paper piecing newbie
#1
I bought a pattern not realizing that it is paper pieced. I have never attempted paper piecing and am a bit worried that I may be in over my head, but dang I love that pattern. Any suggestions to get me started?
#3
your first peice of fabric is worked onto the backside of the printed paper and upside down make sure its 1/4 inch over each side and pin it then lay fab 2 ontop of it right sides together , turn it over look at it in the light then sew directly on line 1 between space 2 turn it over and press.
sometimes its hard depending on the shapes to get the fabric just right but if I taught myself i think anyone can.
best of luck
sometimes its hard depending on the shapes to get the fabric just right but if I taught myself i think anyone can.
best of luck
#6
youtube has great tutorials, thats how I learned
Also get the add a quarter ruler, it is worth its weight in gold for paper piecing, love it. I am a beginner, and it not that hard, just very time consuming going back and forth with ironing cutting and positioning on the lightbox
Also get the add a quarter ruler, it is worth its weight in gold for paper piecing, love it. I am a beginner, and it not that hard, just very time consuming going back and forth with ironing cutting and positioning on the lightbox
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have fun, paper piecing is so much fun and you can google online for videos to watch and tutorials on paper piecing
Originally Posted by Buckeye Rose
I bought a pattern not realizing that it is paper pieced. I have never attempted paper piecing and am a bit worried that I may be in over my head, but dang I love that pattern. Any suggestions to get me started?
#9
I've looked at a couple videos and it doesn't look as bad as I thought in the beginning. But geez, it's messy! and so much going back and forth, I can't imagine how you can get anything done. And it seems like a huge waste of fabric too.
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Originally Posted by Buckeye Rose
I've looked at a couple videos and it doesn't look as bad as I thought in the beginning. But geez, it's messy! and so much going back and forth, I can't imagine how you can get anything done. And it seems like a huge waste of fabric too.
And yes, it's somewhat fiddly though ... especially if you're not doing a whole bunch of blocks.
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