tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6513356584940430771.post2971511374973068955..comments2024-03-22T07:42:07.436+00:00Comments on Lily's Quilts: Top Tips for Speedy EPPLynne (Lily's Quilts)http://www.blogger.com/profile/12706577666898878440noreply@blogger.comBlogger51125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6513356584940430771.post-9083246611166882412012-10-17T17:36:33.303+01:002012-10-17T17:36:33.303+01:00I've just found this blog and I love it especi...I've just found this blog and I love it especially the shorts and socks. If I could I would send you a photo of my husband Emlyn he is the spitting image of your husband and as you can probably tell we are both Welsh.<br />GwendaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6513356584940430771.post-7682008645204756482012-09-26T23:33:03.055+01:002012-09-26T23:33:03.055+01:00I am feeling a :bit: more relaxed.. I want to do t...I am feeling a :bit: more relaxed.. I want to do the Traveling pic show so I am studying, I want to make a piece by the due date for my son that got married, I am using Kona Modern Berry. Any suggestions for me??SIMPLESEWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13897074396716166040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6513356584940430771.post-67698804745438526712012-08-25T18:33:42.282+01:002012-08-25T18:33:42.282+01:00i think it was a video of you doing EPP that convi...i think it was a video of you doing EPP that convinced me to decrease to 8-10 stitches per inch. i still cringe when i think that my first EPP project was 20-30(!!!) stitches per inch. i don't know what in the heck i was thinking. my thumb hurts just thinking about it.quirky granola girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14073631481423912400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6513356584940430771.post-78299130074452901072012-08-22T15:22:02.528+01:002012-08-22T15:22:02.528+01:00Thank you Lynne. I think I am making WAY too many...Thank you Lynne. I think I am making WAY too many stitches and love the look of yours. Time for a change.Mary on Lake Pulaskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16965950454417494966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6513356584940430771.post-81272977965405624782012-07-31T23:38:24.691+01:002012-07-31T23:38:24.691+01:00Ahh I love to see a family who reads (I work in a ...Ahh I love to see a family who reads (I work in a library, heehee!). Great info Lynne, I love to see who others do their epp. xoCathy @ CabbageQuiltshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01160655769677384920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6513356584940430771.post-57781566317770451262012-07-31T22:45:39.951+01:002012-07-31T22:45:39.951+01:00All great tips, thank you! Apart from the socks th...All great tips, thank you! Apart from the socks that is the nicest family picture! How lovely to all sit round and read :)Lucy | Charm About Youhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14802874219199570853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6513356584940430771.post-73244740055386622972012-07-30T10:46:36.966+01:002012-07-30T10:46:36.966+01:00You're a legend Lynne, thanks so much. Really...You're a legend Lynne, thanks so much. Really appreciate the tip about the stitches per inch and not pulling the thread through til after 8 stitches. I have started on the Hexy MF - my first ever EPP - and I am just so slow. I'm still on less than 10 flowers, and am trying not to be psyched out by all the awesome instagram pics of rapidly-growing piles of finished flowers. And that's with glue-basting in the first place ... (am not really psyched out, have given in to the 'slow' but really would like to pick up the pace a bit, as I do love a finish). thanks again, and for sharing the lovely family pic, Catcat and vee xoxohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01740352837418442644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6513356584940430771.post-10401051997667715252012-07-29T17:44:36.266+01:002012-07-29T17:44:36.266+01:00Thanks for all the tips. I'm still working on ...Thanks for all the tips. I'm still working on my hexalong. It's lap sized now, but I decided to make it a queen sized quilt. Best get my finger moving.<br /><br />Bobbie SchneiderAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6513356584940430771.post-28254631122078748902012-07-29T13:49:48.763+01:002012-07-29T13:49:48.763+01:00Thanks for this! I had lots of hand cramping while...Thanks for this! I had lots of hand cramping while doing sashiko embroidery for an online class recently - now I see it is because my needle was too short.Xandihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17628473748141941926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6513356584940430771.post-52061993003217766082012-07-29T00:20:26.920+01:002012-07-29T00:20:26.920+01:00I thank you for the tips..I bought a pattern and i...I thank you for the tips..I bought a pattern and it appears to be EPP...what was I thinking? I will give it a try. Maybe it will be a good project to tuck in my bag for a road trip.PinkGrannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13396185972224985608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6513356584940430771.post-73021288809523628132012-07-28T06:23:09.063+01:002012-07-28T06:23:09.063+01:00Thanks for the tips especially the one about worki...Thanks for the tips especially the one about working "with a short thread" looking forward to trying it out. Also never used Sashiko needles so may give them a go. I use Kay Buckley scissors both sizes as cut beautifully with no fraying.<br />DH does not want cold feet - very understandaable coming from Wales.Zuzanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01437121167026489077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6513356584940430771.post-61092495121091623592012-07-28T03:36:26.863+01:002012-07-28T03:36:26.863+01:00thanks for the tips! i need to employ the less sti...thanks for the tips! i need to employ the less stitches per inch, i think that would save me oodles of time...hahaha... <br /><br />i also like to do my hand sewing and embroidery with long, sharp, thin needles. i found some fabulous ones here: http://jeanakimballquilter.com/store/embroideryneedles.html (link right to the embroidery ones). i have used both size 7 (the longest) and size 9. both the 7 and 9 needles are longer and and slimmer than the sashico needles i have from clover. just another option if you ever feel like trying others. :)<br /><br />and i love the pic of your family all reading!jeanne e.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07952158905335056389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6513356584940430771.post-13646171308058034232012-07-28T00:11:58.667+01:002012-07-28T00:11:58.667+01:00Thanks for the tips, one of these days I'll gi...Thanks for the tips, one of these days I'll give EPP a try...Poppyprinthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08251892807966340175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6513356584940430771.post-41148121695342804382012-07-27T23:12:15.682+01:002012-07-27T23:12:15.682+01:00Oh lordy, all I can see are those socks!Oh lordy, all I can see are those socks!Mrs Flying Blind...https://www.blogger.com/profile/15064004823351464643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6513356584940430771.post-26620241727733342162012-07-27T21:45:46.920+01:002012-07-27T21:45:46.920+01:00Some great tips there!
I have no idea how many st...Some great tips there!<br /><br />I have no idea how many stitches I use at all I guess I just work through them quickly as I chain baste them then chain stitch into pairs. <br />I too make my own templates. I make one keep it then use all the scrap paper I can find to make the templates, wastes a lot less ink =DCheriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02401901024509719512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6513356584940430771.post-34211254088276685562012-07-27T21:30:35.312+01:002012-07-27T21:30:35.312+01:00Oh wow I do so many more stitches. I guess I need ...Oh wow I do so many more stitches. I guess I need to loosen up a bit.Dan Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12732200663031410999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6513356584940430771.post-77290507601766267742012-07-27T19:34:30.712+01:002012-07-27T19:34:30.712+01:00Some great tips. Thank-you it's often the basi...Some great tips. Thank-you it's often the basic things that are overlooked.Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16624556149876900005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6513356584940430771.post-35960076709267062452012-07-27T19:15:04.136+01:002012-07-27T19:15:04.136+01:00Too few stitches per inch and you'll see your ...Too few stitches per inch and you'll see your beautiful work go down the drain. I stitched a whole quilt at about 6 per inch and I've already noticed where some of my patches are loosening and even coming apart completely. :(Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16415210879367772455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6513356584940430771.post-87960175214552543082012-07-27T18:38:57.867+01:002012-07-27T18:38:57.867+01:00Oh, Lynne, you are my guru in so many, many things...Oh, Lynne, you are my guru in so many, many things! This is such a great post. I'm so SO behind in my reading and am going to check every single one of your archived posts. Because I know for sure I have missed on valuable information in the last three weeks. You totally rock!Live a Colorful Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06258513987513144582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6513356584940430771.post-25835038149690772002012-07-27T17:32:52.468+01:002012-07-27T17:32:52.468+01:00Thanks, Lynne, for this very informative post. I ...Thanks, Lynne, for this very informative post. I did many, many hexes in the seventies, can't understand how you can fold the fabric accurately if you don't stitch through the papers as you do. I like your tip about the needles - I usually start with a straight needle but find it works better as it gets more curvy. The tip about doing eight stitches before pulling through sounds interesting - definitely going to try it. I've got some three-quarter inch hexes printed on card from the wonderful Internet, so thanks for that tip too. I like your patchwork at the top of the post. Thanks again for all these tips.sheila 77https://www.blogger.com/profile/00698767195924308373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6513356584940430771.post-49015546165502368392012-07-27T17:03:51.849+01:002012-07-27T17:03:51.849+01:00Thanks for the tips. ... Will definitely have fewe...Thanks for the tips. ... Will definitely have fewer stitches per inch :)<br />Lovely photo of the family - white socks and sandles? could be Norwegian, too :-) (have now got DH to wear those short ankle socks in the summer, can't see them so well .. Haha)Anne-Lise at Rag, Tag, Bobtailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17395128085546467047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6513356584940430771.post-83664242081914575432012-07-27T16:22:38.034+01:002012-07-27T16:22:38.034+01:00Great EPP tips ... totes there with 'pretendin...Great EPP tips ... totes there with 'pretending to work in a fabric shop' thing ... I have my mother's dressmaking scissors and ooh that lovely sound!<br /><br />I use Aurifil when I have it, but I just discovered a bobbin type thread - cue quivers full of arrows *pting ptang* - It's not cotton it's evil polyester. But it works for me. Superior Threads Bottom Line (60wt !!) ... It's so so fine, v v strong and works well with milliners or fine sashiko needles. Eurgh I sound like an infomercial ... sorry!<br /><br />I think that repetitive action is also important in EPP, like chain piecing ... I construct multiple little blocks of two or max three pieces and then assemble a block or two at a time ...Sarah PingsAndNeedleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08736713704807666926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6513356584940430771.post-86999365975498773082012-07-27T15:31:05.315+01:002012-07-27T15:31:05.315+01:00Your family in the courtyard is now I remember sum...Your family in the courtyard is now I remember summer! Lovely.Cindy Sharphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04694393041670847676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6513356584940430771.post-86565944962887366972012-07-27T15:21:28.409+01:002012-07-27T15:21:28.409+01:00Thank you for the tips. I don't bother to knot...Thank you for the tips. I don't bother to knot the thread, just take two stitches in the same place.Leannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16285223648285145607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6513356584940430771.post-75278312606789890882012-07-27T14:41:33.781+01:002012-07-27T14:41:33.781+01:00Great tips! I definitely am going to switch to l...Great tips! I definitely am going to switch to less stitches per inch!Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02201021696156401734noreply@blogger.com