#TulaPinkNova... CENTER... let's start at the very beginning

Thanks to the #TulaPinkNova online support group- I've jumped off in to the deep end of the English paper piecing pool!!!

After weeks spent on line- admiring all the EPP these artists obsessed with "all thingsTula" 

has created- I joined in. 

After all this time spent in covid isolation, I figure it is perfect for taking with me wherever I go!

Alas, that meant DECISIONS!!!

Hours and hours lost gazing at Pinterest, FB, videos...

After deciding daily which ideas and color selections move me the most- 

I'd change my mind the next day... 

Then, I FINALLY made the decision to 

MAKE A DECISION AND STICK WITH IT!

No more spending hours in awe of "others" on FB & Pinterest... 

avoiding that first fabric pick, first cut, first stitch, first needle prick!

My inner center block is finally complete. Enough pieces cut to be my companion for a while for out and about. And best of all: NO MORE DECISIONS- at least until I get past the next few rows!!!

SEW excited to finally take the leap in to EPP!

First up, make sure my arthritis actually would allow me to do this before I invested the money in supplies

It is very slow handwork... 

but- I even impressed myself! 

And I found it very satisfying.

Ohhhh, and glue sticking the fabric

to the precut card stock hexi- 

I felt like I was back in school art class!

Sew much fun!!!

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A pillow perhaps?

Time will tell-

Tula Nova awaits!

Why is it so dramatic 

to make that first slice in to Tula fabric?

Once I finally did... 

I created my pieces like a happy Girl Scout 

and I was ready to do my best!!!

Tula's magnets hold the 2 pieces to be joined 

in place perfect- once you pry them apart!

Once my center was finished-

 I was back to the indecision of the next 2 rows...

Every piece of Tula I owned was unfolded

 and admired... 

and then refolded and put back in the bin...

but eventually I decided and cut and pasted...

I finally finished my center...

& I love it... (I think... )

If not, It can become a corner later!

Stitchwork has room for improvement- but I am happy with the learning curve.

Best of all, 

My next 2 rows are ready to be packed up

 to accompany me on travels...