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#221
I love PPing and will enjoy all the conversation and pictures of every ones work. Just to show and tell, this is one of my first projects ever using PPing and how could I not fall in love with PPing with this as a finished wall hanging.
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#223
How do you quilt paper pieced? I am working on a nativity scene with lots of tiny pieces. The quilt will be 32x21. Do most of you quilt your work or just leave it as is. It just seems like I would ruin it if I quilted it. I can never see any quilt stitches on any pictures of paper piecing
#224
Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2015
Posts: 637
I just dove into PP this morning. I've made four quilts this year-one wall hanging and three bed sized for BIL and my kids.
My husband is starting to feel left out so I'm making him the Morning Stars pattern from quilters cache.
He is printing the templates for me.
I made a test block this morning. So far so good.
My husband is starting to feel left out so I'm making him the Morning Stars pattern from quilters cache.
He is printing the templates for me.
I made a test block this morning. So far so good.
#227
Super Member
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: Carroll, Iowa
Posts: 3,482
My 1st paper pieced project was Jinny Beyer's Crystal Star. I was hooked after that but haven't had time to do any others. Went to the Des Moines Quilt Show this year and saw Jacqueline de Jonge's Brilliant Beauties of Joy and thought "YES" that's my next paper pieced project. I have a friend who likes modern quilts more so than traditional so have been looking a long time for just the right pattern to make her a quilt and this is it. Didn't buy the fabric to go with it at the time as I'd spent my fabric budget for the month already plus thought I'd be able to order it online when the time came. Boy was I wrong on that account. The fabrics listed on the back are hard to find and a bit pricey but a quilter on the quilting board contacted me and gave me a substitute list in the Hancock 1895 batiks that were similar so started ordering them ahead of time. Still missing 5 out of the 24 colored batiks. Ordered a similar black starry fabric and a black&white striped fabric by another designer. Think I'll be able to use a solid black for the interior section of the pattern.
Anyway, started cruising thru the instructions and started having second thoughts on whether I could do this one or not but I've been told to just take it one step at a time and I would be able to do it. Won't start it till next year as I need to finish quilting the tops I already have finished. Told myself I couldn't start another quilt till they were done and out of here.
Wish me luck on this one.
Anyway, started cruising thru the instructions and started having second thoughts on whether I could do this one or not but I've been told to just take it one step at a time and I would be able to do it. Won't start it till next year as I need to finish quilting the tops I already have finished. Told myself I couldn't start another quilt till they were done and out of here.
Wish me luck on this one.
#228
Super Member
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: Illinois
Posts: 2,140
I'm trying to learn to EPP small squares for my Calico Gardens quilt & am having the worst time trying to get the fabric taught around the paper. I keep ending up with a sloppy mess that barely even resembles a square. Can anyone share any tips?
#230
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nqa70gU-E9U
Sue is one of the best at EPP. Good luck.
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