My wife and I went to a paper piecing workshop today that our guild sponsored with nationally known quilting artist Deb Karasik ( http://www.quiltmavens.com/ ). It was great and LOTS of fun! I learned to paper piece and got 3 blocks done! :D We got to bring our own fabrics to all do the same pattern, which is one she developed named "Ringo Star". I choose to do mine in Civil War reproduction fabrics. My wife is doing hers in bright tie-dyes on a black background.

Deb is doing a trunk show at our monthly guild meeting tomorrow night as well. Looking forward to it!

You did a great job with those!!
Now we get to look forward to seeing some awesome paper pieced quilts from you!!!

Looks good.

Beautifully done Eddie!!! Another technique mastered :D:D:D
Will you post pics of the trunk show for us, please?

Looking good. Isn't paper pieceing a fun thing to do. I love it.

Great job, don't you just love those points???? I think it's fun, that looks like a great pattern also. Be sure to post pic's of both you and your wife's when your done.

You're a natural. Don't you just love paper piecing!

Eddie, I took a class with her, she is great, enjoy the trunk show! Wish I could go.

Great job Eddie! This is one thing that I need to try! Just apprehensive about it yet.

Looks great Eddie. I still have not tried PP, I have Carol Doaks DVD. I just need to do it as Nike says.

Eddie is there anything you can't do? You are one of the best quilters I have seen.

Looks great to me, not sure if I want to learn or do paper piecing. You are doing a great job.

Congrats on learning to paper piece. I've done it lots and find it's the only way to get sharp points over and over again. Show off your quilt when you get it sewn together.

Wonderful job eddie. I love the second one the way that the fabrics gradiate from a light to dark spires.

Now you can do a Dear Jane quilt Eddie. It's mostly PP. You did a great job BTW! It's fun is'nt it??

I agree! Everything you do turns out great! Bet you don't have any old stab wounds from errant seam rippers, either, do you?
You are a natural.
This is going to be gorgeous in the Civil War repros, too.

Love your blocks in the CW fabric. I love to PP too. It sure is alot of fun.
Can we see a pic of Melissa's blocks ? Hers sound really pretty too

Oh wow, those are great!! I especially love the first one, never seen one like that before.

I hope you'll be showing more of them.

WOW Eddie, that looks great! I don't think there is anything you can't do! :thumbup:

Nice work!

Very good Eddie I can't wait to see the rest

Great job!

Nice work Eddie!!! You never cease to amaze me with all your beautiful productions. How nice that you and wife share the same hobby too.

Now we can expect even greater quilts from you and Melissa. Do post some pix of her blocks too.

Those points are perfect! Real nice!

Great job!!

Wow, fabulous...............great work!

Wow, those are cool. Great job.

Wow, these blocks look terrific!

Oh good job, really nice. I love paper piecing. New york beauty and fat flying geese?

Great job, Eddie!! You're great at everything you attempt.

This is only the beginning and there awsome! We are all looking forward to seeing another master piece from you Eddie. You do wonderful work! Sue

Looks great! I love the precision you can get when paper piecing. I haven't done the curves yet. Maybe I'll give it a go when I'm on vacation.

Sweet!

Her trunk shows are amazing. She was at our guild last year and it was just amazing the things that she had created. Your PP is realy good too!

Thanks, everyone. :)

I'm not really sure, we were following a pattern of hers so I don't know what they're called in the paper piecing world. :D

Looks great to me :)

Looking forward to see how you quilt it! Deb is a hoot! have fun.

Your points are great. Looks wonderful.