Tried two more tonight.

Try two has a mistake, you can see it in the upper left corner.

Try three has a tiny mistake...can you see it?

natural light is great but i quilt in my basement with no window in my sewing room. i just hold my PP pattern up to the ceiling light to see through it.
look at Carol Doak's site for free PP patterns. that should help you.
your 3rd attempt was great!!!!

i havent had good luck paper piecing either

Conniequilts, I think I can see the tiny mistake on the 3rd one but remember you can always add a piece of material on, in the whole of it, it won't show.

Good on ya for keep on trying, your efforts are lovely.

It seems to me you placed the blue pieces "backwards". TURN your pieces around (bottom up)- match the long edges with the OUTER edges of background pieces ,make sure your fabrics are placed right sides together. This looks like a Carol Doak pattern, she always gives generous cutting measurements.Retry with some solid color first, your eyes will soon learn to tell which way the pieces go. I practiced with 90¤ angle triangles until my brain got conditioned!

Don't cut your pieces to shape. Cut strips. Normally I have found 3" stripes work the best. Then cut the strip off after your done piecing each section..

But alway always always make sure your piece is much larger than your section.

Get a good portable light source and hold the unit up to the light. Cut your piece out and hold it up so it is in the position it will be in after it is sewn. If it fits, flip it and sew along the line. After you're done, hold it to the light again to see if it worked. You'll need to cut your pieces bigger at first until you get used to what you're doing, but it's worth it in the end because everything's perfect. I've found that the light is the key to the whole thing.

I've never paper-pieced, so, I can't add a thing. Sorry. I think this may be why I've never tried. I'd like to learn though, so, here I am reading all the answers to your question. Maybe we'll both learn something.

I agree with Cathy. When there are angles, I pre cut my fabric to the basic shape, but add about an inch all around. that usually works.

This step is a bit of extra work, but Judy Neimeyer suggests that you trace the cutting lines on the backside of your paper pieces. That way you can try out a piece of fabric to see if it will fit without having to hold the paper up and measuring. It works for me!

That is the only thing I see wrong with yours---the pieces are too short to cover the pattern. Your points are good and sharp. That is the reason I love pp.

Good luck
Roxanne