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August

Here we are, the last post of our year long Esther block sew along! We will apologize in advance if this doesn’t look well on a...

Welcome July!

We have arrived in the dog days of summer here in the Northern Hemisphere and it has been HOT - even in Canada! As the years progress we...

It's June!

Hi Everyone. Hard to believe the summer solstice is just around the corner. As Laura posted her 9th Esther block of this sew along, it...

Welcome May!

Hard to believe another month has flown by! As always, we just love seeing what you all create each month. Here is a fresh prompt to get...

April is in the air!

Welcome to another new month! I don't know about you but we feel like this year is flying by! April is upon us and that means a new...

Welcome March

It's hard to believe spring is just around the corner here in Northeast America, but the calendar tells us it is and we are starting to...

March Madness - Pattern Matching

Learn Sara's Scotch-Tape Method Pattern matching may be one of the craziest things we undertake. Cutting up fabric, to sew it all back...

Welcome February!

Welcome February! We have to start off by saying we have been blown away by the amazing creativity the January prompt generated. Your...

Happy New Year!!

Welcome to 2024! We hope your holiday season has been filled with all the things you love! In the spirit of the New Year, we thought it...

December's Prompt

Welcome to the fourth month of the Esther Block Sew-along! We know we repeat this a lot but it gives us a thrill each time an Esther...

November's prompt

Welcome to the third month of the Esther Block Sew-along! This month we will continue with the theme of incorporating the outer border...

October's Prompt

Welcome to the second month of the Esther block Sew-along! We have been overwhelmed by the enthusiasm and beauty of all the blocks for...

And "Sew" it begins!

Welcome everyone! We have been so excited for September to begin so we can get this sew-along started! As a recap, this is a fun, casual...

Sewing the Esther Block Together

So once you have chosen fabric, cut and basted your pieces how do you sew them together? This is a guided tutorial, with pictures, to...

Fussy Cutting Inspiration

They say that imitation is the most sincere form of flattery. Especially in the quilty world - when you see someone who does something...

Making Templates

Many vendors who sell EPP papers also sell acrylic templates to go with their pieces. They may be solid or open with 1/4" or 3/8" seam...

Choosing Fabric

There are many things to consider when choosing fabric for a project. Our first blog post was focused on color, but today we will focus...

Purchasing EPP papers

If you prefer purchasing to printing/making your paper pieces, there are a variety of suppliers of die cut English Paper Piecing shapes. ...

Welcome to the Esther Block SAL!

Our sew-a-long will officially start in September 2023, but now is the time to start gathering supplies and materials. One of the harder...

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