EPP Log Cabin Needle Book

Love English Paper Piecing (EPP) or new to EPP? This workshop is for you!

Join Ann to create a one-of-a-kind needle book using a 4.5" EPP log cabin block and your stash of favourite fabrics and scraps or new finds from the ECQco inventory, to create a hand-stitched fabric book for your needles or small sewing supplies. Great for your own sewing kit or a gift for a crafty-friend.



Creation of this project involves playing with fabric arrangements using a small scale log cabin design (4.5" finished square assembled with 13 strips at 5/8" wide). As an EPP project, you will create log cabin squares for the front and back of the fabric book using either a thread basting or glue basting technique (your preference) and hand sewing to assemble the individual squares. We will attach the squares together to make our EPP top, and this will be layered like a quilt with batting and backing fabric, followed by binding of the outer edges. Inner pages of the book require a small length of fabric that resists fraying (boiled wool, fleece or felt, for example) anything suitable to store your needles. Final embellishments might include a button clasp or tie, if you wish. The possibilities are endless for this charming project!



Workshop schedule:
The first session will focus on the assembly of log cabin block. This means finalizing the fabric choices and arrangements, basting the fabric to the paper pieces and assembling the pieces into blocks. 

In the second session, we will assemble our layers (EPP top, batting, backing fabric) with a few basting stitches to secure the layers, trim the work and concentrate on binding the project so it takes a finished form. 

Lastly, we will discuss closure and embellishment options.

Experience level: Beginner or Intermediate skill with EPP.
Included in the workshop: - 4.5" log cabin EPP kit (2 complete blocks)

Other Materials needed:

• Fabric selections for the blocks (detailed notes on this will be sent out 7-10 days prior to workshop start)
• A rectangle of quilt batting (approx. 11” x 5”)  
• A rectangle of quilting cotton for the inside layer of your quilted book (approx. 11” x 5”)
• A smaller rectangle of thick fabric for the needle pages (boiled wool or felt suggested), approx. 10” x 4”.    Ideally, a fabric that doesn’t fray easily, and one that is suitable for needle storage. 
• A length of fabric or pre-made binding tape to bind your needlebook.  If making your own binding, you need an approximate width of 1.5” (or wider if you want wider binding) and a length of approx.. 34” (enough to go around the rectangular project and tidy the ends) 
• Complementary sewing threads for the project (for your EPP, quilting and binding stitches).  Recommend 50 wt or higher.
• Any closure accessories, buttons, ribbon, or embroidery floss for the final project details.
• Basic sewing supplies (hand sewing needles, scissors, etc.

This class is suited for adults (age 15+)

All workshop participants are required to sign a waiver prior to the workshop. The entire waiver can be viewed at the bottom of our classes page. (East Coast Quilt Co. Workshop Waiver)

WORKSHOP CANCELLATION POLICY:
If you cannot attend a workshop (either one-day, or a multi-day series) and it is 14 or more days before the start date, you will receive a store credit for 75% of the value of the workshop. If you cancel less than 14 days before the start of the workshop, you will NOT receive a refund or store credit. No credit or refund will be given for a "no-show" in the workshop regardless of the reason. So please ensure that you can attend before signing up.  EAST COAST QUILT Co reserves the right to cancel workshops/events for any reason. If this happens, you will be refunded your full workshop fee.

WHAT IS IN A BASIC SEWING KIT: 
For most of our workshops we ask you to bring a 'basic sewing kit' which usually contains: rotary cutter and/or scissors, small snipping scissors, straight pins & a pin cushion or collector, seam ripper, a spool of neutral 50 wt cotton thread, extra bobbins, notebook & pen/pencil, ruler(s), etc.).