thank you . Yes you are right.

You trace the design onto Tear-a-way by numbers, on the wrong side , place fabric pieces right sides together on the front of the paper, then sewed from the wrong side of the paper. A design with a straight-seam sequence is drawn on paper. Fabric pieces cut the approzimate size are placed in sequence on the unmarked side of the paper and the lines are sewn from the marked side of the paper. After each seam is sewn, the excess fabric is trimmed in the seam allowance, and the piece is opened up. Once the project is complete, the paper is torn away from the stitching. No template making , no fabric marking, and no high degree of skill is needed to accurately piece blocks one right after the other Hope this helps

It's piecing, not piercing (I've seen workshops in Holland called paper piercing). The design is on paper or tear away or thin vilene and you stitch the scraps of material on it. Makes accuracy for tiny pieces much easier. There are quite a number of books on the method. Are you by any chance a member of the Dutch Quiltersgilde, their library stocks quite a few interesting books on the subject.

Thank you. No I havn't seen it. Sounds very interesting though.

Thank you Shirley

Thank you Hilde

thank you mops. I enlarged the original design as it was pretty small .
This one is 19" finished. The "buttons" are Sequins. Now that there are crystals out , that would look great

Thank you , Sorry the "buttons" are Sequins.Sewn on by hand

Thank you so much Lillian

Ta Elaine