Quilting Books
Best English Paper Piecing Quilting Books
English paper piecing (EPP) books teach hand-piecing fabric around paper templates for precise hexagons, diamonds, and other shapes.
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The New Hexagon: 52 Blocks to English Paper Piece
Katja Marek
A year-long project of 52 different English-paper-pieced hexagon blocks, teaching a wide range of EPP shapes and techniques one block at a time.
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The New Hexagon 2: 52 More Blocks to English Paper Piece
Katja Marek
Katja Marek's follow-up to her original block-of-the-week collection adds 52 new English paper piecing hexagon and hexagon-adjacent block patterns, each with full-size templates and step-by-step paper-piecing instructions. Blocks are designed to combine into a sampler quilt or stand alone. For EPP quilters who worked through the first volume or want a large block library to draw from.
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Flossie Teacakes' Guide to English Paper Piecing
Florence Knapp
Florence Knapp's guide walks through EPP fundamentals — basting shapes over papers, whipstitching them together, and planning a hexagon quilt layout — in the friendly, illustrated style of her Flossie Teacakes blog. Projects lean toward hexagon flowers and cottage-style color palettes. Written with first-time EPP quilters in mind.
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All Points Patchwork: English Paper Piecing beyond the Hexagon
Diane Gilleland
Diane Gilleland moves EPP past the standard hexagon into diamonds, triangles, pentagons, and other shapes, showing how to combine them into more complex patchwork designs. The book covers template cutting, basting, and joining techniques specific to non-hexagon shapes. Intended for quilters who already know basic EPP and want to expand their shape vocabulary.
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Quilting on the Go: English Paper Piecing
Sharon Burgess
Sharon Burgess treats EPP as portable, take-anywhere handwork, with projects sized for basting and stitching outside the sewing room. Instructions cover shape basting, hand-piecing, and assembling finished patchwork into completed blocks. Aimed at quilters who want travel- or waiting-room-friendly hand projects.
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Ultimate Paper Piecing Reference Guide
Carolina Moore
Carolina Moore's reference consolidates EPP techniques, shape math, and troubleshooting into a single go-to guide rather than a project-driven pattern book. It's built for looking up a specific technique question rather than reading cover to cover. Useful as a shelf reference alongside project books for EPP quilters at any level.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What's the best english paper piecing quilting book?+
Look for the book marked "Teresa's Pick" at the top of this page — that's NiftyFifty founder Teresa Drummond's personal recommendation for english paper piecing. Below it you'll find 6 more books covering the same category from different authors and angles.
Do I need more than one english paper piecing book?+
Not usually. Most quilters do fine with one solid reference for a given technique — pick the one whose author's teaching style clicks with you, work through it, and only add a second if you outgrow the first or want a different perspective.