IBQUILTIN

If you are at all afraid of removing papers, maybe just leave the paper where your next join will be. that will prevent the stretching. Once they are sewn together they are not going to stretch unless you way over press. Its going to be a really sweet quilt.

faykilgore

I've used the "Snail's Trail" pattern for entwined cat tails, but using it for elephant trunks is just amazing! I love this quilt!

pojo

That is so cute.

maviskw

http://www.freequiltpatterns.info/fr...by-beverly.htm

This is a wonderful way to do it. You can use the same piece of paper to make about 20 blocks. I use the add-a-quarter ruler to cut the seam allowances. There is an add-an-eighth ruler too.
I have one tip though. Before you start, use the back side of a seam ripper to gently score each line (using a ruler) from one edge of the paper to the other edge. This is the way it will be folded when you are sewing, and the score line makes it easier to fold accurately. That makes a more accurate block.

JustAbitCrazy

What an adorable quilt! I always pull paper off the seams as soon as I sew them. That way paper doesn't get enclosed by sewing over them in the opposite direction. Then I pull out inside papers once a block is fully surrounded by seams.