Originally Posted by martha jo
Help! I am getting discouraged. I got my paper, roller, fourth inch ruler, and went at it. I seem to be doing something wrong or is there a certain learning curve. My seams are thick with the paper, and when I do small strips they are not even, I roll and iron. Am I suppose to be taking the paper out of the seams? I made two blocks yesterday and one today and none of them pass the smell test. Did you all get it right away or should I keep plugging? Should I pick out all the easy blocks on the list and do them for practice? I have already ruined some of my precious dyed fabric - yuk!
yes, do an easy block to get comfortable - try A6 as a paper piecing.
now the way to deal with the units when you bring them together....
some people remove all the paper from the units and then sew them to each other.
i leave my paper on, the when i join 2 units together i remove the paper thats in that seam area only.
then i attach more units and i just continue in this fashion.
bluechicken removes the paper that would be in the seam area and then sews the unit together.
so there's a few ways to tackle each block and when you get comfortable with the process you'll know which way to handle it.
but for now do A6 and use scrap fabric.
here's a couple of pics that show what i'm talking about when removing the paper in the seam areas.