Grandmother's Flower Garden Quilt

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Grandmother's Flower Garden Quilt
Part 1

It's a wedding quilt for my daughter. 

All
hand pieced 
with her grandmother's fabrics using the
English Paper Piecing method.  

It lacks maybe 1 1/2 more rows. 

 I've been working on it 2 years. 

 ....pant, pant, pant....

I've gone through 2 leather thimbles and lots of Tiger Balm and Advil for a sore neck and aching fingers and shoulders. 

Just a quick English Paper Piecing tip: 

Don't be frugal and think you're gonna go all "old fashioned" and use thin phone book pages, or print out your own pattern off the internet.  

***Face Palm*** 
(Not that I tried that or anything, it's just what I've "heard"). 

Spring the money at Paper Pieces and buy pre cut, firm, sturdy, card stock pieces which hold their shape and can be used and reused.  They make piecing more accurate. 

(In all seriousness, you can print or make your own template, but I suggest card stock, for sure...You'll get neater corners and seams)

You will thank me.  

This quilt is made using  1 1/2" Hexagon Bulk Pack, 600 pieces. 

Here is a nice tutorial, and there are a few on You Tube as well. 
English Paper Piecing at Sunshine's Creations

Sharing with:

Sew and Tell Friday at Amy Lou Who

Can I Get a Whoop Whoop at Confessions of a Fabric Addict

Masterpiece Monday at Boogie Board Cottage

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