Originally Posted by hopetoquilt
Originally Posted by MTS
Originally Posted by happyscrappy
hand piecing is not difficult, just more time consuming, obviously.
Jinny Beyer would argue that point. :wink: :wink:
In something like this block, though, done the traditional way, I'd have to agree with her. I was amazed watching her put together a few blocks.
If I decide to hand piece, I would use the accucut. If I stick with the machine, the Jinny Beyer method would probably work best for me. I think I tried to find her book (easier for me to follow than the video... books are always easier for me) but the book was no longer published. I may look for the book again. I have been toying with the idea of doing a quilt with tumbling blocks for a long while.
I think you misunderstood. Jinny Beyer is ALL about hand-piecing.
I was trying to say that she argues that hand piecing, in some instances, is faster.
And if you have an AccuCut or Go or whatever - you should use it to cut your pieces regardless of the method you choose to piece.