Looks cute! Got it bookmarked for my bucket list.
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Looks cute! Got it bookmarked for my bucket list.
I remember this from before and I was hoping some people would post pictures of their quilts. I printed out a pattern but some of the pieces are so tiny I don't know if I can sew them.
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CAS
Please take the time to watch a few videos on youtube under the subject " how to paper piece" before you give up on it? I am going to use it to teach myself to paper piece. Want to be 'paper piece buddies' for the project? We can help each other figure it out.Originally Posted by CAS49OR
If you always do, what you have always done, The results never change. Change is the wings you give yourself.
Madame Kelly, It would be fun to do it together. I have made some paper pieced quilts, and I have made some paper pieced blocks in the "Block of the Month" thread in this group. That's why I thought the pieces were so tiny in comparison to what I've done. I don't see how it is possible to sew them. Maybe I printed them out too small, or could make the patterns bigger before attempting to sew? Also, I don't have much stash and it takes a lot of different little color pieces.
Can some of you that have done them help us out? Do you have pictures? Were some of the pieces tiny, like 3/8 " by 1/2"?
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CAS
Some of the pieces were very small, but I was just cutting larger shapes and cutting the excess off as I went. Trimming is everything with these. I probably did not work with it the way an expert would, but it worked for me. I will not be doing another this difficult, but I can say I did it. When I was sewing this, I had my stitch length set to 1.4, and took my time setting up each piece. When I said it took me two days, I meant two full days, at least 14-16 hours. I got lucky and had a couple quiet days. When I had to take a few stitches out, I worked gently with a straight pin and seam ripper to do it. Yes, I did have to start over twice on the first section, because my brain has a real problem turning things around, but with tenacity, even I could make one. Up to now I have only worked with simple quilt patterns and pretty large pieces, so be encouraged. it can be done, just not quickly...Good luck. ;-)
If you always do, what you have always done, The results never change. Change is the wings you give yourself.
Thanks for the link! Looks like fun!!!
I made a quilted Fairy Godmother a while ago. Not sure where she is. SHe is somewhere upstairs in the mess that is my sewing room. She is not quilted. ANother UFO that I forgot about. She went together pretty quickly. Lots of fun.
Has anyone else had problems printing the PDFs with the correct 1 inch squares? I have tried all sorts of way of manipulating the PDFs and my printer setting and they are all vary from 1/16th to 1/8th too small.
Sweet Caroline
I had the same problem last year, when I downloaded the units before trying to print them, then this time when I tried to get the pattern, this year, I just hit the print button on the PDF that comes up when you click the Unit A, Unit B, etc. The print icon is in the upper right side of the screen shot that opens automatically. I guess when you try to download it, something changes in translation? I have sent you a PM.
If you always do, what you have always done, The results never change. Change is the wings you give yourself.
I learned in another thread, if you use IE explorer to print patterns the 1" block will turn out the right size. I use chrome but switch to IE to print the pattern, maybe it's the same with .pdf?
I also downloaded the free "Foxit" reader to use instead of Adobe and haven't had as many problems with .pdf files.
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CAS
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