My latest project is a La Passacaglia quilt from the Millefiori Quilts book by Willyne Hammerstein. There is a whole group devoted to this on Facebook that I have joined. I bought the book and the templates and paper pieces for the entire project.
The funny thing about this project was something my mother reminded me of. When I was just starting quilting and really getting interested in it, I took mom to a quilters' retreat with me and one of the attendees was working on a postage stamp quilt - I told mom that I would never work on something that intricate or that required fussy cutting. I just thought it was too much work (at that time). I had forgotten I said that - but mom reminded me. Thanks, MOM. Ha. Ha. I guess I have evolved since then. There are only so many strip quilts you can do before you need a challenge. I guess the moral of the story is "never say never". You may not be interested in something that seems overly complicated today but as your skills improve, the once impossible task begins to look possible and even enticing. These are all basted using thread or fabric glue (I have tried both and prefer thread basting) and they are hand stitched together. This is a good "take-along" project for traveling or sitting in waiting rooms.
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| previewing colors to go with the stars |
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| beginning the first cog. |
My first "cog" of many, many more. I think there are between 20 and 30 of them in various sizes.
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| finished cog #1 |
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| cog number two! |
More to come so stay tuned! Let me know if you have started your own EPP quilt and how you like it.
My latest project is a La Passacaglia quilt from the Millefiori Quilts book by Willyne Hammerstein. There is a whole group devoted to this on Facebook that I have joined. I bought the book and the templates and paper pieces for the entire project. 
