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Epida Studio is a place to learn quilting, pojagi, embroidery, sewing and other needle crafts. There are clear tutorials, patterns and lots of creative inspiration. Every week epida is working on something new.
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2w ago
The theme for April Quilt Block Mania is “Beach”. There are a few different traditional blocks that could match this theme, but I decided to go with the Birds in Air block.
Birds are a common sight at the beach, and when they are around, you’d better keep your eyes on your fries (or anything else you’re eating).
“Eyes on your Fries” is made with small birds in air units and embellished with running stitch embroidery.
This block uses foundation paper piecing and embroidery. It can be used in a quilting project by itself, or with my other embroidered quilt blocks.
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2w ago
The birds in air quilt block is a traditional quilt block made with half-square triangles, but not with the traditional half-square triangle unit. This 12” block is made with four birds in air units. For the feature fabrics, you can use two different colours or two shades of the same colour.
The unit in the block is a large half-square triangle and the other half is made up of smaller half-square triangles. That can make it tricky to piece if you use traditional methods.
For this tutorial, I use the technique of paper piecing. But don’t panic! This type of block is a great pattern for b ..read more
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1M ago
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Do you press seams to the dark side or do you press seams open?
This can be a really divisive question to ask among quilters.
For me personally, most times I press seams to the dark side. The reason I do that is because then when I’m joining pieces, it makes it easier for me to line up the seams when I’m piecing.
However, there are times when I want to press seams open and there are times when I want to press seams to the light side. You can see more details abou ..read more
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1M ago
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When you’re adding embellishment like embroidery, either hand embroidery or machine embroidery, to a quilt project, do you do the embroidery first or do you do the piecing first?
For me, that depends on the design.
For example, in the Sewing Friends quilt block that I have, this embroidery was done after I assembled the block, but before I assembled the whole quilt.
I want to have enough fabric that I can do the embroidery, but not so much fabric that it’s going to be ..read more
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1M ago
The theme for March Quilt Block Mania is “Drinks”. When it comes to traditional quilt blocks, the drunkard’s path is the most obvious block to match this theme.
The name of this block comes from the curved lines which reminded the original quilters of someone staggering around while under the influence.
Traditionally, it was made with piecing quarter-circles and backgrounds to make the square units, but this easy version uses fusible applique for a more simple construction technique. There are different layout options with the pieces.
“Bit too Much” is an easy drunkard’s path block with added ..read more
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1M ago
Get started stitching hardanger embroidery today with this on-demand video course and e-book.
Hardanger embroidery is an elegant counted thread stitching technique that is worked from a chart. These resources will take you through all the steps from choosing your materials, reading the chart and stitching to finishing your project.
They are available individually or as a bundle for extra savings.
e-Book
This ebook is available for instant download. It contains instructions for hardanger embroidery with colour pictures and illustrations and links to video tutorials.
Three beginner projects ar ..read more
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1M ago
Is white the only option in hardanger?
Find out in this video from Epida Studio. Scroll down to read the transcript.
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Traditional hardanger embroidery is done with white thread on white fabric and this is a beautiful classic option. It looks really nice and because the thread and fabric are the same colour, any tufts of fabric that peek out on the cut areas blend in and aren’t as noticeable.
But when you’re doing your own stitching, you can be creative and use whatever colour combinations you want. That is the beauty of making your own th ..read more
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2M ago
The Drunkard’s Path quilt block is an old traditional block. It gets its name from the curved pieces that look like someone trying to walk in a straight line but they can’t quite manage it.
Usually this block is made with curved piecing which intimidating for a lot of people. This version uses fusible applique to make the block quickly and easily.
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Below you will find:
supply list
video tutorial
step-by-step written tutorial with pictures
Supplies and Tools
Everything you need to make a 12″ quilt block.
Fabric
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2M ago
The theme for February Quilt Block Mania is “Maker” which is something I can relate to. We use a lot of special tools when we make things and this block is a tribute to them.
In Korea, traditionally a woman’s sewing tools were called her “seven friends”. Today, we use more than seven tools in sewing, but it is still fun to think of them as our friends.
This is an easy basket quilt block with added embroidery of some common quilting tools.
This block uses piecing, applique and embroidery. It can be used in a quilting project by itself, or with my other embroidered quilt blocks.
To get the free ..read more
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3M ago
Get all the blocks from the 2023 Block of the Month plus bonus assembly instructions.
These blocks are traditional quilt blocks embellished with beautiful vines and flowers.
The block patterns are available individually, but you can get the whole collection in this pattern.
Pattern
The PDF pattern is available for instant download, so you can get sewing right away.
It includes full-colour diagrams and instructions for each of the blocks and the quilt assembly with links to video tutorials.
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