When you paper piece, are you supposed to put the fabric wrong side to wrong side of the paper? And stitch on the printed side of the paper?

I don't quite get it. I'm making a mystery paper pieced 31 X 23 wall quilt and haven't paper pieced yet.

Thanks!!

the fabric goes on the side of the paper without the printing and you stitch thru the paper on the side with the printing.

the 1st piece of fabric that goes down is right side up and then all other fabric pieces are put right side down.

The first piece goes right side up on your part #1, on the wrong side of the paper. Make sure it extends at least 1/4" past the stitching line. No sewing yet. The second piece goes right sides together on top of #1 and sew on the line between one and two, on the marked side of the paper. Open and press and move on to the next number. Clear??

Maria

Try thinking of it this way---

you sew on the printed side of the paper and when you turn the paper over with your fabric sewed to it, you are looking at the right side of your fabric

kind of like a back-to-back thing

http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-25541-1.htm

Amma did this tute for me , I think it is wonderful , very clear and lots of pictures :lol: I had never PPd before , but needed to learn for a swap I was in :shock: LOL

Thank you sooooo much ladies! I think I understand it now. :D :D

Thanks so much for this wonderful help. I had been taught to put on top and maybe that is why I didn't like it much. Now maybe I can do a Dear Jane on machine.

some women at one of the guilds i go to put the fabric on top too and i found it extremely confusing to work that way.

I agree. I've done it both ways and I much prefer the fabric on the backside of the paper.

If you are having issues with tearing the paper out afterwards, here is an easy trick. Before you add any fabric, sew along the lines of the paper with an unthreaded needle. This perforates the paper. Then sew the fabric on, as with any paper piecing. You'll find the paper comes out much easier, especially in those dratted corners. I now do this will all my paper piecing blocks and it takes a bit of extra prep time but is so worth it in the end!

What a good hint! I recently discovered paper piecing with freezer paper. You do perforate the freezer paper but you do that so you can fold it back and stich right next to the paper instead of through it. The waxy coating on the paper sticks to your fabric just enough to stabalize it and comes off like a dream in one piece. You can then use the same pattern piece for multiple blocks. It's an awesome method. I wasn't sure I would like when I read through the instructions but once I tried it I really liked it. However with some of the PP patterns that have itsy bitsy teeny tiny pieces I think I will stick with traditional PP.