Help for English Paper Piecing
 

I’ve tried looking online and cannot find an answer, so I’d really love it if I can find it here!

I’m having a tough time joining big pieces. All I can find is how to join individual hexies into the “flower”. I have taken the cardboard out of the inner ones.

Maybe I’m not doing something “right”. I’ve done some columns: maybe I should only do the flowers?

Thank you!

I have never done handwork so I am no help, but I went to Youtube and then typed english paper piecing joining pieces english paper piecing joining pieces - YouTube
There are lots of videos out there. And by many quilting experts. Perhaps your answer is there.

maybe this video will help some - she is joining rows together here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R2tS8VaRLqk

unless you are trying to make something other than flowers? or Grandma's Flower Garden?

maybe like this?
http://www.aqsblog.com/following-an-...assembly-guide

I don't really have much of a plan when I do it. I sew the "flowers" together then will layout chunks and just pick random edges to sew together. it means that i have to end up creasing/bending some of the papers in the outer petals as they come together, but it doesn't really matter in the long run. maybe some of the above videos have a better strategy, but I just go for it and it works. (I am self taught so I often dont have much strategy anyway!)

I too bend mine when I am connecting them. As for connecting the flowers (I just took the idea of making a GFG and ran with it.) I have flowers with 3 rows. I think it would have been easier without the extra row, but I will end up with triangular cream sections which I plan to make individually/