Originally Posted by
frarose
I love the look of paper piecing but seem to have a little trouble with it at times. I dislike how it uses so much fabric or maybe I just don't know how to cut it correctly.
I always cut a strip the width I need to cover a section. To get the correct width, measure the widest part with the ruler's left edge on your seamline that you'll be sewing on for that piece to join the previous ones. Measure across to the widest part and add 5/8" for seam allow. After you sew on your line, press to set the stitches and press the seam allow. to the side, then fold paper on next seamline, then trim off previous strip giving your new seam allow. of 1/4". Doing it this way, you'll never discover you cut your fabric too small. Unless, you measured wrong for your width, in the first place.