When I saw quilts that were paper pieced as a new quilter, I was so intimidated! The intricate looking blocks with all of those Y-corners! But now I love English paper piecing! I’ve found that hexagon paper piecing is my favorite by far.
English paper piecing is simply wrapping a piece of fabric around a paper shape, usually hexagons, but we have projects that use other shapes as well. With EPP, you hand sew the shapes together to create a more complex shape and design.
On this page you will find free English paper piecing patterns that are so fun and fabulous! Although I love Grandmother’s Garden which uses hexagon paper piecing, these patterns go way beyond the classics with many modern patterns, designs, and English paper piecing templates.
Please take a look at the link to Free English Paper Piecing Templates. You will find many templates to print, cut and sew.
Just take a look at our Heart project. For this project you will use jewel paper pieces to create the hearts in this English paper piecing pattern. It isn’t any more difficult than sewing hexagons and is perfect for beginners.
The Star of Bethlehem project uses different shapes, such as diamond, square, triangle, and house shapes to create a beautiful star design. It could be used as a wall hanging or as one of many blocks for a full quilt since it is 12” square when finished.
As you scroll through the English paper piecing patterns for free, you are definitely going to find the right project for you. We have free patterns for beginners, along with many patterns that you will enjoy if you have a lot of English paper piecing experience!
If constructing a whole quilt with English paper piecing is overwhelming, the simple projects like our Bunny Rabbit Pattern and DIY Hexie Hand Towel are great places to begin.
The bunny rabbit English paper piecing pattern, which is a nice small and easy project and is great for beginners, uses only a few hexies to make the bunny, which is then appliqued onto a tea towel, shirt, tote bag, etc.
If you want a refresher on applique, please check out our applique and English paper piecing topic page.
The simple DIY hexie hand towel hexagon paper piecing pattern is a great scrap busting project and shows you a fun and easy way to give hexagon paper piecing a try.
You will only need five hexies, and after they are hand joined, the finished piece is sewn by machine onto the hand towel. Sew easy!
If you have been Hexagon paper piecing and just love it, you are going to find the English Paper Piecing Travel Kit a must have! The travel kit, which holds fat quarters, spools of thread and has a pocket for organizing your stitched hexies, is made out of hexagon paper piecing! I think it's an amazing project and would be so useful!
One project here that is very unique is the Fat Quarter Hexagon Clock! Only one fat quarter is needed to make the hexagons for the clock, which are then glued together for the clock face. You simply add the clock mechanism to finish it off!
Scroll down this page to find free English paper piecing patterns for things like placemats, table runners, hot pads, pincushions, and a whole lot more!
Don’t make the mistake of being intimidated as I was; English paper piecing is so enjoyable, easy, relaxing and portable since it is all done by hand. You may find that English paper piecing is addictive once you get started!
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A free EPP geometric bunny rabbit applique pattern.
Swoodson Says
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This is a great fabric scrap-busting project and a fun way to give English paper piecing hexies a try!
The Yellow Birdhouse
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Make a cute DIY hexie placemat with fussy cut, English paper pieced hexagons. A great scrap-busting project for beautiful prints.
The Yellow Birdhouse
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Here is a free template to make a little EPP butterfly for applique.
Vintage Sewing Box
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With this free English paper piecing project, create a travel kit for taking your hand sewing on the road. It has three pockets to hold everything needed.
Red Handled Scissors
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A free English paper piecing template for making a table topper. However, this EPP pattern could also be made into a pillow, purse or hot pad.
Lilly Ella
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Make 19 hexagons from a fat quarter or scrap fabric to create a clock. To finish the clock attach the clock mechanism.
Owen Solivia
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Kaleidoscope EPP is the traditional quilting technique that's all the rage in the sewing community. Print, cut and sew these free paper piecing patterns to give it a go!
Gathered How
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A twist on a traditional quilt block, this little EPP pincushion measures approx 3 1/2"squared and is all made by hand.
Vintage Sewing Box
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Hearts are made with jewel paper pieces which are one of the easiest EPP projects that is perfect for beginners.
My Patchworld
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Make a modern mug rug using the free pattern to make six English pieced hexagons. Then learn this unusual way of attaching the hexagon to the project.
Wanda Dotson
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Dress up a plain bib by English Paper Piecing a design and sewing it to the bib.
A Spoonful of Sugar Design
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Want to learn English paper piecing (EPP)? This hexagon coaster is the perfect project for a beginner.
Swoodson Says
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Embellish a plain towel and make it extraordinary using English pieced hexagons.
Wild Olive
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Use an easy paper piecing technique to patchwork a rainbow of hexagons into a hexagon table runner. A great way to use up your fabric.
My Poppet Makes
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By practicing the steps in this tutorial that are applied to making hexagon quilt blocks and you'll find yourself making cleaner lines and more even shapes than ever.
Craft Passion
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Here is a cute zipper pouch that will give you a chance to try your hand at a bit of English Paper Piecing if you haven’t done it before!
Sew Sweetness
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Here's a free potholder pattern that kicks it up a notch by adding a simple six hexie flower arrangement to the top.
My Poppet Makes
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Dress up your table with a colorful English Pieced table runner with this tutorial.
The Sewing Directory
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Learn how to make a scrappy hexagon design into a coin purse with this free EPP tutorial.
Teresa Down Under
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Make a Heat Pack with a Hexie Flower – a beginner's tutorial from Molly and Mama.
Molly and Mama
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This mini hexagon pincushion is an excellent beginner English paper piecing project that is simple enough for a first project.
The Home Makery
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This quilted postcard is made with English Paper Piecing.
We All Sew
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This cute notebook DIY is a simple way to use up spare hexies or a great beginner EPP project!
Swoodson Says
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You will need to make quite a few hexagons for this free English piecing project. This is a wonderful way to show off and use up scrap fabric.
Gathered
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This patchwork ball will delight any baby. Twelve pentagons are English pieced together. Stuffing and an optional rattle can be placed inside before sewn closed.
While She Naps
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English paper-piece a star-studded table topper for the Fourth of July or another national holiday.
All People Quilt
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A free tutorial with EPP pineapple placemat.
Wild Olive
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This pincushion only takes 17 hexies, and while I think calling it a one-night project might be a stretch, you can definitely do it in a weekend.
Swoodson Says
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This EPP Waterwheel is a simple, sparkly quilt that's the perfect size and skill level for a beginner!
Tales of Cloth
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