for NEW paper piecers!
04-06-2012, 06:29 AM
#11
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Join Date: May 2009
Location: No. California
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I've been using the Carol Doak method to PP for years now.....have tried many other ways and always come running back to this one. I use old postcards to line up along the fold line....for me, just an easy step. Then I push either the 1/8th or 1/4" ruler up to the hard postcard and cut. I make quite a few "tiny" blocks and this method works like magic to make sure my points are crisp and my little pieces fit.......I think this tute is a very good way to visualize how to do it. Just take it step by step and have fun......
04-06-2012, 07:18 AM
#13
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Join Date: May 2009
Posts: 7,741
Thanks! I have paper pieced a few things but end up ripping out more than I sew. Maybe this can help me understand it a little better. My problem is always figuring out how to get the pieces going the right direction, they always end up backwards if they're at an angle.
04-06-2012, 09:05 AM
#14
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Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: Las Vegas, NV
Posts: 926
Thanks for the support, I will keep trying for sure...I WILL master this : )
Just want to encourage you to keep trying. I love pp, however, usually when I start a new pattern I do rip out quite a few times until I get it right. Usually I am not guessing the right length/width of fabric to completely cover the area once the fabric is flipped. While it might seem like I rip 2 seams for every seam I sew (lol) I finally get it together and make fewer mistakes as I go. Hope this helps.
04-07-2012, 05:36 PM
#15
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Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: Southern California & New Mexico
Posts: 153
I thought PP was very confusing until I watched Carol Doake's video (bought with coupon at JoAnn). I decided that I'd learn and follow her method even though I knew that you didn't NEED to have the card or the "Add a Quarter" ruler etc. since it enabled me to develop a "rhythm". One friend told me how "stupid and unnecessary" it was to do it that way but those "extra tools" have saved me a lot of time and frustration so I feel they more than paid for themselves. Could I do PP without them now? -- almost certainly -- but I still use them anyway.
04-08-2012, 04:45 AM
#16
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Join Date: Apr 2012
Posts: 54
I have her 1, 2, and 3 books, and more. my Daughter and I put on some Ragae? Spelling? Music, from comcast and sat for 4 hours removing paper.. we had a great time. and a couple of glasses of wine, LOL..
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