Finishing My Oldest WIP: the Plus Quilt (with a free download!)

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This week, I pulled out my oldest quilt in progress and took a stab at FINALLY finishing it! Its spring break, so I have lots of time to devote to it!
English paper piecing is a great technique and I learned a lot working on this quilt--I'd do it much differently if I were to start all over!
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@abigaildolinger2754 2 года назад

I enjoyed your blog style. You made finishing your UFO fun to watch!

@70acres 2 года назад

I've been quilting since the 70s. I had to step away from it in 2000 when a quilt I did for a book ruined my neck while machine quilting it. Last June, after 3 spinal surgeries, plates and rods, I jumped back in. I finished about a dozen WIPs projects I started some 20 years ago and I've been at it since. Congrats of finishing your WIP!

@phyllisdippert2216 2 года назад

Tula pink's video on epp is awesome. I have never seen this epp pattern before. You are brave!

@BrendaH289 2 года назад

I’m proud of you! Also 1st time I’ve seen you without makeup and you are a natural beauty. I love watching your tutorials ! 🙏🙏 for healing for your son.

@paulinestevenson1961 2 года назад

Congratulations on finishing. I love this style of quilt. I started a hand sewn paper piecing quilt just after my daughter was born 43years ago and I am in the final stages of completing it. If I do nothing else this year except finish this quilt I will be very happy. Loving your videos. Xx

@laurakeating1277 2 года назад

Gorgeous quilt! I really liked this more vlog style video too

@conqueringmountscrapmorewi2509 2 года назад

Hello, I hope you are having a fun and creative week! I have had two busy days, one was filming for RU-vid and the other was hosting virtual sew dates. I just want you to know that I enjoy your content very much and love to sit with my hand quilting and watch. Thank you for sharing your time and talent.

@ann-mariejensen2623 2 года назад

Great border choice; really brought it together!

@lesliedupre4357 2 года назад

Congratulations!! It’s great!💕

@paulapare2095 2 года назад

It is always rewarding to finish a project, No matter how long it takes. Whoever is curled up under it just know that lots of love was sewn into the quilt.

@TinyOrchardQuilts 2 года назад

I sure hope so! lol. I'm sure my son will claim it for a while. Hes definitely my biggest quilt fan.

@suehorn4182 2 года назад

I ❤️ EPP. I’m proud of you. LOVE IT

@nardalefevre8040 2 года назад

Amazing....Congratulations finishing that piece of work 🥳😍

@gwynwellliver4489 2 года назад

Congratulations on the finish!! Love seeing the old C+S prints. I have a few still in stash. When my son had his wisdom teeth out, he woke up wanting to talk about the Israeli-Palestinian crisis. My husband obliged while laughing. Made the oral surgeon's day. I hope your boy is feeling better.

@carynwood9158 2 года назад

EPP is my quilting heart. I have 7 epp quilts going along with my traditional machine piecing. The trick is the rotation. Commit to doing at least one block of each epp a month then work on everything else. You can then go back and do whatever you want but my Epps advance by one block a month. Some of them are 18 inches big with 30 plus pieces. You get somewhere. You really do. I often do more but never less. I keep a calendar to keep up with it. I finished my 8th quilt for 2022 yesterday. Onward!

@TinyOrchardQuilts 2 года назад

That is a great system! I definitely think just trying to make a little progress on it each day helped my momentum. Even if it was just one plus, it was something!

@shannonbrown7488 2 года назад

I LOVE EPP as well!!! I work on it all the time. People are always amazed and think it takes more time than it does. For me the time is in the prep work. I always have something ready to go either to be sewn, or basted by my chair and work on it at the end of the day while watching TV. I can't watch TV without something to work on now or I get edgy since I'm so used to having a project. I find it very relaxing and mediative to work on.

@notesfromleisa-land 2 года назад

You are a quilting powerhouse!

@suepeterson5675 2 года назад

Great to see that you DID finish it. It looks very nice. 👍

@tarahartslief6521 2 года назад

Thank you for you video. Loved watching. Thank you for the pattern, going to get started TODAY!!!!!!!

@phyllisdippert2216 2 года назад

Cant wait to see it finished. Please show us how you quilt it!

@coreygilles847 2 года назад

Hurray! Good job finishing your quilt! I will be excited to see how you quilt it

@bethkoch11 2 года назад

Awesome quilt! Kudos to you for persevering to where the end is in sight. It called to mind a couple of WIP's I have in the closet. I admire your tenacity even more because this is a quilt I would never attempt because I hate hand sewing. As I commented to someone once, if hand sewing was a requirement of quilting, I would find a different hobby. But I sure do admire you for tackling it and wrestling it into submission! It is beautiful!

@angelawheeler4877 9 месяцев назад

I have a quilt that I started 16 years ago. I’m going to pull it out and finish it hopefully soon. I haven’t had the heart for it. I hand pieced it while taking my mother-in-law to her chemo treatments all those years ago.

@pamboone6921 2 года назад

Oh my,,,turned out so pretty!! Congratulations ❤️

@dorothyyoung8231 2 года назад

When I assemble a machine-pieced top, I also assemble it in sections. I hate those long seams. I call this method by the elegant (not!) name “chunking” because I assemble the top in “chunks”. Congrats on your finish. Great job!

@janeewald8923 2 года назад

I just finished my EPP plus quilt also. It’s not nearly as big as yours but I added some large borders to make it a usable size. I wish I could have seen yours but I couldn’t make it to the guild meeting this month. I always have at least one EPP project going…it’s perfect to take along when I travel.

@nitababcock3977 2 года назад

Oh my gosh, that is Awesome! I probably wouldn't make it but I love your quilt!

@silverraven2017 2 года назад

LOVE it! This is on my TST (ToSewToo) list. I love having a hand- making project to bring along, especially when chilling at the lake. Thank you for the inspiration! 💕

@Chercher4848 3 месяца назад

Love it! I saw a plus quilt on “The Last Homely House” with Kate & just got my card stock & cut out a bagful of templates. I just discovered EPP a few mos ago & currently working on my 2nd one, Tula Nova, which is about 3/4 complete. This is very fun & addictive!! 😬 Happy paper piecing! 😍

@michelleswistak1389 2 года назад

What an awesome explosion of color. You will be so happy when you finish it.

@TinyOrchardQuilts 2 года назад

Thanks! I'm so in love with it--I feel like its a big slice of my quilting life I can remember!

@shannoneaster9311 2 года назад

Bravo!!! Your beautiful epp scrap quilt top is amazing, and best of all…finished! Congratulations!!! Last winter I completed two patient ufo quilts so I know the satisfaction of finishing a project that has been waiting to be completed for a very long time. One of them was my 3rd quilt also, started in 1980! The other was from 2003. Both are finished and now in use. I’m sure you’re relieved to have your top ready for quilting! And you’ve gained lots of insight into the process and how you’d tackle another similar project. Congratulations 🎊🎉🍾🎈

@TinyOrchardQuilts 2 года назад

Thats exactly it, Shannon! I'm so glad to have it done but I'm also so glad I have it under my belt so I can tackle another. I actually already started cutting pieces for it :).

@joytenney8361 2 года назад

My oldest WIP was started in 2016 not long after I started to quilt. It's a pineapple quilt. I haven't worked on it in a long time, but REALLY need to get working at it. I think it only needs a few more blocks as well. LOL. Love your quilt! EPP is on my bucket list!

@srennie8070 2 года назад

I feel for you! I'm nearly finished my oldest WIP started in 2016 - an EPP hexagon quilt - the feeling of satisfaction is wonderful.

@carmenbailey1560 2 года назад

Well I totally agree with you, I have two more quilt tops to top machine and anymore quilts I do will be in sections. I’m in a lots of shoulder pain right now from working free motion on my domestic machine. Live and learn. Love your quilt and maybe someday I’ll venture into paper piecing. Thanks for sharing your quilting experience.👍❤️😊

@shannonbrown7488 2 года назад

I absolutely LOVE EPP. I never glue baste, only thread and I just pop the papers out leaving the basting stitches in which help keep everything tidy and my seams where I want them. I also make things up in sections and sew the sections up in the end. I don't remove my papers until done, but you can remove them as you go so long as they are surrounded on all sides with sewn pieces (it's just your personal preference). I don't know about your stitching especially since you say this is one of your early projects but I can tell you that my EPP projects are far harder to rip and undo than machine sewn projects. Never under estimate how strong hand stitching is. Typically I tell people if you like doing things like appliqué by hand then you will probably LOVE EPP. It seems to be the sort of thing that you either love (like appliqué) or don't. Anyone looking to learn Sue Daily (among others) have RU-vid videos. There are tons of different methods and you just have to try and see what you like, for example some like glue basting, others thread (like me). Only way to know is just trial and error. Can't wait to see how you quilt it????

@terridean4784 2 года назад

I have wanted to make a plus sign quilt but never considered a solid border. I love that Idea.

@loridavison6672 2 года назад

Megan, I so enjoyed this video today.. I share your pain, I had a New York Beauty P/P I started and it took me 7 years to finally finish it.. when I did what a sense of relief it gave me... I enjoy your tutorials, and videos so much.. Bless you, Lori

@laurenroller887 2 года назад

I loved this! I'm in the middle of an epp project and I am very excited about it. I love hearing about epp.

@jenmckitrick 2 года назад

It's fun to see what you are working on. Vlog away!

@donnacolegrove4113 2 года назад

Glad you are making progress! I hope you are now inspired to finish this project. Just get it done as Karen Brown says.

@chriscabana1897 2 года назад

Congratulations! 🎉🎉🎉🎉 You committed and did it! I have one of "those" hand sewn projects waiting to be revisited too. 😏BTW the quilt is awesome! Can't wait for a video showing how you quilted it. 🤞

@amwoods86 2 года назад

So proud of you!! 🥳

@bethkolle1 2 года назад

Am I the only sewist who has a whole shelf of partially finished projects that are older than dirt? But no matter, it always feels fantastic to pull one out, realize my skills have surpassed those problems that caused me to shelve it, and get’er done!

@gamadebdegamadebde 2 года назад

That quilt pattern has so many possibilities. I am very impressed with your skill and dedication to finishing. My hands can no longer do detailed hand work but what a joy to watch. Thank you for sharing. Could you explain the difference between the different types of paper piecing please? Thank you

@christinepantling3826 2 года назад

5 years to finish a quilt isn't bad. I still haven't finished one of my first quilts. I hand pieced and quilted. I still get it out and work on it between other projects. The quilt is now 32 year in the making. I think this year I will finish it.

@mambakind 2 года назад

Why do I want to stick a spoon into that quilt and stir it? It's engaging and exciting. Good going.

@sandraengstrand2784 2 года назад

Well done Megan!! Loooove that quilt!!! 🧵🪡✂️💕

@TinyOrchardQuilts 2 года назад

Thanks Sandra!! I'm so glad its done and I can quilt it now! Everyone was shocked that I'd finally finished it at guild since I'd been bringing it to work on on and off for years!

@sandraengstrand2784 2 года назад

@@TinyOrchardQuilts Yes, we always oohed and aahed when you brought it to guild!!!

@sandraengstrand2784 2 года назад

@@TinyOrchardQuilts How is your son doing after surgery?

@Kera.S. 2 года назад

I'm sure you are beyond excited to have this top finished. CONGRATULATIONS! I hope your son is doing well and feeling better after his dental surgery. No fun at all there, yuk! Enjoy the win of an overdue project complete, at least until you pick the next one 😂 💙

@maryannecadd796 2 года назад

Kudos to you! I am super impressed but wondered when did you sleep while finishing this?! You should be very proud and pleased since this turned out so beautiful.

@notesfromleisa-land 2 года назад

I have not (yet) done any EPP but enjoy FPP. A magpie eye can get one into trouble. My greatest love (at the moment) are star blocks, most particularly LeMoyne Stars, so I'm making them all different ways (traditionally) to include scrappy renditions which has been most fun to experiment with. There are blocks and piecing methods to suit all tastes, and in the end they need to go from WIP to WID (work is done)

@JoyfullyOrangeDeborah 2 года назад

Kudos to you for getting this top done! I wanted to try EPP but my hand goes numb too fast. I do really like FPP & make lots of small (with plans to try tiny) blocks for ornaments & such. I really admire people who have made EPP quilts. It's a lot of hand work that results in a beautiful piece you just can't get with a machine.

@roxannemalott7799 2 года назад

I love that quilt!

@TinyOrchardQuilts 2 года назад

Thanks, Roxanne! I love it too--I'm SO glad I finally finished it!

@PrettyAliceNight Год назад

Really pretty! Great to finally finish it after so long! I’m working on my first EPP now that I started last august.

@markiecrossmandixon7343 2 года назад

I bet that felt good! When you said how old it was I was like Pffft, hold my beer lol- my oldest project is when I first learned to quilt in 1987.... templates from cereal boxes, hand stitched, the whole nine yards. It ended up being king sized. About 8 years ago I hand appliqued butterflies over bad areas and big squares ( it is a nine patch with alternating plain squares). My road block is that it is entirely hand pieced and I feel it should be hand quilted. It is just so LARGE. I am still unsure if I should hand quilt or send to LAQ. It is good quality fabric I bought while we lived in Japan, so I want to finish it. I should give it to the child I was pregnant with when I pieced it- he is now 34! bahahaha

@KelleysQuiltsandCruises 2 года назад

Yay for getting it done! I hope all goes well with your son’s wisdom teeth. My daughter had her’s removed a few years ago.

@jkoucheki 2 года назад

That is beautiful, but a plus sign quilt can be made out of squares so much easier. I know you know that, but what a lot of work. It's beautiful. Give yourself a big round of applaudes. I've got an old, old - well 2 - QIP that I need to dig out and work on.

@imamonstr 2 года назад

Loved this style ! I'm always trying to finish off WIP but how do they keep replenishing themselves ??? Lol well done ! I'm hand quilting something now and have fallen in love with the process but I'm not quite sure I'm ready to dive into English paper piecing just yet. Really happy for you that you finished it! Also I loved your vlog style !

@anotherblonde 2 года назад

Good effort !

@ecoquilting7077 2 года назад

Congrats! You will treasure it and feel that relief many times, I bet! When you were joining the plusses, did you use all y-seams or butt them together and join them with a whip stitch?

@christy-lynnwhite9599 2 года назад

Congratulations! I just dropped off a 6-year project to my long arm person this week!!! I would suggest a mini Puzzle piece design for your quilting design.

@karenraabis5296 2 года назад

I just decided to try EPP and you put up this video! I can’t wait to give it a try. Hoping to have something to be able to take for appointments instead of playing on my phone.

@carynwood9158 2 года назад

Absolutely portable with very few needed tools

@sandyhumissouri5131 2 года назад

LOVE your quilt! Now you can, too! 😉

@maxineiles6806 2 года назад

ya for you

@carynwood9158 2 года назад

You're right, sections are easier and removing some of the papers help too. Lots of ways to get to the end, whatever method you chose.

@TinyOrchardQuilts 2 года назад

Sections would have made the entire thing go so much more smoothly! Definitely a lesson learned!!

@shirleyleon7471 2 года назад

You can do it… I finished this from 1984. It had a mistake that I corrected. The top was finished and just sent it to the quilter!

@dianagates8539 2 года назад

Good job!…funny thing..i just pulled out a finished top , Bonnie Hunters Grand illusion…i thought was from 2017, only to Find out it was actually from 2015 !…anyway i spent two days pin basting it, and i am ready to start to quilt it, something edge to edge and simple i hope…it is huge…but it does feel good to get it finished….like minds think alike…..

@chrisfurru55 2 года назад

My longest one (so far) was 14 1/2 years. It’s a king size on my bed. ❤️

@Millie.Daze. 2 года назад

Good for you! I just finished my son's quilt from like 8 years ago. So silly that I left it for so long. He is about to turn 13 and he loved it so much despite its juvenile tone. I had stopped because of my ocd and the boarder not being able to be perfect🤦🏾‍♀️ Better done than perfect right?! Anyways, way to cross that off your list!

@lisaroper421 2 года назад

Go you! That's so exciting to have it done, and that he is loving it!!

@doreensherk287 10 месяцев назад

I think I have a couple of quilts that I have not finished for a long time, i.e., my Grandmother’s Flower Garden.

@professorfarmgirl9662 2 года назад

Congratulations! My oldest WIP is a DWW that I started in 1992. The templates are made out of formica and have chipped. I don't like the fabric anymore. I really should pack the whole thing up and donate it to goodwill. I guess I would if I really needed the room...

@bingealicious5387 2 года назад

Do it!! Let that weight go girl!

@peache1313 2 года назад

I still have wip’s that I need to quilt or finish. Don’t feel bad. I think every quilter does.

@hey_virginia 2 года назад

Mazel tov!! Did you baste the pieces with thread or with glue? Also, I'm working on my first EPP quilt top right now, and am taking out the papers as I go, once the piece is fully surrounded with other stitched pieces - is that wrong?

@another_jen_and_tonic 2 года назад

My oldest WIP is from 2010. I haven't decided if I want to go back to it since I've had 12 years to look at all the mistakes I made.

@nancyrixie6618 Год назад

LOVE this quilt. I went to download the pattern and it says sold out. Is there anywhere else I can purchase it? I have a Cricut and would love to find the SVG file.