tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3697842410896958739.post7426840349645102634..comments2024-03-29T09:47:02.181-05:00Comments on Sane, Crazy, Crumby Quilting: You Never Know Until You Try - This Month's PP EscapadesCathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12793711897790110579noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3697842410896958739.post-91961817405090788802016-04-25T21:54:07.846-05:002016-04-25T21:54:07.846-05:00The New York Beauty style block is about the only ...The New York Beauty style block is about the only one I'm willing to paper piece ... For all the same reasons you listed.Quiltdivajuliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15593385265961892847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3697842410896958739.post-60751381286009476712016-04-24T01:28:36.253-05:002016-04-24T01:28:36.253-05:00This was interesting. I haven't tried paper p...This was interesting. I haven't tried paper piecing, but have ideas that would only work if I did. Maybe I should stop being a wimp and give it a go.Kajahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08417544341324291385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3697842410896958739.post-74546397906329070412016-04-22T21:50:56.273-05:002016-04-22T21:50:56.273-05:00I would recommend paper piecing with freezer paper...I would recommend paper piecing with freezer paper. No paper to rip off. No more pulling your hair out when you find out the piece of fabric you just sewed on is not quite big enough. I usually hold my fabric together where I am going to sew next and flip the paper over to make sure it is good. <br />There are probably tutorials on line... but this is how I do it .<br /><br />Iron a piece of freezer paper onto a remnant of fabric first as it tends to shrink a bit when ironed. Remove paper. Trace your pattern on this piece of freezer paper. Go over each line with a tracing wheel so the lines fold easily. I extend my pattern an extra 1/4 inch around the outer edge and then trim my pattern to the right size after it is all sewn together. It seems my blocks always shrink a bit if there are a lot of pieces. Iron the wrong side of a piece of fabric 1 to the sticky side section # 1 of your freezer paper pattern. Each time you sew, you fold the paper back and sew the two pieces together right along the edge of the paper. After you sew piece one and two together, trim the seam to 1/4 inch. If you have an Add a 1/4" ruler it is so easy, the little lip slides right up to the paper and then trim. Open your seam so that the right side of the fabric is up , freezer paper is on the bottom. Press the seam that you just sewed with the iron covering pieces 1 and 2 of your pattern. Your fabric will be held in place by the waxy side of the freezer paper as you press. Go to the next number fold back on the line you will be sewing next between piece 2 and 3 repeat process until finished. Each time you sew, the fabric will be next to your sewing machine the paper will be up just like regular paper piecing only you don't sew on the paper. Sew right along the fold of your pattern each time.<br /><br /> Use a low to moderate temp on your iron so that the freezer paper sticks just enough you can remove it easily with out tugging. You can use each pattern 2-3 times! <br /><br />Happy Paper Piecing. <br />Janitathe girlfriend gaphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17608470139662616774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3697842410896958739.post-46686875073129132232016-04-22T13:39:52.944-05:002016-04-22T13:39:52.944-05:00Your blocks look great to me too. I once attended...Your blocks look great to me too. I once attended a guild workshop on paper piecing, and at the end, the instructor asked me what I had learned. I quickly said, "I've learned that I don't ever want to do paper piecing again!" Now that I'm older and slower, I'm tempted to try it again; that method does turn out some fantastic quilts. ---"Love"---"Love"https://www.blogger.com/profile/14253789635330034057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3697842410896958739.post-17525086025572468252016-04-22T13:28:34.482-05:002016-04-22T13:28:34.482-05:00Your blocks are all lovely - Great job! The Cat La...Your blocks are all lovely - Great job! The Cat Lady quilt will be awesome. When I read your blog, I realize that having many projects in various stages of planning and completion is a quilter's norm. And I feel better! But I'm so done with paper piecing. Life is too short, and there are too many other wonderful projects to work on!Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05765115495938525371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3697842410896958739.post-74733622651498978222016-04-22T11:28:26.524-05:002016-04-22T11:28:26.524-05:00I think I am like you in my willingness to try any...I think I am like you in my willingness to try anything twice–twice because I rarely enjoy working out of my comfort zone the first time and once I have figured something out, doing it a second time gives me a chance of actually enjoying it ;-) <br /><br />Coincidentally, in 2003, we made Laced Star blocks like the one at the top of your blog post today. At the time–even though it was paper pieced–it was one of the most popular blocks that year. You can see our scrappy versions here: <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/sophiejunction/sets/72157603974475853/" rel="nofollow">Laced Stars for the Block Lotto-February 2003</a>.sophiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13408822963659450038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3697842410896958739.post-16676408695738109582016-04-22T10:16:22.989-05:002016-04-22T10:16:22.989-05:00This might be worth a try... I've kept the lin...This might be worth a try... I've kept the link promising to try it again myself sometime. I've reproduced the foundations by stitching through layers with one pattern on top (so as to get more than one block on a page to try and save paper) and once tried the freezer paper method, which was sort of OK.... http://quiltfool.blogspot.com/2012/03/paper-piecing-tutorial-part-1.htmlKaren's Quilts from Cape Townhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06281646197560966234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3697842410896958739.post-61061568687295157982016-04-22T08:46:20.663-05:002016-04-22T08:46:20.663-05:00Your blocks look great from here!
And I remember t...Your blocks look great from here!<br />And I remember that test! (That was the part I scored the highest on. Maybe I should give paper piecing another shot?)<br />I'm dreaming of a New York Beauty, too. Someday...gaylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11629856023631651681noreply@blogger.com