With all your wonderful talent, Polly, I'm sure you'll find a system that works for you. It is a messy technique for sure. I keep a wastebasket handy.

So what are you working on now?

Cynthia

I take pattern ease and put it through my printer to get the designs and then go to sewing and I don't rip the pattern ease off when I am done it just stays. It is something I learned from the Dear Jane Quilt.

Have tried one wallhanging size project, and a few simple blocks ... but just
can't get the hang of doing everything upside down/backwards. However,
the prefectionist in me admires other quilter's work.

These are the 1st seven blocks in the Jinny's Garden pp quilt. Have some mistakes but I can live with all so far except for the flat tops on the crocus. I am going to correct it at some point. If you haven't see this quilt it has 4 blocks in the middle that have yellow and golds, the rest of the blocks I am using reds. Jinny used purples in her quilt. Will keep you posted as I go along.

I love PP and have been doing it for years. Years ago I made a full size Quilt all Paper pieced including the boarders. Use a smaller stitch when PP trears out a little easyer and some people spray the paper with water to get the paper off

You are not the only one I just do not like pp. I think I have a mental block for it.

I've been working on a pp mini. I had explanations and demos from the experienced ladies at my bee group. I still get confused but I'm ripping out less as I get better. How do I handle the bulk in the junctions? My sewing machine gets stuck when I try to sew over the seams.

Relax and let the mess pile up. All you have to do is vacuum yourself off when you're done! lol

I don't get it either. It looks like way too much effort for me. I guess my points are good enough for me just using templates.

Normally I try to keep my sewing space tidy but when I'm really into a PP proj. I just love the scattered mess. All of those little, colorful pcs. can usually be used somewhere. If they're too sm. for anywhere, they go into the wastebasket. Removing all that paper is a project all of its own. Don't worry about the mess. Just clean it up occas. if it really bothers you. You will be so happy with your finished project.