I think one of the most popular shapes for English paper piecing is the hexagon.
We need paper templates for English paper piecing and we could buy these templates or we could make our own templates.
If you think this task is boring and takes too much time, check out the technique I explained here – it’s a fun, quick and easy way to cut piles of templates in no time!
But why would we limit this technique to hexagons? We can combine these hexagons with other shapes, like half-hexagons, diamonds and triangles, to make new quilt designs.
Here are just a few simple designs. 
So I thought to make for you sheets with these shapes, too. Again, review the technique explained for cutting hexagons. We will use the same technique for these shapes, as well.
This is the half-hexagon sheet. You cut the shapes in the same way we cut the hexagon, there is just one more vertical cut for each group of hexies.
First, cut on the vertical dashed lines then on the horizontal lines.
Then remove the corner pieces.
This is the diamond/triangle sheet.
You cut first on one of the diagonal lines then on the other diagonal.
This is the result: diamonds, equilateral triangles…
And if you need more triangles, you just cut some of the diamonds in half.
Addicted to English paper piecing?
Check out the templates below.
Or download a few templates below
Happy Sewing!
What type of paper do you use when doing EPP? I have seen card stock and another type that is done on some kind of iron on. What do you prefer and what method do you use to make your pieces?
Card stock
I just grab scrap paper from the printer and use that.
I have never used card stock. Many times I use the same paper I use with my printer. For a big project, I buy a better quality paper for my printer – a little thicker than the regular paper.
For small projects I use a glue pen to prepare the pieces. You need some time to remove the paper templates when you use glue so that on other projects I prefer to baste with thread.
Muchas gracias por tus aportes, Geta. Y también por ofrecernos tus plantillas.
Un abrazo!
Thank you so much! I have used your hexagon template for half hexagons, but now I can be more accurate! I’m looking forward to using the diamond template as well. Can you expand even father and give us a kite template as well?
I added my email details to get the half hexi printable template and other printable sheets but it kept coming back to me saying invalid email address.
Can you advise please?
Thanks
Yvonne
Yvonne.lattimote2@gmail.com
Do you have templates for kite, honeycomb, and jewel shapes in 1”, 1.5”, and 2”?
Thank you for sharing resources.
Oh my goodness, thank you so much, I will have great fun using these 💖
Thank you very much for providing these templates!
I love both of your template sets. I use them frequently. You have saved me a lot of $. Thank you for sharing your talent.
I have a tip for saving paper while printing very small shapes. For example, to print 1/4″ and 3/8″ hexagons, I print the 1/2″ page at 50% and 75% respectively just as you suggest. With some experimentation, I have learned how to print 4 copies of the 1/4″ in portrait on one sheet of paper, two on each side on opposite corners. Two copies of the 3/8″ can be printed in landscape on the same side of one sheet of paper. Printing the 3/8″ this way results in a small overlap that causes one column to be unusable. The other side of the overlap is whole, but there will be lines and text printed on one side of the overlapped hexagons.
How big are the holes after you sew it together? I did my first one and it look like a 41/2 hexagon to fill up it
Thanks
Marilyn Bauer