This lesson is for my quilting daughter, Kyiav10. It is based on a pattern from the Quilter's Cache.

http://quilterscache.com/S/StarryPath2Block.html

If you would like to follow along, you are welcome.

Gather 4 fabrics, your rulers, rotary cutter, pins, and a pair of paper scissors. You will also need a dry iron.

On the site, print off 4-6 copies of the pattern at 100% scale. The extra are for reference. I find it helpful to color a pattern for color placement. As there are two different ways the fabrics will be used, this may be of help to you also.


Cut out the 4 triangles you will be paper piecing. This will make it easier in the long run.

Fabrics of any shape can be used, as long as the piece covers the required area. I usually cut strips with a straight of the grain edge that will correspond with one of the sides of the area to be covered.

Using your first fabric, place the fabric right side up on the unprinted side of the paper triangle. Check with a light source to insure the space is covered. Then baste in place with a long machine stitch.

Take the paper, fabric attached, to the cutting board. With the printed side toward you, lay a ruler along the edge of piece one. Fold the paper back - a good knife-edge crease. Lay your ruler on top of the paper, allowing 1/4" extra for the seam you will be sewing. Trim. Do this with the other two sides.

Included is a pic that shows the appearance of the first piece after you have folded the paper and trimmed all edges. Remember, this piece is right side up!

When you are ready to add the second piece of fabric, hold the paper, print side up, to a light source. Align the fabric edge, allowing for seams. Sometimes I allow a litte extra, just in case. Until you get used to the process, it is easy to cut tthe piece too small, and end up short...

I took note of the slant of the seam, and cut the end of the fabric strip to align with piece #1. (Not everyone does, but I find it easier for me.) Place fabrics right sides together, and sew the seam with a small (12 - 18) stitch. After sewing the seam, check with your light source that the fabric covers the neaded area. Then trim the seam to 1/4". You can also trim the fabric to block size, the edge of the triangle, because this is the edge of the block.

This shows trimming the edge for the next seam. It aligns with the previous piece. Press with a dry iron before trimming.

The procedure is the same for pieces three and four.

After the addition of each piece, press gently with a dry iron. (Steam may cause the paper to become misshapen.)

When you have the fourth piece on, it will look like this:

So... Those are the basics. You need 4 of these triangles to complete the star.

If this is not clear - and I realize my shortcomings in trying to teach long distance - there are two other paper piecing tutorials on the board. One was done by Amma - an excellent one using a log cabin block as the pattern. (listed under tutorials) The other was under pictures, as of this morning - Look for Panther Creek and BoJo's Paper Piecing project. It also uses a pattern from Quilters' Cache.

Thank you Quilt Mom! I will try it out next week when I can print the paper out. Thanks again for doing this for me.

Kyia

You are welcome! I'll be watching for a progress report.

I love PP and your pattern. Plan to start ot next week. Think of the fun picking out colors.