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Jennifer23....you helped me see the pattern flaw and I was able to figure out my problem. Now that I know how to do pp, I really love it.

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Originally Posted by Sailorwoman (Post 8037464)

This is not specifically on Seaside Quilter's question, but I thought it might be a good place to include it. I am definitely spatially challenged but I love paper piecing. I have found that when I have to do more than one of the same block, I have better luck if I do all of #1 and then all of #2 and so on. After I get the first #1 done, for example, I lie it next to my machine and use it as a guide for all the subsequent ones. It has saved me many mistakes. I'm sure others do the same, but I just wanted to suggest it.

i just really learned PP'ing and had to come up with a similar process. I know what really helped me was writing the color on each of the spaces on the PP. (i.e.; BG = background; DK BL= Dark Blue etc.) that way I always knew what fabric went where. If a block had multiple PP, I typically, cut out all the pieces and lay them out as the block...then Inwiuld chose colors and write on the PP. Made cutting out fabrics for each one easier, too.

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Originally Posted by seaside quilter (Post 8038048)

Jennifer23....you helped me see the pattern flaw and I was able to figure out my problem. Now that I know how to do pp, I really love it.

Yay! I'm glad it worked out for you. Your block is super cute! Paper piecing is a really great technique, so I'm glad you figured it out.

Super cute! Great Job!!:thumbup:

That little crab is so cute!

Glad you were able to figure it out!

I do the same as someone mentioned above, and mark the paper with the proper color so I don't have to figure it out once the paper is all cut out. I also pre-fold along each line (this takes more time up front, but helps when I'm piecing, and then when I tear the paper apart). Finally, I don't tear the paper off until the block is completed. This helps me be able to assemble the block faster so I'm not getting confused with what is supposed to line up where, or which order it should be assembled.

I love, love to PP.... It's all I do. Learning is just like learning anything new to you.... practice, practice, practice!! In the past, I'd see a tradional pattern I liked & figure out how to do it PP. I'd make my own master & scan & print on thin paper bought from dickblink.com. Really cheap & last a l-o-n-g time... Good luck...