English Paper Piecing with Rosy Petri

As part of the In/Between Festival, meet artist Rosy Petri and discover the timeless craft of English Paper Piecing (EPP). A self-taught mixed media artist, Petri created the community quilt All This and More, featured in Handcrafted: RAM Community Art Show at RAM Wustum. Throughout the event, she’ll share the inspiration behind her work, demonstrate her creative process, and introduce visitors to the fundamentals of this relaxing hand-sewing technique.

English Paper Piecing is a portable, beginner-friendly method in which fabric is wrapped around paper templates and hand stitched together to create beautiful geometric patterns. Requiring only a few simple tools, EPP is perfect for using fabric scraps, stitching while traveling, or enjoying a mindful creative practice at home. Stop by to meet Petri, explore her artwork, ask questions, and pick up materials and tips to begin your own English Paper Piecing journey.

All This and More was funded with support from the ArtSeed Grant through the Racine Arts Council and the Wisconsin Arts Board.

Part of RAM’s In/Between festival (September 18–27, 2026).

Rosy Petri is a self-taught mixed media artist from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Petri was honored as part of the 2025 Black Excellence cohort, and a Digital Humanities Fellow at the Wisconsin Museum of Quits and Fiber Arts. She served as the inaugural Artist in Residence at the bell hooks center at Berea College (2021), a Mary L Nohl Emerging Artist Fellow and a Mildred L. Harpole Artist of the Year (2020), the 11th Pfister Artist in Residence (2019), and a Milwaukee Artist Resource Network mentee under artist Della Wells (2018). Petri’s work can be viewed in collections including the Brewers Community Foundation, Planned Parenthood of WI, Medical College of WIsconsin, Baird Center, James Museum, bell hooks Center at Berea College, Pfister Hotel, Hunger Task Force, Northwestern Mutual, African American Chamber of Commerce of Wisconsin and the Milwaukee County Courthouse.