I didn't see a picture thread started, so here it is.

It went much better than expected. My previous PP attempts have been poor but this came together easily. I think I could learn to really like PP.

That is gorgeous!!! great job!!!! very nice colours! . It looks perfect!

Very pretty! You did a great job!

Very Well Done!!! :D:D:D
You chose your fabrics beautifully and look at those points :D:D:D

Thanks for the compliments, but it was shockingly easy. I don't know if I'm just finally catching on or if this is an exceptionally easy pattern.

I highly recommend it to anyone who has not had PP success in the past. I think you'll be surprised with your results.

Beautiful block, I absolutely love your center fabric

Lisa_wanna_b_quilter,
DOUBLE WOW!! :thumbup: You couldn't have done a nicer job with your block!! :D It's beautiful. You have now given me hope that I will be able to accomplish this pattern, too. I have never PP'd, but am excited to give it a try!! Thank you for sharing with all of us.
:D :D :D :D

Wonderful job! I am encouraged. :)

Beautiful. I love your choice of colors.

I'm dying to try PP but have to finish a wedding quilt first. :-D

Wow! I hope mine comes out half as good! I've never PP'd and I'm scared to death of it

VIP Fabric from Walmart. There are several shades of greens and beige/creams.

Yours is gorgeous , Lisa.

Here's mine. I did it!

Yours looks great, Janie! That star fabric is pretty. I like the sparkle.

Great Janie... now I think more people will try this now... you did a perfect job.. .Love the colours!!!

Thanks for the nice comments. I am over the moon. I am so glad I tried this, it was such a wonderful feeling of accomplishment.

Looking forward to seeing more successes!

They both look so great!!!!! You two give me hope -- I've done very little with paper piecing. Glad to hear this is an easy one.

I'm excited to get mine done, but need to finish a lap quilt first. I want to all 12 months in batiks -- and I still need to finish January's sunflower.

OK JanieW...Now I gotta try it. PP scares me to death because I will not quit till I succeed and it drives me crazy till I do it right. OCD my daughter says! So I'M off to pp.

I'm new to paper piecing but am having a go. Not going to be beaten.

However, I have a question. This block looks as though it is going to turn out at 11.5". Am I right? Do I need to scale it up to match the January block or can I just add a small background border when it is finished and squared up?

As I am quite new to quilting, I am not too sure what to do for the best.

I think you should use scant quarter inch margins.. and you should be ok. If not than a thin border would work as well!

When you printed your pattern did you reset to "none"? My first pattern was set on another default (I think it was size to fit or something like that) and it printed out and I measured it and where it was supposed to be 6 1/2" it was actually just shy of 6". Hope this helps :) I'm going to attempt mine tomorrow.

Just wanted to encourage everyone who is hesitant. It's easier than it looks... try it. You won't be disappointed and you will have a great feeling of accomplishment when you are done!

I set the scaling on my printer at "NONE" and amazingly the block turned out dead on 12.5 inches. You don't have to worry about your seams. Just sew on the line and everything will be great.

I just realized what I wrote. You all know that I was off to Paper Peice, I hope! Anyway, now I am excited. I only got this corner done. It took me forever, I had to rip out 2 seams, tried to repair one with scotch tape which gummed up my needle and caused my bobbin holder to turn, when the needle hit that and stopped my machine I got mad and threw it away. Took a break, came back, and dug it out of the trash can. I did not start over but I did finish the portion I was working on and ....whatta ya know...I think I got it! I will finish the block when I get back from Georgia on Friday! I know I can do this and I am so happy that you all challanged and encouraged me. I thank you from the bottom of my quilty heart!

No, I hadn't realised that I needed to reset the printer. Now, I've done that, it will be fine. Thank you so much Sharon. I'd only done one section so I haven't lost much and gained experience! :oops:

Miss Giggly that looks great... I'm so glad you hung in there to try this block!!! Just think of all the new patterns you will be able to do that are paperpieced!!!

love, love, love everyones efforts so far..it is incredible to see how different each persons block turns out, i think that is half the fun of the BOMS..and some people are just so darned quick and get theirs made while I am still thinking about it!
I on the other hand have had my fabrics sitting there looking at me for the last few days to see which colors I liked the best!
So I have now finally cut all my pieces out and numbered the piles and hopefully over the weekend will have some time to start putting it together.
Looking forward to seeing more of everyones wonderful creations! :lol: :lol:

Beautiful block! Love the fabric.

missgigglewings, (love that name)

good for you. It looks fantastic. i can't wait to see what it looks like when you are done. Your fabrics are really nice.

Janie

Wonderful work for the two of you. Where did you get your patterns? I would love to make the blocks Is this a BOM? thanks

Very nice blocks! You guys did a great job paper piecing!

Ok ok I'll get over my PPP (paper piecing phobia) and get started!

You're so welcome. I've always got a lot of support from this QB--just passing it forward :) :)

Yes, this is February's flower BOM. It was just posted a bit early. Here is the link to the patterns and such.

http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-34887-1.htm

PP rocks! I love it. My avatar quilt is paper pieced - and it is queen sized! (Took me almost 9 months, tho)

missgigglewings wrote:, I had to rip out 2 seams, tried to repair one with scotch tape which gummed up my needle

Use only scotch tape brand in the blue package and it will not gum up the needle. (Scotch removable tape). Works great! :)

Here is my feb block. I can't find my 6" add a quarter ruler (either of them:(. I may have to go buy another one :)

thanks for the tip about the tape. i will invest in that one!

And Brushandthimble..your block is so pretty!

BrushandThimble - Looove your block; colors are so relaxing.

great colors !!! i love the batiks. can't wait to see it done!!!