I bought a pattern not realizing that it is paper pieced. I have never attempted paper piecing and am a bit worried that I may be in over my head, but dang I love that pattern. Any suggestions to get me started?
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Do a quick search on the board for Amma's tutorial..it is excellent!
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your first peice of fabric is worked onto the backside of the printed paper and upside down make sure its 1/4 inch over each side and pin it then lay fab 2 ontop of it right sides together , turn it over look at it in the light then sew directly on line 1 between space 2 turn it over and press.
sometimes its hard depending on the shapes to get the fabric just right but if I taught myself i think anyone can. best of luck |
I just started PPing this last couple of months and have been somewhat teaching myself. I started at QuiltersCache.com and did some learn-to's there!
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Dive in and have fun. Your points are always perfect!!!
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youtube has great tutorials, thats how I learned
Also get the add a quarter ruler, it is worth its weight in gold for paper piecing, love it. I am a beginner, and it not that hard, just very time consuming going back and forth with ironing cutting and positioning on the lightbox |
have fun, paper piecing is so much fun and you can google online for videos to watch and tutorials on paper piecing
Originally Posted by Buckeye Rose
I bought a pattern not realizing that it is paper pieced. I have never attempted paper piecing and am a bit worried that I may be in over my head, but dang I love that pattern. Any suggestions to get me started?
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I just started my first paper piecing project yesterday. I was taking an applique class and never expected any paper piecing. Once you get the hang of it, it's fun.
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I've looked at a couple videos and it doesn't look as bad as I thought in the beginning. But geez, it's messy! and so much going back and forth, I can't imagine how you can get anything done. And it seems like a huge waste of fabric too.
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Originally Posted by Buckeye Rose
I've looked at a couple videos and it doesn't look as bad as I thought in the beginning. But geez, it's messy! and so much going back and forth, I can't imagine how you can get anything done. And it seems like a huge waste of fabric too.
And yes, it's somewhat fiddly though ... especially if you're not doing a whole bunch of blocks. |
Carol Doak DVD is how I leanred...it's great
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