Thread: for NEW paper piecers!

Thanks for the support, I will keep trying for sure...I WILL master this : )

Originally Posted by SewExtremeSeams

Just want to encourage you to keep trying. I love pp, however, usually when I start a new pattern I do rip out quite a few times until I get it right. Usually I am not guessing the right length/width of fabric to completely cover the area once the fabric is flipped. While it might seem like I rip 2 seams for every seam I sew (lol) I finally get it together and make fewer mistakes as I go. Hope this helps.

I've been using the Carol Doak method to PP for years now.....have tried many other ways and always come running back to this one. I use old postcards to line up along the fold line....for me, just an easy step. Then I push either the 1/8th or 1/4" ruler up to the hard postcard and cut. I make quite a few "tiny" blocks and this method works like magic to make sure my points are crisp and my little pieces fit.......I think this tute is a very good way to visualize how to do it. Just take it step by step and have fun......

Thank you for sharing this great site.

I thought PP was very confusing until I watched Carol Doake's video (bought with coupon at JoAnn). I decided that I'd learn and follow her method even though I knew that you didn't NEED to have the card or the "Add a Quarter" ruler etc. since it enabled me to develop a "rhythm". One friend told me how "stupid and unnecessary" it was to do it that way but those "extra tools" have saved me a lot of time and frustration so I feel they more than paid for themselves. Could I do PP without them now? -- almost certainly -- but I still use them anyway.