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Templates for English paper piecing

June 11, 2018 13 Comments

Many quilters adore English Paper Piecing (EPP), and hexagons are a favorite shape. While pre-cut templates are an option, they’re not always the right size or available when you need them. If you only need a few, making your own is often the best solution, so knowing how to cut them yourself is a valuable skill!

But let’s be real, cutting templates one by one is tedious and time-consuming. You’d rather be stitching your beautiful pieces together! That’s why I developed a cutting technique that will help you cut your templates 10 times faster than the usual method. Cool, right? Check out the technique I explained here.

But why would we limit this technique to hexagons? We can combine the hexagons with other shapes, like half-hexagons, diamonds, and triangles, to make new quilt designs.
Here are just a few simple designs.

So, I decided to create template sheets for these shapes too! Just like with hexagons, we’ll use the same cutting technique. Be sure to review this technique—it makes cutting these shapes just as quick and easy!

This is the half-hexagon sheet. 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.

If you want to cut your own shapes, download a few templates below!

These templates are perfect for practicing your cutting technique, but if you love how effortless and precise the process is, you can unlock 100+ premium templates with my Ultimate EPP Template Bundle!

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DIY templates for English paper piecing

Happy Sewing!

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Comments

  1. Donna Kirkland says

    June 12, 2018 at 11:31 am

    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?

    Reply
    • Janet says

      June 12, 2018 at 3:29 pm

      Card stock

      Reply
    • Anne Marie says

      May 4, 2020 at 10:21 am

      I just grab scrap paper from the printer and use that.

      Reply
  2. Geta Grama says

    June 12, 2018 at 2:21 pm

    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.

    Reply
  3. Nanny says

    June 13, 2018 at 12:16 am

    Muchas gracias por tus aportes, Geta. Y también por ofrecernos tus plantillas.
    Un abrazo!

    Reply
  4. Jane G. says

    June 16, 2018 at 11:04 am

    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?

    Reply
  5. Yvonne Lattimore says

    January 25, 2019 at 8:33 pm

    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

    Reply
  6. Janet says

    February 18, 2020 at 6:06 am

    Do you have templates for kite, honeycomb, and jewel shapes in 1”, 1.5”, and 2”?

    Thank you for sharing resources.

    Reply
  7. Alison Mary says

    June 25, 2021 at 2:06 pm

    Oh my goodness, thank you so much, I will have great fun using these 💖

    Reply
  8. Michelle says

    July 30, 2021 at 1:07 pm

    Thank you very much for providing these templates!

    Reply
  9. Nancy Atkinson says

    January 11, 2023 at 7:06 pm

    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.

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  10. Marilyn says

    January 17, 2023 at 3:10 am

    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

    Reply
  11. Ann says

    May 5, 2025 at 3:33 pm

    I love love love the templates!
    Thank you so much for sharing them for free.
    I cut up 1″ and 2″ hexagons and ended with … let’s say not so accurate diamonds and half-hexis… you template will save me so much time and frustration!

    Reply

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