Old man- New quilter

I read all the comments and no one mentioned freezer paper piecing. It is sooo much easier and NO paper picking. (less time consuming).
My avatar is my first PP block ( I only started quilting 1 year ago) and it was done with the paper rather than freezer paper. If you haven't checked out the freezer paper method, it would be worth your time to do so.
And for those of you who have' always wanted to learn' or 'hate' or are 'afraid of' jumping into PP by either method, I say GO for it... You will be amazed.

gaigai

BW, I think it looks great! Just take a hammer and whack that center wad, and it will flatten out! LOL You done good, girl!

butterflywing

great idea! i'll try that! never thought of a hammer.

how does freezer paper work? don't you still have to pull off the paper from both sides of the seams? if you do, what difference does it make? the paper comes off
pretty well now if you pull on the block in all directions first. it takes longer because it's one extra step.

PurpleBecca

I think its fabulous!!!

Old man- New quilter

No paper to pick off. Mainly because you don't sew thru the paper.I have a link that I have to go find that shows you the process. I will post it here as soon as I find it for you.

Old man- New quilter

http://www.twiddletails.com/store/in...age=page&id=21

Here it is....

rb.

Great job! With the freezer paper method (I wouldn't do any other), you draw or copy your pattern onto paper. Then, you put a bunch of freezer paper pieces, stacked, under the pattern, fixed with a staple or two, or a dab with a hot iron to hold them together. Then, you sew the drawn lines on the paper pattern, without thread. This gives you your piece lines in a perforated line. After doing the whole pattern, take a freezer paper pattern, and iron your piece #1 to it's spot on the freezer paper. Carefully fold back to the perforated line (sewing line shared with piece #2). Put #2 on #1, sew right against the perforated line, through the fabrics, but NOT through the folded edge of the paper. Voila, perfect seam, no paper to pick. Repeat.

There are much clearer instructions online.

Old man- New quilter

http://www.twiddletails.com/store/in...age=page&id=21

This shows the method if you are only doing a single block. ( you can use the same FP about three or four times ) HOWEVER, the stacking and sewing without thread thing makes short work of the same pattern and once again, reduces the time requirement.

Try it, then let us know how you like the method.. I won't do it any other way now.

Don't forget... If you stack and sew, SHINY SIDE DOWN when you do this.

Mousie

who are you kidding? you did a great job, and your right, that pattern has a ton of points meeting in the center, so for your first try, you picked a hard one and rose to the challenge, B.
hand to chest,
means mouse impressed! :XD:

butterflywing

after reading your instructions, i can see your point. i don't know what happens when piece #1 is in the center. i'd have to see. this is very like the method that doesn't use any paper at all. you lay the fabric over the paper patter, fold the paper back, and sew next to the fold, not through the paper. i've seen that done and it was very fast. i've never tried that nor have i researched instructions. but maybe i should.