Explore the World of English Paper Piecing: Curved Shapes

Skill level: This is not for beginners; and some hand sewing experience with EPP shapes is required.
Class length: 3 hours
Class available as Live or Virtual

There are MANY different shapes that are used in creating designs with fabric and thread in EPP, and curved pieces with names like clamshell and apple core are FUN shapes to sew by themselves!  Michele will teach you a quick and easy way to create EPP clam shells and apple cores using scraps! A short power point program on what you can make and do with curved pieces will be presented for inspiration.

For Project 1, learn to create a curved shape called a HEXDEN where 6 hexdens will be sewn from scraps, and then each will be sewn to a center hexagon to form a flower.
For Project 2, Michele will teach you how to make 9 individual fabric apple cores; and then sewn together to make a mug rug.
For Project 3, you will create 5 curved shapes called ice cream cones that are sewn together to make a flower.

Comments from Michele’s students at Road to CA:
* “For being a new teacher, I think she did well, very well.”
* “She is positive and very kind.”
* “She is very friendly and helpful.”
* “Learned curves – very excited to finally be a confident, curved EPP’er.”

Comments from Michele’s students at the Houston Quilt Festival:
* “Enjoyed the class!”
* “Good teacher. Very patient!”
* “I thoroughly enjoyed this class! Michele has such a calm demeanor which makes learning so pleasant! Great job!”
* “The class was very interesting. I enjoyed learning new ways to paper piece. Michele was very nice.”
* “I am an experienced English paper piecer, but I learned even more!”
* “I learned a lot.
* “Great class.”
* “Great class – it’s just not something I will do a lot. Teacher was great!”

Comment from Michele’s student at A Mountain Quiltfest:
* “I’m glad I took your class in working with curved shapes. I would have never attempted the Applecore without your instruction. You made it easy.”