The quilters listed are followed by many of our SCG quilters. We had a brief discussion about quilters that we got inspiration from during our “Open Quilting” zoom meeting on February 5, 2021. Many of the quilters listed have videos on YouTube or Facebook live, or WeAllSew.com. Most of them sell products, rulers, fabric, thread, notions and patterns from their websites. Most of them have Blogs or Facebook groups. Click on any of the links below to be taken to that page.
Natalia Bonner: pieceandquilt.com
Marti Michell: frommarti.com
Judi Madsen: greenfairyquilts.com
Toby Lischko: gatewayquiltsnstuff.com
Lori Kennedy: lorikennedyquilts.com
Linda Hrka: thequiltedpineapple.com
Pat Delaney: crabtreelane.com
Amanda Murphy :amandamurphydesign.com
Leah Day: leahday.com
If you find other patterns or instructions that you think are helpful, please email Connie (cpelhambollard@me.com) or Chris (chrisdishman08@gmail.com) with the links.
If you try one of these and find that it works really well, let us know as well.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCJcE-r7kcg
Adam Beadworks 707-869-2556 www.threadheaven.com
Thread Heaven thread conditioner! It makes your thread slide smoothly through fabric and helps prevent knots and tangles.
Amazon also has a lot of the EPP supplies
Clover Needlecraft 800-233-1703 www.clover-usa.com This company makes many quality supplies for EPP, like their water- and air-soluble fabric markers, rotary cutters, fabric glue sticks, and hand-sewing needles and their Protect and Grip Thimbles and Wonder Clips.
Colonial Needle Company 800-963-3353 www.colonialneedle.com If you don’t like using a traditional thimble, try Thimble-It adhesive pads. They stick to your fingers and protect them from wear and tear while hand-sewing.
Dritz www.dritz.com This company is a good source for general sewing supplies like needles, thimbles, needle threaders, beeswax, and pins.
Fiskars 866-348-5661 www.fiskars.com This well-known scissor manufacturer also makes wonderful hexagon-shaped paper punches in several sizes —perfect for making your own hexie templates with household paper. Also enjoy their RazorEdge Fabric Shears when cutting into EPP patchwork.
Paper Pieces 800-337-1537 www.paperpieces.com This company sells precut paper templates in a huge variety of shapes and sizes, which are precise, durable, and an excellent value. Paper Pieces also carries a variety of acrylic cutting templates and EPP patterns.
Picking Up The Pieces 614-443-9988 http:// quiltpati.tripod.com If you like plastic EPP templates, this company makes them in several styles.
Pilot Corporation of America 904-565-7600 www.pilotpen.us/ brands/ frixion The FriXion ballpoint pen is popular with quilters because it marks on fabrics, and the marks vanish under the heat of an iron. If your local quilting store doesn’t have them, check an office supply store.
Prym Consumer USA www.prym-consumer-usa.com This company makes good-quality quilting rulers in all shapes and sizes.
Sue Daley www.suedaleydesigns.com lots of supplies and good source for milliner's needles
You can find all kinds of graph paper styles, and print them for free, at these websites:
Incompetech.com www.incompetech.com
Print Free Graph Paper www.printfreegraphpaper.com
Printable Paper www.printablepaper.net
Alexandrakis, Jessica. Quilting on the Go: English Paper Piecing Projects You Can Take Anywhere. Potter Craft, 2013.
Breucher, Tacha. Hexa-Go-Go: English Paper Piecing. Stash Books, 2012.
Daley, Sue. New English Paper Piecing: A Faster Approach to a Traditional Favourite. C& T Publishing, 2012.
Depre, Mickey. Pieced Hexies: A New Tradition in English Paper Piecing. Kansas City Star Books, 2012.
Aylin Ozturk, ayliN-Nilya www.aylin-nilya.blogspot.ca
Haley Pierson-Cox, The Zen of Making www.thezenofmaking.com
Katy Jones, monkey do www.imagingermonkey.blogspot.com
Maryline Collioud-Robert www.marylinecollioudrobert.com
Michele Pacey, Michele made me www.michelemademe.com
Sue Daley www.suedaleydesigns.com