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bebe 08-01-2011 04:57 AM

Alex Anderson has a good book on paper piecing and Peggy Martin has a good DVD w/ good instructions
My friends also have given me good tips since we are paper piecing parts of our mystery blocks
now let's show what blocks we have made with pp and continue w/ more tips

feffertim 08-01-2011 06:16 AM


Originally Posted by bebe
#6 for example if u are doing a New York Beauty and it has sharp points and u want them to come out really sharp as you almost get to the pt goinside the sew line a few threads and when you open it it is alligned and makes a good point
points have very little space give it some room to fold fabric over

thanks, now I understand. I never read that before.

luv2look 08-01-2011 06:51 AM

GR-8 tips! Bookmarking this. Thanks!

knlsmith 08-01-2011 07:09 AM

Ok. Thanks. Think I got it now.

bebe 08-01-2011 01:49 PM

add more tips u have learned
love to hear from others!!!!!!

moonwork42029 08-01-2011 08:04 PM

Tip... there's no harm or foul in "basting" your pieces and double checking if they line up before you really sew them. BE sure to remove the basting stitches so it doesn't make the back look too ugly bugly.


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