Originally Posted by beaniekins
but it can be very frustrating when you sew and flip and your piece does not fit. I also don't like how there can be more waste with the fabric. My 6 year old loves to pull out the paper for me, so I don't have that problem.
I once was helping a friend with a huge pp project.
She would cut apart a foundation a pattern, take each piece and cut the fabric from a stack (adding seam allowances).
I thought this was a tremendous waste of time - I personally like working in the chaos of pp with, yes, the occasional wrong sized piece.
Anyway, she was in a rush and asked me to do a block for her. She gave me the foundation and the cut pieces.
And I have to say I was pretty amazed at how quickly it all went together as there was practically NO trimming, and everything lined up beautifully.
I'm not saying it's something
I would do regularly - mostly because I am lazy - but I can definitely see the benefit in certain situations.
Again, it's just another method that I'm glad I know about.
And having legal child labor around to help out is always a benefit!! ;-)