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Old 05-21-2008, 08:35 AM
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Originally Posted by Cordelia
Thanks, everybody, for the encouragement. I had ulterior motives for posting that pic -- so I could get a little feedback. There are all kinds of things I can do, but my problem with that block is I don't have the skill to do curves. I wanted to sort of do a meandering drunkard's path on it and accentuate the circle.

But, I don't have the skill to do that. But, that border can be paper pieced and I can do a good job with that one.

Bettelove, I actually go to the dollar store and buy the gift tissue and actually do my paper pieceing with that.

But, does wax paper tear away easier because it's waxed? I have a good deal of parchment paper around the house. That's not waxed, but close.

I think I'll try that with my border.

I like to trace the paper piecing patterns onto muslin and pretend it is tissue and then I don't have to tear it off. It stays on with the block.
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