Help for English Paper Piecing
12-09-2020, 03:04 PM
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Help for English Paper Piecing
I’ve tried looking online and cannot find an answer, so I’d really love it if I can find it here!
I’m having a tough time joining big pieces. All I can find is how to join individual hexies into the “flower”. I have taken the cardboard out of the inner ones.
Maybe I’m not doing something “right”. I’ve done some columns: maybe I should only do the flowers?
Thank you!
I’m having a tough time joining big pieces. All I can find is how to join individual hexies into the “flower”. I have taken the cardboard out of the inner ones.
Maybe I’m not doing something “right”. I’ve done some columns: maybe I should only do the flowers?
Thank you!
12-09-2020, 03:32 PM
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I have never done handwork so I am no help, but I went to Youtube and then typed english paper piecing joining pieces english paper piecing joining pieces - YouTube
There are lots of videos out there. And by many quilting experts. Perhaps your answer is there.
There are lots of videos out there. And by many quilting experts. Perhaps your answer is there.
12-09-2020, 04:17 PM
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maybe this video will help some - she is joining rows together here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R2tS8VaRLqk
unless you are trying to make something other than flowers? or Grandma's Flower Garden?
maybe like this?
http://www.aqsblog.com/following-an-...assembly-guide
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R2tS8VaRLqk
unless you are trying to make something other than flowers? or Grandma's Flower Garden?
maybe like this?
http://www.aqsblog.com/following-an-...assembly-guide
Last edited by mindless; 12-09-2020 at 04:21 PM.
12-09-2020, 07:29 PM
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I don't really have much of a plan when I do it. I sew the "flowers" together then will layout chunks and just pick random edges to sew together. it means that i have to end up creasing/bending some of the papers in the outer petals as they come together, but it doesn't really matter in the long run. maybe some of the above videos have a better strategy, but I just go for it and it works. (I am self taught so I often dont have much strategy anyway!)
12-11-2020, 02:37 AM
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I too bend mine when I am connecting them. As for connecting the flowers (I just took the idea of making a GFG and ran with it.) I have flowers with 3 rows. I think it would have been easier without the extra row, but I will end up with triangular cream sections which I plan to make individually/
