English vs. regular paper piecing
#21
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Join Date: Dec 2007
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Here's a great tutorial from Connecting Threads' website:
http://www.connectingthreads.com/pat..._PD991407.html
It's an Adobe file and the first example is the hexagon, but if you scroll down, it shows one with diamond shapes.
It's on my list of things to try.
http://www.connectingthreads.com/pat..._PD991407.html
It's an Adobe file and the first example is the hexagon, but if you scroll down, it shows one with diamond shapes.
It's on my list of things to try.
#23
Originally Posted by ai731
Originally Posted by Lacelady
Re diamonds, I forgot to say that when you are trying to tack around the paper, don't bother to try and tuck in the excess on the points. If you leave the little extra bit sticking out, all of those will lay flatter when you join on other patches.
Jan
I still keep all of these pieces in a travel bag. If Im going to the doctors or to the quilt shop/ guild meeting, I have something very portable to work on. This bag is always waiting by the door to grab on the way out. This may become a lifelong hand project but I'm enjoying it.
This is not mine... but it is close to what I would like to have in the end:
http://www.shop7sisters.com/030c2fa0.jpg
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#24
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I tried English paper piecing for the first time a couple weeks ago. I love it. I can take it with me to the baseball games and when I visit my dad in the evening. I can work on my other projects when I'm at home. It may take me a year to finish the paper piecing project, but it keeps me busy when I'm away from home.
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