paper piecing Tips
07-31-2011, 08:30 PM
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Originally Posted by bebe
1. Starch your fabric before doing your piecing that way it has some stability when you tear it off the paper
2. Use a size 90 needle
3. The Satin Stich foot is the best one to use for paper piecing
if u do not have one then make sure it is an open toe
4. Stich size is 1.75 tight but not to tight if u need rip out
5. You can chain piece all your pattern pieces when doing your #1 and #2 fabrics
saves u time and all done at the same time
when you do the other pieces u can butt up and keeping sewing
6. if u have a sharp point before u get to the sharp pt sew one stich line in and your pt will be perfec
7. if u need to rip out a piece use scotch tape on the pattern size and rip out fabric from one side this way you do not rip your pattern apart and can reuse
8. when pinning your block together use extra fine pins
9. Use the 4 "p" method position, pinch to get your seams together, peek and pin
10. Baste your block before u sew together. How u do this is use a big stich and do a feww stiches skip a area and sew again check that seams match and then go back and sew with regular stitch
11. open seaqms to help your pattern lay flat
These are a few tips I have learned over the times from friends and experience. You are welcome to add more tips u want to
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lets' have fun paper piecing
:-D :-D :D :D
2. Use a size 90 needle
3. The Satin Stich foot is the best one to use for paper piecing
if u do not have one then make sure it is an open toe
4. Stich size is 1.75 tight but not to tight if u need rip out
5. You can chain piece all your pattern pieces when doing your #1 and #2 fabrics
saves u time and all done at the same time
when you do the other pieces u can butt up and keeping sewing
6. if u have a sharp point before u get to the sharp pt sew one stich line in and your pt will be perfec
7. if u need to rip out a piece use scotch tape on the pattern size and rip out fabric from one side this way you do not rip your pattern apart and can reuse
8. when pinning your block together use extra fine pins
9. Use the 4 "p" method position, pinch to get your seams together, peek and pin
10. Baste your block before u sew together. How u do this is use a big stich and do a feww stiches skip a area and sew again check that seams match and then go back and sew with regular stitch
11. open seaqms to help your pattern lay flat
These are a few tips I have learned over the times from friends and experience. You are welcome to add more tips u want to
share
lets' have fun paper piecing
:-D :-D :D :D
07-31-2011, 08:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Chicca
Wonderful tips! I recently discovered that coffee filters work great for paper piecing/tears away wonderfully and easy to see through.
07-31-2011, 10:20 PM
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#6 for example if u are doing a New York Beauty and it has sharp points and u want them to come out really sharp as you almost get to the pt goinside the sew line a few threads and when you open it it is alligned and makes a good point
points have very little space give it some room to fold fabric over
points have very little space give it some room to fold fabric over
07-31-2011, 11:37 PM
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tip # 12
use 20 weight copy paper, easy to tear but need good lighting when working with it due to being difficult to see through
#13
use tweezers to pick up paper fragments
#14
typing paper is thinner and more transparent but less durable but easier to remove, use shorter stiches if using this paper
#15
once you master paper piecing you can experiment with other types of fabric other than cotton
#16
to avoid staining your ironing board cover w/ ink when pressing use a muslin piece to iron on
#17
the less bulk the ironing board has the better to press on
flatter surfaces are better for paper piecing
#18
prewash fabric is the best to avoid dye stains and shrinkage
#19
cut each strip at least 1/2 inch wider than needed may waste some fabric but saves you time in the long run
if using 1/2 triangle shapes cut 1 inch larger than needed
1/4 inch triangles 1 1/2 inch bigger than needed
#20
photocopies can get distorted make 1 copy and check for accuracy by using originalnal
for copying a pattern always use orignal and not a copy of a copy
use the same machine because each one is different
#21
I use my fingers to press or a clover mini iron found that works best
no water or steam to mess with
avoid tucks by pressing well
use 20 weight copy paper, easy to tear but need good lighting when working with it due to being difficult to see through
#13
use tweezers to pick up paper fragments
#14
typing paper is thinner and more transparent but less durable but easier to remove, use shorter stiches if using this paper
#15
once you master paper piecing you can experiment with other types of fabric other than cotton
#16
to avoid staining your ironing board cover w/ ink when pressing use a muslin piece to iron on
#17
the less bulk the ironing board has the better to press on
flatter surfaces are better for paper piecing
#18
prewash fabric is the best to avoid dye stains and shrinkage
#19
cut each strip at least 1/2 inch wider than needed may waste some fabric but saves you time in the long run
if using 1/2 triangle shapes cut 1 inch larger than needed
1/4 inch triangles 1 1/2 inch bigger than needed
#20
photocopies can get distorted make 1 copy and check for accuracy by using originalnal
for copying a pattern always use orignal and not a copy of a copy
use the same machine because each one is different
#21
I use my fingers to press or a clover mini iron found that works best
no water or steam to mess with
avoid tucks by pressing well
08-01-2011, 12:15 AM
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Ok. A little dense here. On #6 sewing points, do you mean go a stitch or so past the end of the point or stop a stitch or so before the end of the point??
Great help, going to be starting a mariners compass soon. Thansk a bunch.
Great help, going to be starting a mariners compass soon. Thansk a bunch.
08-01-2011, 04:43 AM
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Also not sure about #6. My interpretation is when you get to the last 2 or 3 stitches from the end of the point, instead of stitching on the stitching line - stitch to the left of the stitching line on the side of the piece. Which would result in the seam allowance being just a few threads wider. Please correct me if this is wrong. Thank You
08-01-2011, 04:53 AM
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[quote=moonwork42029]Make a copy of your pattern - write your colors on that copy -- then make all the other copies you need so they are all marked with the proper colors. Makes it easier so you don't get confused as to what goes where.
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This tip is great!! Why did I never think of it but just keep mixing up colors and pieces and removing those tiny stitches??? :) Thanks so much!!
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This tip is great!! Why did I never think of it but just keep mixing up colors and pieces and removing those tiny stitches??? :) Thanks so much!!
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