Hi Quilters, I,m looking to start a paper piecing quilt. Its my first and not sure on what to do. I was thinking of a Kaleidoscope Star pattern. Any help would be helpful. Lorie

If you have never paper pieced i would start with something easy to get your feet wet . Also check out Carol Doaks web site she has some great free patterns .
if you have any questions just ask, you will get help here :lol:

Yup. Carol Doak has great beginner quilts and she has a great blog too. Good luck. It is fun to PP

I would start with something with only four pieces to a block. Make a small wallhanging so you ingrain the backwards thinking into your brain. Then go for your Kaleidoscope!! Add a quarter is a huge help. Once you know the size of piece that you need for each section then pre-cut them, stack them up and chain piece a bunch. You will make less mistakes.

My next project is Judy Niemeyer's Bali Wedding Ring. I did her Autumn Splendor and Ive done a Karen Stone also.

Have fun paper piecing it is fun and addictive!

Hello Seamstone

I did my first Carol Doak pp flower on Sunday and I'm thinking of something greater - cut out her free little tool kit holder yesterday and my thoughts are gearing up. I have several of Carol's books, including vests. Thanks for mention of Judy and Karen designs also

I have a book of pp patterns called Backyard Birds, and I just love the patterns. They do take a bit of work...they are challenging, but the result is stunning! Great patterns.

hello jljack - thank you for backyards birds - who is publisher or quilter please?

there is going to be something here for you and everyone else. :lol: :lol:


http://365quiltblocks.blogspot.com/

Also try quilterscache.com. She has many PP patterns on there.
It's fun and addicting.

butterflywing- you are awesome! Thanks for the great link! I love to paper piece and will be following this blog for some fun ideas.

I've gotten alot of patterns from quilterscache, paperpanache, and freequiltpatterns.info, so my advice is to try those.

http://www.quilterscache.com/QuiltBlocksGalore.html

http://www.freequiltpatterns.info/in...ternCatagories

Carol Doak is the best at PP.

it is a very easy way to get perfect seams and percise sewing. I tought it for years in the early 90's and my daughter, who is now 12 loves to do it because it makes everything she does look perfect. Google foundation or paper piecing, there are thousands of linksthe Quilters Cache is my most addicted to site.Good luck and have fun!

Gotta go with Carol Doaks, she has a DVD that will teach you how to PP in 15 minutes.
here is her site
http://www.caroldoak.com/

I love her site.