For all the quilters have you tried paper piecing also called foundation piecing. I was wondering what your thoughts are on this. hugs Heather

Habe ich schon öfter gemacht,i like that to do it is al so perfeckt

try makeing some easy xmas cards first. That way you get to see the end result faster and have some nice cards to send out next Christmas,Plus you are using up some scraps of fabric that you would normaly throw out. As they are just for cards i see no reason to remove the paper from behind as it will never be seen any way, that is just as long as no print is seen if useing printed paper for paper piecing.

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by eggyannie 10 Jan 2015

https://www.caroldoak.com/free-qu...
here are some free ones to try the snow man is easy as is the heart

by eggyannie 10 Jan 2015

http://www.reocities.com/pcpiecer...
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the last one is good as you could print of a photo onto fabric and place it in the center IE new baby for first xmas. I hope this will help you

I love it, but prefer using calico as the backing as it is much firmer that interfacing, Jo

the truth???I hate it .I like the old way hugs

I had made this for my Mom, and now have it back, since she's no longer with us. It's the state bird for NJ. Love to see them on the sunflower heads in the fall. Quiltmaker was the magazine it was in.
Any lightweight paper, very small, close stitches, helps it perforate the paper for ease of removal. Carol Doak has many books out. There used to be a paper piecing magazine.
Jo

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by viebschen 04 Jan 2015

Hi, I made a bag called Quilters Pallet Tote Bag ( free on line). It was the 1st time I had ever tried it and it was a challenge for me as I am not a quilter. But I loved the bag and was making it as a gift. If I had known it would be so much work I would never had made it as a gift. Since I bought the fabric some time ago to make 1 for me, I have been procrastinating !!!!!!

I prefer to do foundation piecing using a lightweight interfacing that I can cut to a 8.5x11 size and print on in my printer. That way I can also easily increase or decrease the size of the pattern if I want to and every block is the same with no tedious tracing.

I have done some paper piecing, and like how you can sew intricate designs. I sometimes use tear away stabilizer that I cut to 81/2 x 11" and print the design in my printer rather than trace and draw all the designs.

What I like about paper piecing is that it is so very accurate, and you don't have to worry about bias edges. You can use scraps that you normally would not use because they are off grain and difficult to work with in other quilting patterns.

What I don't like is is tearing out the paper. If you use the wrong type of paper, it is difficult to remove the paper from tiny corners and you can end up with a snow storm of paper all over the place.

Wow we have a lot of cuties who love paper piecing. I'm one too.
Best advice I have is to start simple, keep at it and before long you can do just about anything you want. My first paper piece was an ice cream cone for a LINUS blanket - now I do stars for QOV. Wait until you try a New York Beauty or a Judy Niemeyer pattern
You can't get better consistent points any other way.
Lots of tutorials on You Tube and several have mentioned great teachers.

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by toet 11 Aug 2014

Thankyou, I have had a peek, think it would be additive, So many stars love them Heather

It's fun. Give it a try. You do get precise seams,points and angles.

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by toet 11 Aug 2014

Yes I shall it looks like they al come out perfect. Heather

I bought apaper piecing book by Carol Doak and it was for state stars. They just worked out beautiful and you cannot tell they weren't hand pieced. I bought the paper she recommended and printed copies of the patterns. I am really proud of what turned out. It gets addictive if you aren't careful!! try it, it is fun.

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by toet 11 Aug 2014

Sounds like a book to have by your side while learning this new way, Also I think I will look at kits with printed papers to learn the method. Heather

It's my favorite way to Quilt. I have done many quilts with paper-pieced blocks. My problem the other way is I can't seem to sew a straight line, or so it seems. If you check out Quilters Cache you will find more patterns than you will ever use. The Alpha listing lets you know if they are Paper pieced, applique, Reg or all 3.
The Paper is Key I bought the foundation paper at a quilting show but I am going to try the phone books too. Copy paper is the hardest to pull off.
Jill

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by toet 11 Aug 2014

Oh there are so many thankyou, Heather

by hart 13 Dec 2014

I have used the phone book pages to make crazy blocks, the paper tears out fairly easy.

I love it. I do use the Carol Doak paper as it tears away so nicely. Years & years ago the women used newspaper. A friend recently found some quilt sqs her aunt had made many years ago & they still had the old newspaper on the back! Was neat to sorta read the headlines of so many years ago. But you really should tear the paper away after a certain point!

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by jrob 10 Aug 2014

Gerry, an interesting factoid: Back when newspaper was so frequently used, it was left inside the quilt sandwich because it added extra warmth - which was pretty much the only purpose of quilts back then.

by toet 11 Aug 2014

I remember my mother telling us of the hardship when she was growing up in the war years , they had newspaper between the blankets to keep them warm. Heather

by spendlove 13 Dec 2014

So did we!

I think for me the key to paper piecing is using the right paper. Some paper is pretty tough and difficult to remove. Also, stitch length is important too. A shorter stitch lenght makes the paper easier to remove. I love it for when I work on small projects.

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by toet 11 Aug 2014

I shall try to remember the stich length and the correct paper is important, I am writing a list. Kind of like you do for Christmas. Heather

Paper piecing is done on paper and then you tear the paper away when you finish piecing. Foundation piecing is done on fabric and you will leave the foundation when you finish piecing which make the block a bit thicker. I love paper piecing because you can get perfect points and edges. Get one of Carol Doaks paper piecing books for a great reference.

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by toet 11 Aug 2014

Perfect points now that sounds very professional thankyou Heather.

It gives nice and accurate results anytime. By the way, ITH patchwork is in fact paper piecing or rather stabiliser piecing.

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by toet 11 Aug 2014

Now that has added to my search on designs, I wonder If it uses more fabric? Heather

Not a clue, Heather, but its nice to see you back!

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by toet 11 Aug 2014

Thankyou so much, it feels good to be back. Heather

I love it! It is precise and the results are great. There are loads of patterns available from very simple to more complex.
Here some links of work I have done using paper piecing.

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by toet 11 Aug 2014

Oh what a grand job you have done on the quilts, I am excited to start. Heather

it is great for precision quilt makin of points. i am working on a spider web quilt with recycled telephone book pages as my foundation,but this design is more for flip n fold technique than precision.plus if i do the precision type i have to put numbers n lines on my side! have not been able to correctly do the numbers n lines on bottom side. ha ha.but it works for me.

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by hart 10 Aug 2014

I have used the old phone book pages with my grandchildren sewing crazy blocks, then using the decorative stitches and alphabet to put their name and date. Great way to teach and learn. Try it for precision.

by toet 11 Aug 2014

Now that's a grand way to recycle paper. Heather