I like to use the freezer-paper piecing method of paper piecing. You sew beside the paper instead of through it. There is no paper to tear away. You can also reuse the pattern several times. I learned from this video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OqMiC1_JdqQ
I like to do minature log cabins this way. This quilt's log cabins finish at four inches, but it could be made smaller.