JudyG

Before you start, you might want to watch some paperpiecing tutorial videos or go to the link at quilterscache in the first post of this thread for some instruction and practice. It's sort of like a puzzle. Place you fabric on the #1 spot. I fold my paper back on the stitching line between 1 & 2 and trim it to 1/4". Then place your #2 fabric right sides together on the #1 fabric and stitch on the line between the two numbers. Open it up, press and you're ready to go on to #3.

There are lots of tutorials on the internet to help you. Good luck. If you have specific questions, don't hesitate to ask. Someone here will be able to help. I'm certainly no expert at paperpiecing, and probably never will be.

roseOfsharon

I am wondering of the freezer paper .... using that method, the pattern is on top the freezer paper and sewn without thread... does the shiney side face down or up when doing this??

JudyG

The shiny side is up and you can iron your first piece of fabric to it to hold it down. The printed pattern, as with regular paperpiecing, is to the bottom. When I do it, as I finish stitching two fabrics together, I iron the newest piece to the freezer paper and it holds everything together nicely.

roseOfsharon

Ok, so do you think I did it right when sewing the pattern lines? I had the pattern piece on top of the shiney .. now I can put the pattern piece on the bottom? I have a feeling I may of done it backwards!

mstandridge

thanks for the challenege I have to try it again it really was not that difficult just want a very simple look to my stars with a minimum of fabrics but am going to add at the least a teal to give it more dimension will try to get it doneover the weekend going to the fabric shop on friday where i bought all of these hope to find more in the fabric line if not will serch the internet.

JudyG

Wait a minute. I think I led you astray. Let's start over. I have my pattern, shiny side up. I lay my fabric for piece 1 on the freezer paper and iron it down. I turn it over (so the dull side of the freezer paper is up). I fold back the paper on the first stitching line and trim the fabric to 1/4". I then put the second piece of fabric right side facing the right side of the first piece of fabric. The second piece of fabric is on the bottom, the first piece is on top of that with the wrong side facing up and the dull side of the freezer paper is basically up except it's folded back at the stitching line so that makes the shiny side up on most of the paper. Is that clear as mud??? Anyway, the two pieces of fabric being sewn together are on the bottom and the pattern is on the top. As you can tell, I'm not a teacher - I have trouble explaining things.

roseOfsharon

Thank You Judy! I am just reading this and I think I understand now. You are so kind to explain again to me!

Sharon

kristen0112

Here is my block. Great pattern thanks for choosing this one!

AddieLou

Beautiful - I love how the center star "pops"

Surfergirl

My block came out to only 12". What is the unfinished size of this block supposed to be. I'm going to redo mine and hope it doesn't come out to 12" again.