Ok..I did it! And its fun! I love it, but decided that I need to get a lighter weight paper. Anyway...I did have some trouble sewing the 4 blocks together and matching. Of course, its not pressed either.

Should I have taken the paper off BEFORE I sewed the 4 blocks together? It seems like it would have been easier for me to match up, but it may just be operator error...not being used to working with the paper. ??????

Ya done good!

yes ... you should have taken the paper off first. however ... and i mean this sincerely ...

i like the way the two halves don't match exactly. that may not have been the plan, but it gives it life and motion. as though the star was pulsing or twinkling ... or something "notsittingtheredoingnothing"-ish.

:P

i buy pads of kids' drawing paper. the kind that's grayish-tan and thin like blank newsprint. kinda pricey at $2.47 for 40 sheets, but it tears away nicely and costs less than vellum or tracing paper.

i also have an ancient case of 15lb pinfeed computer paper. i think they still sell it. a case costs a lot, but lasts for years and years and years. AND as a bonus, the older it gets, the more easily it tears away. :P

Wow! :shock: You tackled a hard one for your first PP project. Nice job! It turned out beautifully! Just look at those points. Your fabrics are gorgeous too. Make more!

I didn't notice anything wasn't lined up--I love it just like that. :D You make it look easy--you ole star maker you. :wink:

I also like the way your star seems to twinkle. You did good. :D :D

I can't believe that's the first time you've done paperpiecing! It's GREAT You are an inspiration for all those scaredy cats out there! I'm so glad you tried it.

Thanks everyone! I think that since there are NO quilt police at my house...I'll take it apart and play with it some more. I'm gonna try a different type of block too. Its lots of fun! Thanks for the advice. :D

Take it apart?? :( But...but...but...it's so pretty. I thought you'd make a line of 4 and let them twinkle happily in your house. I love it.

OH... :-o :-o I'll put it back together and line up a few to hang over my circuit breaker box in my kitchen. I'm tired of what I have hanging there anyway :wink:

Please explain what you mean by "paper piecing" Thanks.

Please explain what you mean by "paper piecing" Thanks.

Gloria asked:

Paper piecing is a type of foundation piecing. You use paper foundations with your block pattern on it, and actually sew your fabric onto the paper pattern's back side, with a small stitch length. It's one way to get really nice, sharp points! You also don't have to worry about straight-of-grain, since the paper acts as a stabilizer. When you're done, then you tear off the paper (which is easier with that tiny stitch) & voila!
It's one of those things that is confusing (to me anyway :wink: ) to read about, but makes sense when you see it done.

Thanks very much.

You should try it Gloria..its lots of fun! I can't wait to get back to it again

is that emily's star? looks great to me. here's my first paper piecing quilt, i'm going to do the emily's star also, hope mine looks as good as yours! and zyx quilts, thanks for the advice on making ur paper piecing patterns, i was wondering how i could do that and ur way will work great - stitchilng it with no thread, that's a wonderful idea.

Oh dojo...thanks beautiful! As soon as I get done quilting my big mariners compass quilt, I am going to do a quilt with the PP. I can feel a strong desire to run to my quilt shop for fabric...its a very powerful desire...don't know if I'll be able to withstand it...nope...I can't ...will have to go soon! :wink:

gloria, go to littlefoot.net and they have a lot of paper piecing patterns. that's where i got mine, you can order them on line or call them and order them. i think paper piecing is very easy, i like it a lot.

pat, ur funny!

Dojo, what a beautiful quilt! I just love earthtones. You did a great job.

thanks lois. i'm gonna do one for my daughter in sage green and burgundy, that's her colors.

Try it, you'll like it!! :wink:

Green and Burgandy, huh? Sounds beautiful. Make sure you post it when done!