Originally Posted by Bueniebabe
Originally Posted by Zhillslady
Hi ladies. Hoping someone can help me with a paper piecing questions. I have a vacation day Thursday so I'm taking a paperpiecing class. Does it normally use a lot more fabric than a standard pieced top? I just got my fabric requirements and for a twin size its 7.25 yard black then 4 pieces each of four different color familes so around 15-17 yards of fabric for a twin top including binding. Does that make sense or am I misunderstanding?
I think Carol Doak's paper piecing books tell what size to cut each piece. That would help a lot.
On PP patterns without the sizes to cut the fabric pieces: I take a sheet of plain white paper and lay it on top of the pattern piece and draw roughly around the shape making sure I have at least 1/4" seam allowance. It definately takes some time to do this but it is worth it to not cut a piece incorrectly and waste the fabric. I did this the second time I did the Candlequilter block and I was amazed at how much my fabric waste was decreased.