Oh my gosh Fireworkslover. Your quilt are breathtakingly beautiful. Both of them have perfects points that would be near impossible to do if not for paper piecing. That is the beauty of paper piecing for me. I would never attempt intricate patterns like your quilts if I couldn't find paper piecing versions. You do beautiful work. I think you are the Queen of PP on this board :)

I think one of the easiest patterns is the Log Cabin. PP is a great way to use up scraps. Give it a try :P

You are so very welcome!! I used this method again this weekend and decided it was much quicker to fold the paper as I went rather than pre-folding, but of course it's harder to see the lines that way. But if you want to save a little time you could try folding as you go. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to ask!

Rachel

Thanks Janet and everyone else, for the complements on my quilts. PP is really easy, once you get the hang of it. Like I said before, I'd never attempt to do sharp points, unless I use the pp method. I'm not one to cut up little pieces and sew them together. I've either strip pieced, pp or done one block - wonders. That's about all the methods I've tried, so far. Again, thanks and by the way all these quilts are in my house on walls.

For my "Starts Among Bees" quilt I hand drew and traced some of the patterns directly from a book by Karen K. Stone "Quilts". I used tracing paper which is much easier to tear off than regular paper, you put through your printer. I used many of her pattern arcs but did make up many of my own too. All these blocks are mix and match, so it's easy to make up your own design and not be copying what someone else has done, therefore making an original. That's what I prefer to do. I used a thin Sharpie marker and a short ruler.

these quilts are wonderful. Makes me want to try PP again.
Because I do lots of hand piecing, I may try it by hand. maybe I can control it better.

I know the frustration with learning to paper-piece. It is fun after you have done a few more.
I don't do it very often but is fun once in awhile.
As for the using the pattern over, always have SCOTCH TAPE handy. Just scotch tape where you mess up and it works great!
Marta

There's a whole bunch more on this topic! Look up "Paper Piecing...love it or hate it". Happy Easter.

thank you so very much. Penny

fireworkslover,
Your quilts are gorgeous. My favorite is rings and Stars because I love the blocks of colors. I can't imagine 144 pp blocks for the first project...I am in awe! Thanks for sharing.
Andii