Originally Posted by osewme

On & off I've tried my hand at paper piecing. This month I'm going to paper piece my charity blocks but I'm having a really hard time trying to figure out how to cut my pieces without so much waste. I've messed up on quite a few blocks now by not cutting my pieces large enough to fit in the odd angle of the block. So now I am over compensating by cutting them way too big. Also, when I cut my pieces I have to remember that everything is backwards & I generally sew my pieces in the wrong place & again they don't fit. Ugh! I just finished a 1/4 of a block & discovered I reversed the colors on 2 pieces & now have to remake that block. Ugh! That mistake was because it's 10:30 p.m. & I'm getting tired. I should have waited until the a.m. to make it but I'm anxious to get this pp'ing down. I love the look of pp blocks but am having a really hard time at it. Do you know of any good you-tube links that I might watch? How do I not waste so much fabric? I need help!