These are links to wonderful sites that will teach one how to paper or foundation piece. If it sounds hard, it's not. I really like this method. There is no precise piece cutting involved, and you are always sewing on a line. Easy as 1-2-3. Take a look.
http://www.winnowing.com/ppp.html
http://paperpanache.com/howto/how.htm
http://www.quiltdesignnw.com/tips_p_piece.htm
http://quilting.about.com/od/foundationpiecing/a/paper_piece.htm
http://piecebynumber.com/links.htm
http://www.quilt.com/HowTo/FoundationHowToPage.html
Norah