Ladybug, I *think* the way I am doing it is actually called foundation piecing (someone correct me if I am wrong PLEASE!)
But this is how I do it, first I cut my blocks and then I split them into triangles. Then I mark my triangles where I want my first pieces to go on either side of the white "kite". Sorry I had already started these blocks and don't have pictures of that.
Then I line my first strip up with the line ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE that I actually want it to go (right sides together) then I sew my seam. I press it back and do the same on the other side. [img]
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Then I take another piece and lay it on top of the first strip (right sides together) and sew it down, now I can add a strip to both sides before I have to get up and press anything! [img]
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then I press both sides[img]
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They look really wonky and funky with all the extra fabric hanging off of the triangle when you are done adding all the strips, but I just turn it over and trim the BOTTOM of the triangle and sew it to another trimed triangle. once I have the block with excess fabric on all four sides I square it up which removes all the excess also! I square it from the FRONT not the back though! I am fairly lazy and removing paper is not my cup of tea, so this way I don't have to.
This is what it will look like from the back once it is all sewn together and trimmed [img]
http://img27.imageshack.us/img27/3223/cimg1556m.jpg[/img] I think doing it this way is REALLY easy and I havn't been quilting that long!
I have played around with paper piecing in the past and its not hard I used freezer paper I "scored" the lines with a treacing wheel so I could fold the paper out of the way so I wouldn't sew through it (because I am lazy remember lol). I actually have all the materal to make a quilt using this template but I haven't gotten around to it. All the flowers will be yellow with brown centers except one it will be white with a yellow center.