What do you think of Paper Piecing?
#11
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I wouldn't enjoy a class that made you buy expensive rulers, patterns, etc. I want to know the basic techniques and do my own thing.
I have only purchased 1 pattern and was glad I did. This rooster is an Ann Shaw pattern and she does a good job explaining.
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I have only purchased 1 pattern and was glad I did. This rooster is an Ann Shaw pattern and she does a good job explaining.
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#12
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I started with a Judy Niemeyer leaf and enjoyed it. didn't mind the cutting. then took a Carol Doak class and that book required cutting ahead of time but I did that at home. I enjoyed that too. I would do both of them again. But, I have no deadlines and I quilt for my own pleasure. both of them are ready for quilting, which I will get to.
#13
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I tried it recently and liked it but......I'm not a very patient person. Paper piecing is a bit slow and I like to zoom. I found a good compromise for me was to put some paper pieced elements into a simple quilt like the one below.
I've also had success making just one copy of a paper pieced block and turning it into a yard flag or a hanging for the front door.
I'm just not patient enough to make 20-30 blocks!
I printed patterns onto some onionskin paper I had in the house.
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I've also had success making just one copy of a paper pieced block and turning it into a yard flag or a hanging for the front door.
I'm just not patient enough to make 20-30 blocks!
I printed patterns onto some onionskin paper I had in the house.
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#17
What a timely topic! I just bought Peggy Martin's class on Craftsy and am ready to get started.
I have all of Carol Doak's books but I just couldn't get the hang of it. I even took a class with her.Carol is an excellent teacher. It was me. I just couldn't wrap my brain around it! But now things are starting to click. So glad I kept Carol's books. And this other teacher is great so far!
What is so nice about PP is the precision you can get. I've always wanted to do a New York Beauty (my home state) which is hard to do any other way that I know of.
I have all of Carol Doak's books but I just couldn't get the hang of it. I even took a class with her.Carol is an excellent teacher. It was me. I just couldn't wrap my brain around it! But now things are starting to click. So glad I kept Carol's books. And this other teacher is great so far!
What is so nice about PP is the precision you can get. I've always wanted to do a New York Beauty (my home state) which is hard to do any other way that I know of.
#20
I started PP'ing a month ago and I started with a simple pattern. I learned the technique from YouTube,which has tons of videos on the subject. At first, I was wasting fabric but I was only making a few blocks for a pieced quilt so I wasn't concerned. Now, I know what I'm doing and just grab pieces from my scrap bag. I never got in the habit of pre-cutting but I would likely not do that anyway now that I know how to do it efficiently. So, I've made just blocks so far. I have a whole PP quilt project I'll be doing this year so we'll see how it goes. I use cheap copy paper for my foundation paper. And, there are a lot of PP patterns free on the net so that helps.
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