paper piecing Tips
08-01-2011, 04:57 AM
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Alex Anderson has a good book on paper piecing and Peggy Martin has a good DVD w/ good instructions
My friends also have given me good tips since we are paper piecing parts of our mystery blocks
now let's show what blocks we have made with pp and continue w/ more tips
My friends also have given me good tips since we are paper piecing parts of our mystery blocks
now let's show what blocks we have made with pp and continue w/ more tips
08-01-2011, 06:16 AM
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Originally Posted by bebe
#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
08-01-2011, 08:04 PM
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Tip... there's no harm or foul in "basting" your pieces and double checking if they line up before you really sew them. BE sure to remove the basting stitches so it doesn't make the back look too ugly bugly.
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