Originally Posted by danmar
Originally Posted by HisPatchwork
I love paper piecing too! I drew up a simple scrappy pattern to use when showing others that want to learn. Leave the paper on until all pieces are put together. I have one to make for my DD that I drew out onto interfacing...won't have to pull off any paper.
Thank you for the pattern. I'll have to try it out. I absolutely love your little bluebird. And as for the back, How do you get everything trimmed to 1/4"? Yours looks so nice and neat. I'm not doing it right somehow and mine is really bad on the back.
Do you sew through the 1/4" seam line or only on the line to attach the new piece? Also, are the numbers on the patterns the order in which to add the pieces?? I wondered that last night.
Also, on your Tulip, all of those surrounding fabrics are just awesome! You have great taste!
Marilyn
Each unit has several pieces. You sew each fabric patch on {going through the seam lines when needed} and then trim each unit. Then put the units together, that is why you see the evenly trimmed seams. Each stitched line is sewn over by the next line of stitching. Then, just line them up and sew on the seam lines. What I have shown was about 26 different units sewn together. They do have numbers, lower case letters, and capital letters to match up for assembly or identify the colors needed.