Originally Posted by
ManiacQuilter2
My best friend and I are about to start our Judy Niemeyer quilts. I am doing Island Sunrise (New York Beauty). Any helpful suggestions?? We are BOTH bad at reading directions !! THANKS
I am working on my first paper piecing project, Judy's Bali Wedding Star. One of the keys is to understand that the "Pattern" is what you sew all the fabric on and the "Templates" are cut oversized so as to be trimmed down after the sewing. Do you have the "Add a Quarter" ruler? In several of her patterns, she uses both the 6 inch and the 12 inch. It has a lip that rests on your folded back pattern to insure that your fabric that has been sewn on is trimmed down correctly. You use this trimmed back edge to match the next fabric that is being sewn on.
I used the 28mm rotary cutter to trim down all my curved pieces. My Fiskar scissors with the extra sharp cutting edges....the small orange ones with the gray inserts... a lot.
None of this makes a whole lot of sense without seeing it. I think that is why Judy's directions seem so odd. It is just very hard to describe without you seeing it. There are several good YouTube videos on her techniques.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-q1i4cziyPY
This is a complete playlist of videos related to Judy's patterns. Even though the title isn't your project, the techniques are the same.
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...lJpfUXU3AHtej_
Final comment.....It isn't nearly as hard as it looks and the results are just beautiful!