entrance. Really enjoyed being with you. Inspitational as usual. Thankyou!

I do love watching your videos. I am finally ready to play with EPP hexagons.

Thank You! English paper piecing! I didn’t even know it existed! Beautiful!

Awesome learning, Thankful for helping Me Remembering 😊 Enjoying from childhood memories creating, What fun Thank U ❤😊

Thank you for doing this video. I didn't understand anything about paper piecing. You have explained it very well.

What a wonderful video!!! I'm new to EPP but really enjoy hand sewing . I have watched a few other videos already that, I'm sorry to say , really weren't worthwile... The girls just didn't know how to properly sew.! ...And the end result showed all these flaws you're talking about : ladder effet of the loose stitches and ...holes...So I kept searching YT and .... I found you ! I 've been collecting fabrics for years and now have quite a respectable stash .... Some of them I dearly loved and have been drooling over for a long time, always fearing to cut and waste them ... But with your precious advices , i think I 'm now ready for something, BIG ! My fingers are itching !! Thank you so much ♥✂

Wow! The time and skill involved! And now I actually see how it’s done! You are amazing! Thank you.❤️

Puzzles finished. Who wants that? You're the best Kate!

You always find something to do on a rainy day but would live to see your Garden rain or shine. Keep well. S

Kate it's a wonderful tutorial! You are so clear and your camera work is fantastic. Agnes is going to cherish this quilt and it will also be so lovely for her her to see Grandma making her quilt when she is old enough. I can't wait to see your your next vid each week. I wish I lived next store so we could sew and have tea in the pavilion. Have a wonderful week!!! PS hide those from John, he is a lovely man even though he's a bit mischievous.

You are absolutely amazing. 💞 You have come along in my life when I needed a calm, endearing friend who loves to quilt and teach just like I do. Hugs from America. 🌻

That quilt is beautiful. Thanks for sharing

I am just amazed at all of the time,planning and sewing that goes into a wonderful piece like the one you are making for Agnes! So much love in every stitch ! This was a great video! I love how Rita kitty is always close at hand helping you!!

Lovely work Kate 21 stitches from start to finish you are a very talented lady and very interesting, you also have a lovely home and family.

Fantastic demonstration! I could listen to you explain things for hours on end. You.ve answered a few questions I had, and I now see how it's done properly...I was messing my hexies up something terrible. Thank you Kate!

This was absolutely lovely. I am so inspired to give EPP a try. Thank you so very much.💞

I love EPP. It’s so relaxing.

Absolutely brilliant and patience abound. Totally in awe of your talent. Thank you.

I confess that I buy my EPP papers. The English Paper Piecing store in the States is in my town. I love making balls using pentagons. You are inspiring me to finish some of mine.

I loved watching this video while I work on my EPP. Thank you!🌺

Thanks, I have hexies from my grandmother she never finished. Now I know how!

Thank you Kate everyday is a school day when watching you videos.. from the three stitches to the reverse stitches and know the folding .. wonderful sewing and art are my passions .. Bx

Never heard of this technique before. Absolutely intrigued.

Thank you for this 'refresher' course. My great aunt did paper piecing, and I learnt from her as a child. I have thoroughly enjoyed watching you. I have been subscribed for a while, but now I have 'rung' the bell. Thank you once again, I sew, knit and crochet, shall soon be adding a new skill if I coul get one of those criccut machines. At 75 I don't think my poor arthritic fingers could struggle cutting out all those little pieces. Thank you once again for bringing back some very lovely memories. X

Thank you for this video. I started EPP after watching one of your videos a few weeks ago, and I just love it.

Kate, I never heard of EPP until I went to my Quilt Associations quilt Show in Watsonville,Ca. I was shown how by one of the members and fell into it. Watching your video brought more clarity and understanding as to what I am trying to do. Thank you.

Kate, while I watched your very informative video on EEP I was basting my pieces for a kit I recently bought from Mountain Creek Quilt Shop in Tennessee called Tennessee Hummingbird. It’s 70”x79”. It’s using over 2297 EEP pieces, so will be working on for awhile. A nice carry it with me project. I’m in Washington State and we have been in the 90’ for awhile and more coming..it is summer. Staying in and cool and enjoying hand stitching and you videos.

You’re an amazing teacher. Your plain each process so well and this makes it so simple to follow your instructions. I’m going to start to do some paper piecing - hexagonal. Thank you so much for the inspiration to begin. My Mum did quilt making when we were little.

Another great video, I have been wanting to start this craft for a while, thank you!

I love the way you show the stitching way. Thank you

I've been sewing all my life. My mother sewed a lot off our clothing when my sister and I were little. My sister got me interested in quilting and making hand bags. I just recently watched a video on paper piecing as I was curious about what it was and the technique. Your video had more detail and I'm about to start a small project. Thank You!

You are so delightful and how brilliant using the old childrens books ❤️

I feel like you’ve been sitting right beside me this Sunday evening, showing me this wonderful hand stitching technique! Although I’ve been strictly machine quilting for quite awhile now, you’ve managed to get me interested in trying some EPP for a little variety. Just what I need🤓 Thanks for sharing your knowledge, Kate. Much love.

Hi, I've never done EPP before and I learned a lot from this video. Many thanks

Very inspiring, thank you! You are a marvellous pedagog!

Thank you Kate this is the first time I have seen this done I'm in awe of how much time you spend on this project it is definitely a project made with a lot of love for Agnes. You are an inspiration to me with all you do❤

Thank you for taking the time to make this video. I have wanted to try EPP for a bit now. I feel confident to give it a try now!

Ohhh Kate !! Thank You so much for taking the time to show us how it is that English paper quilts can be made 🧡💜❤️ I think that your patience has no limits 😅