I took a class in Foundation Piecing today and finally learned how to do it. I can't believe how easy and accurate it is.

I made a Winter Wreath Placemat with it and fully finished the top of one and got a decent start on the second. I had originally signed up for the class in 2006 and DH got called out of town at the last minute so I lost my childcare and was finally able to arrange childcare on the same day as the class is offered for today.

I have downloaded a paper pieced pattern for Storm at Sea and want to make a queen sized one for my sister.

So excited and just wanted to share that I learned a new quilting skill today!

Tara

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Yeah!!!!!

paper piecing a lot of fun. a good way to use samll pieces, Happy quilting

Great I want to learn to paper piece

Congrats ! on learning a new technique, you will have a lot of fun with it

Great job

Cool and you really seem to be enjoying it...We do like pics. you know....sorry, not so subtle hint!

So glad you like it! Congrats!

So happy that you finally got to take the class and that you are enjoying this technique :D:D:D

They say it is easy, I haven't tried it, but would love to learn. Hope you enjoy it in the days to come...

Congratulations!

I'm so glad you had fun, I love paper piecing! I also agree you should share a pic cause we are all interested to see your new project, sounds like it was a very productive class that you were able to finish it.

Awesome! Congratulations!!

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Where are the pictures??!!

Tara, where id you find the PP pattern for Storm at Sea? I'd love to do it that way!

Congrats to you!

congrats. i still need to try one of those. they do turn out so pretty.

Great new process you learned. Have lots of fun with it.

I found the paper piece pattern for Storm at Sea at Quilterscache. It looks so easy and accurate to do know that I know how to paper piece. And paper piecing is not hard at all once you get your head around it. With an instructor I got it in no time.

As for pictures, here is a picture of the one placemat top that I finished.

Tara

Good for you!! I want to learn this technique. I'll just add it to the list!!

Congrats! Isn't it fun-? :)

Love the fabric you chose! Thanks for the source and the picture.

Good for you! It's fun to learn a new technique!

Congrats .. I luv learning new things

Thanks for the pic. You've certainly got the knack....beautifully done.

Wow that is beautiful, I must try this.

Where did you find the pattern?

It's exciting to learn a new technique!

I got the pattern at my LQS where I took the course. It was the "assigned" pattern.

It was remarkably easy to do I found once I got the knack of it. The only tricky part the six of us in the course found was to remember the direction to place the fabric because you are kind of working backward.

Thing is though, I took that picture by putting the top down on my deck. The boards you can see are regular (although rounded) 2x4s so you can see that the wreath is relatively small. Not being terribly experienced myself, I never would have been able to get it so accurate with such small pieces with my other way of piecing.

Now I just have to get the other three completed and I am going to give them to my MIL for Christmas.

Tara

This is the pattern we used and I used Carol Doaks (I think it is) foundation paper. Also, in case it matters, I am not "related" to any of this so get nothing financially from any of it. This is just what I used for anyone who is interested.