Originally Posted by
QuiltE
Which is why I don't like the fold method .... stitch on the line and tear away later!
I agree. Sewing through the paper on the lines is the beauty of pp: ACCURACY.
Go to
www.quiltworx.com, click on learn more under Technique.
Use the folding template (I use a strip of template plastic - factory edge!) Add-a-quarter ruler is very important.
Set stitch length to 1.
You will be sewing over the ends of your lines of stitching - no need to backstitch. Start about 1/8 to 1/4" before the seam line and sew past the line at the end about the same amount. This sew over is included in the seam allowance so doesn't matter. Sew past the end on the outside edge of the block and leave a thread tail - Don't trim! The threads are twisted when they come out of the machine. This twisting usually keeps the seam together until you are ready to sew your blocks together. Just be gentle when taking the paper off. If you can get sheets of newsprint for your copies, it is a much softer paper and tears away easily.
Oops, Katybob reminded me. Use a glue stick on the #1 piece.