paper piecing - where to stop sewing?
 

When paper piecing, do you sew past the sew line and into the seam allowance, or do you stop right on the sew line? (I hope that makes sense). It seems I have seen tutorials going both ways, and I wonder what are the advantages/disadvantages of each method. Thanks in advance.

I keep sewing into the seam allowance. I want my stitches to stay, and not unravel. A bit more tedious removing papers, but worth it, IMHO.

In the middle of the block, I just go a few stitches past the seam line. On the edge pieces I often sew through to the edge of the seam allowance. Just habit. no idea if it helps anything.

I start on the line and stop on the line. A little lock stitch keeps it secure & I've had no problems so far! It's the way I was taught.

This is how I do it too. Sewing right through and off the seam allowance has never failed me. Not really any extra work removing paper either. I love PPing.
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Same here.... I found that my seams were not closed well otherwise.

I agree too. I stitch my stitches thru the 1/4" seam allowance.

Carol Doak who I consider the queen of PP says to keep sewing thru the seam allowance.

I sew all the way through the seam allowance, too. I treat PP as if it were a normal seam.

I sew past the line or the seam allowance. This way I will be crossing this stitch, hence (?) locking the stitch.

I just did a class from Craftsy. The teacher there recommended that you sew a few stitches in the seamline and then backstitch to secure. Then on any piece on the outside that is the last overlap to sew all the way through the seam allowance past the edge (Making sure to backstitch in the seam allowance to secure).

I found that if I sewed past the edge on all the pieces around the block then on some of the ones that overlapped it was hard to trim to a 1/4 inch seam allowance. I know this is difficult to describe in text, but it really matters when a couple of oblique angles come together.

When I paper piece, I start 1/2 inch before I place of start and 1/2 inch after the stop point, that is the way I was taught.