Enchanted is one of my all time favorite English Paper Piecing Patterns! I first drew this pattern up a couple of years ago, and I have been having the most fun making adorable fussy cuts. I used all Ruby Star Society fabrics (multiple fabric designers) and a little of my old Cotton + Steel collection that I had been saving for just the right occassion. The great thing about Enchanted EPP is you can fussy cut as little or as MUCH as you want. You don't have to overdo it. the little prints will just sing and look so adorable in the gorgeous star layout. I'm beyond excited to finally share this pattern/kit with you to see how you work your English Paper Piecing magic!
moreHere are some of my absolute favorite Enchanted EPP quilt blocks:
The Enchanted EPP pattern includes these features:
- Clear instructions and fabric requirements (calculated in solids)
- Coloring pages to help plan your quilt
- Yardage requirements (solids) that aren't usually included in EPP patterns-along with considerations for fussy cutting
- Step-by-Step instructions with pictures to guide you through
- Instructions and diagrams for piecing quilt backs for each size
- Pattern includes printable templates for easy cutting in the pattern supplement
- The option to purchase acrylic templates, making fussy cutting a breeze
- Basting diagram so your seams spin and nest perfectly
- Printable fussy cutting templates (this is especially useful if you are overseas and want to avoid shipping acrylic templates)
- Options to make THREE different sizes: 45" x 57", 65" x 75" and 86" x 93", along with the option to easily customize the size
- The option to print and cut your own papers to keep your project economical
Fabric kits are available for this quilt for the "low volume" creamy/white and dark and navy background fabrics of the Enchanted EPP quilt. Due to the large amount of different fabrics I used in the sample for the quilt pattern cover, I am not curating a full fabric kit at this time. I will say that I found a fat quarter to be sufficient in almost every instance that I needed a fabric, even when fussy cutting. That may not necessarily be true when using fabrics with larger scale prints or bigger repeats. But I found that with Ruby Star Society fabrics, the scale and size of the repeats gave me ample opportunities for fussy cutting.
My favorite English Paper Piecing Accessories
- Precision glue tip to transform regular glue sticks into fine line applicators
- Richard Hemming & Sons Milliners Needles (sizes 10 & 11)
- Thimble It Stickers
- Poke A Dot Sticker thimbles
- A Precision Art Knife from OLFA to prevent cutting too much fabric when fussy cutting
- These cute travel snips
- The dreaded seam ripper but if you have to have one, this one is the best!
- Glide 60 wt. thread for piecing. Everyone has their own thread fav. for EPP. This one is mine.
- Thread Gloss
You can see lots of blocks I've cut for my Enchanted EPP Quilt by heading over to Instagram. You can search the hashtag #EnchantedEPP to see the awesome blocks, and even blocks in progress! These blocks are also a great scrap buster, if you aren't overly concerned with fussy cutting.
