best way to learn paper piecing
#31
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This is one of the best paper-piecing videos I've seen. It's by Karen Johnson of Connecting Threads:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xv2gK...eature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xv2gK...eature=related
#32
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"Audition" some different approaches and find one that makes the most sense to you. When I got interested in this technique I found so many different approaches to paper-piecing and so much "advice" that I simply got confused. Then I got Carol Doaks' video at JoAnn using a discount coupon and decided to learn her approach and stick with it. It has worked for me. The 'Add a Quarter" and "Add an Eighth" tools she shows have been real time-savers. I've been using the June Taylor "Perfect Piecing" sheets (look like dryer sheets -- probably are!) that you run through your printer and the just leave in the block as a stabilizer when you're finished rather than tearing out -- there seems to be less stretching and twisting with it since more complex blocks get handled a lot.
#33
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I found this link for buying newsprint this morning. http://www.dickblick.com/products/bl...ose-newsprint/
8 1/2 x 11 that will go thru the printer. Has anyone tried this for the PP?
8 1/2 x 11 that will go thru the printer. Has anyone tried this for the PP?
#34
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[QUOTE=ssgirly;5332964]Thanks, but I'm confused... when I click on the link and then select Introduction To Paper Piecing
there are no verbal instructions... just a picture of the paper diagram and some measurements...
[Join her yahoo group here-http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CarolDoakQuiltingGroup//--Alexe
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there are no verbal instructions... just a picture of the paper diagram and some measurements...
[Join her yahoo group here-http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CarolDoakQuiltingGroup//--Alexe
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#35
That looks great, I'll have to try that method. Not having to tear off the paper is a big plus in my book.
Try this! Never have to rip off paper and can use a template many times!
http://www.twiddletails.com/store/in...age=page&id=21
http://www.twiddletails.com/store/in...age=page&id=21
#37
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Try these sites. Very basic, but that is how I think you should start. This is the one I used to teach myself PP.
http://www.winnowing.com/ppp.html
This one looks good, also.
http://ajpadilla.com/tutorials/begin...r-piece-page-1
PATIENCE is the key word, and then close stitching. Have fun.
http://www.winnowing.com/ppp.html
This one looks good, also.
http://ajpadilla.com/tutorials/begin...r-piece-page-1
PATIENCE is the key word, and then close stitching. Have fun.
#39
Interesting to see how many of you started off small and easy! Me, well I jumped right in and did "Love Letters of the Civil War" 121 squares of itty bitty pieces and large pieces but I am addicted to paper piecing and can't wait to do something else, maybe easier.
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