It's beautiful
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It's beautiful
That is one stunning quilt.
Aloha Karen
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I had to laugh about your experience - wow, you are not a quitter.... lovely quilt.
It is beautiful but doesn't look like p piecing. Your experience sounds like some of my fiasco's!
I guess we all suffer with our quilting.
Mariah.
Have a wonderful Quilting Day, make it your way!
Marta
Martha Tompkins
Love to paper piece! Just started experimenting with using fabric - a light weight muslin or something cheap - instead of paper. Has been working so far and you don't have any paper to tear off....just leave the fabric on. The only thing I'm trying to figure out is an easier way to get the pattern onto the muslin. I've used transfer paper but need to find dark colors so I can see the pattern better. Where-oh-where is good ol' fashioned carbon paper?!
My have had your setbacks but the end result is beautiful
Which book are you referring to? Not all of Carols earlier books had cds that were patterns. Some cds were instructional only. If this is the 50 star book, the patterns were on a separate cd that I had to purchase. Also, if you used a copier to reproduce the patterns, they dont always reproduce accurately. I have never had a failure with Carols patterns.
Snipforfun -- It was a 2000 edition of the 50 Fabulous Paper Pieced Stars Book (used, online, cheap, minus the CD -- which I chose to buy anyway). This is the Maine Star and I copied the pattern from pg. 65. None of my problems were Carol's fault, I assume full blame but I sure did learn a lot!
Originally Posted by snipforfun
That turned out absolutely gorgeous. Love your colors. The next will be so much easier for all the experience you learned from this one. Keep it up. You did good.
sew1
Beautiful quilt you finished. You must be proud. I am still needing to attempt another paper piecing block. I haven't in awhile with a lot of family stuff. Also, with doing a few swaps, etc. I guess it was easy to put off anything that involved a bit more stress than the usual. I still have got to complete one, because I do like to learn new things. I have the beginner Carol Doak Book on paper piecing. I just need to jump in a few days. I had it recommended to me by Jacquie that is away right now I think.
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