converting pattern to paper piecing
 

can anyone help me find a good way to convert a pattern to paperpiecing.

Thanks

the third one down on Carol Doak's free pattern page may help you
http://www.caroldoak.com/free-quilt-patterns.php

Not every pattern can be paper pieced. As long as it can be divided into sections, with no Y seams, I think you should be able to pp it. I'm not a paper piecer, so I could be wrong. If it is one which can be done that way, you just need to draw it out on paper, make copies, then sew fabric pieces onto the copies, in order. The order is kind of the reverse order you would cut the sections apart, if you used a rotary cutter and ruler.

Cynthia England has a book explaining how to section off like pp but I can't remember the name

EQ 7 will convert straight line patterns to paper piecing patterns.

I thought EQ 7 had that capability. Now I just need to learn how to use it!

Y-seams can be PPd.
Likewise, curves can be PPd.

There were several of both in the Pony Club quilt.


Sdeaaz ... I've drawn out many PP patterns on graph paper. You have to stop and think as to which order the pieces are to be added, as the pattern builds. Sometimes a whole block can be pieced as one. Sometimes you have to break it into sections, and then join the sections.

If you have PPing experience, it won't be too hard to do it.
If you have not done PPing, my advice would be to go to Quilters Cache, and do some of the blocks to get familiar with the process.

Likewise, perhaps the patterns you are looking for, are already available on QC or elsewhere?

If you don't have an EQ program - I have EQ6 - then make a friend with someone who does. I know I am always up to having someone use my EQ to make a pattern or I'll do it for them. It can be fun too. EQ helps when you want to change a size of a quilt and yet know you have enough material.

I have it also on my notebook computer so I can play with it when I travel.

I have EQ5 and I am able to input a design and then print out the block sections for paper piecing too!! Much quicker and more accurate then trying to draft out the block with all the seam allowances. It even automatically prints a number informing you of the sequence to sew the pieces.