Anybody paper-piecing a quilt?

[Wildsky]

Now I have to try this paper thing, do you need special paper?


country lady - try opening that picture, and save it again and see if you can change the file type when you save it.

 

[MissPrissy]

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Send it to my email. I'll post it.

 

[eggchel]

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I think there is a way to change the file format, but that is beyond me, sorry.
You can use Photobucket and just copy/paste as many URLs as you like. Resize them when you upload to the recommended size for message boards.

 

[country lady]

Wildsky, the lady at the fabric shop told me not to use xerox paper because it is hard to pull off. She said use lined notebook paper. I would guess that paper between onionskin and xerox would be the right weight. I'm using the lined paper but I haven't finished yet so I don't know how easily it pulls off. I plan to dampen it and use tweezers if it doesn't come off easily. Seems to me that you can buy the paper. Was it Marti Mitchell?

Another thing that I like about paper-piecing is that I didn't have to cut the fabric pieces exactly accurate because they are trimmed. I also trimmed smaller seams instead of 1/4" seams. I was careful to back-stitch though so they don't pull apart.

Our little local library has so many books on quilting. They are a good source of information.

I bet you will like paper-piecing if you try it. I chose solid fabric so I wouldn't have to mess with right/wrong sides on my first time with this method.

 

[piecemaker]

I use newspaper for my paper piecing. It pulls off really easy.
It's cheap, readily available and is bigger than notebook paper



Theresa

 

[country lady]

Piecemaker, does the ink rub off from the newspaper? The pattern I'm using on this wall-quilt has to be xeroxed. The finished individual pieces measure 2". The finished wall quilt will be about 24 x 28 without the binding. Maybe I'll add a border.

What kind of quilts do you make? Are the pieces large?

I really like working with this method.

 

[verthandi]

A trick if you haven't tried it for paper piecing. I only print one copy of all the pattern pieces. Then I use thin aka cheap notebook paper. Staple several sheet of notebook paper together with the pattern on the top.

Then with an old needle in your sewing machine and no thread, sew on the outline of the pattern pieces. It will give you several patterns to work with at once, and it rips off easier as you have already perforated the paper once.

 

[eggchel]

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Excellent tip! I'll try to remember to do that.

thanks,

Chel

 

[MissPrissy]

These are countrylady's photos of her quilts. She sent them by email and I am posting them for her.

 

[Guitartists]

Gorgeous quilts!

I use the printer paper they sell at the dollar store... it's always very thin and great for paper piecing. I still have a little trouble matching up my pieces sometimes

Here's the only one I have done.... it's just one square...

I did it in white... though this is the original color pattern...