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Old 05-05-2013, 06:02 PM
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QuiltE
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Originally Posted by JustAbitCrazy View Post
Not every pattern can be paper pieced. As long as it can be divided into sections, with no Y seams, I think you should be able to pp it. I'm not a paper piecer, so I could be wrong. If it is one which can be done that way, you just need to draw it out on paper, make copies, then sew fabric pieces onto the copies, in order. The order is kind of the reverse order you would cut the sections apart, if you used a rotary cutter and ruler.
Y-seams can be PPd.
Likewise, curves can be PPd.

There were several of both in the Pony Club quilt.


Sdeaaz ... I've drawn out many PP patterns on graph paper. You have to stop and think as to which order the pieces are to be added, as the pattern builds. Sometimes a whole block can be pieced as one. Sometimes you have to break it into sections, and then join the sections.

If you have PPing experience, it won't be too hard to do it.
If you have not done PPing, my advice would be to go to Quilters Cache, and do some of the blocks to get familiar with the process.

Likewise, perhaps the patterns you are looking for, are already available on QC or elsewhere?
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