hand sewing.

Hand Sewing seems to be about all I can accomplish lately.

 

 

there was a bit of machine sewing in July but that was a project

 that can't be shown just yet.

I have done quite a bit of English paper piecing while

on road trips this summer.

Some of you follow me on Instagram

and have probably seen some these pictures so bare with me.

 

 

I tend to travel with about 5-6 English paper piecing projects.

I like variety plus there have been a few

occasions that I didn't bring enough hexies!

Oh the horror couldn't be repeated.

I mean running out of sewing projects?

That makes for a very uncomfortable road trip for me!!

 

 

One of the new to me English paper pieces are

pie tarts also known as pieced circles.

I purchased both the papers and the acrylic templates for

the 3 1/2" pie and the 5" .

 

 

I let me 'wings fly" and this is what the back looks like.

 

 

Here is first tart

appliqued on a low volume / low value background grey stripe.

I don't completely have a plan for these.

I wish I did and yet I see this project taking shape as I make more pies.

Since I couldn't find these in a local quilt shop,

or online except paperpieces.com

I decided to offer them on my etsy.

If you want to try your hand at a tart,

I have a set of each size available HERE.