Finally get "foundation piecing"!
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yes, I agree, Doak's book/cd are the best way to learn pp. The first time I tried it-at a guild meeting with one of the members showing how, I was so confused--I thought NEVER!!, but after a few years tried again with "Doak at my side" and said WOW. I certainly would not do it for everything......I do use the vellum paper that is made for pp,,,easier to tear away........
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Good for you!!! It's a great way to keep accurate points.
Just a word of advice - there IS a difference between "foundation" piecing and "paper" piecing. Foundation piecing is where you sew the patches onto a fabric background, and the background is left permanently in the quilt. Paper piecing is where you sew the patches onto a paper background, and when it's completed the paper is torn away. I make this distinction because I have a friend purchased a product labeled "foundation piecing sheets", thinking it was the tear-away kind of paper. She was quite upset when she realized (after making several blocks) that the foundation she'd used was NOT tear-able - it was the kind designed to be left in the quilt.
Hope this helps!
Just a word of advice - there IS a difference between "foundation" piecing and "paper" piecing. Foundation piecing is where you sew the patches onto a fabric background, and the background is left permanently in the quilt. Paper piecing is where you sew the patches onto a paper background, and when it's completed the paper is torn away. I make this distinction because I have a friend purchased a product labeled "foundation piecing sheets", thinking it was the tear-away kind of paper. She was quite upset when she realized (after making several blocks) that the foundation she'd used was NOT tear-able - it was the kind designed to be left in the quilt.
Hope this helps!
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I was leery of paper piecing too, then found Craftsy.com and Peggy Martin's Strip Paper Piecing Class on sale. Best investment I have made in a while. Love it and love her technique. I bought some special paper over a year ago in anticipation of learning paper piecing. Then Peggy said she just uses cheap copy paper! Tried it and it works great.
#18
I have loved paper piecing for years, but, when I haven't done it for a while it is kind of like getting on that old bicycle that has been in the garage for a couple of years.....rocky at first, then zoom, into the rhythm!
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