When I first started learning how to sew, I decided to learn paper piecing. Paper piecing is very easy to learn. It's learning how to sew pieces of fabric together in a certain order and you sew them together by sewing on lines printed on the paper. Yes, you sew on a line so everything is straight and everything lines up fairly easily.
My first paper piecing pattern, was the 4th of July quilt pattern by Judy Niemeyer from Quiltworx. The hardest part is literally getting all the fabric cut and taking off the paper. But I learned a lot about 1/4" seams, trimming, sewing and piecing all the parts together. I thought the instructions for the pattern was really well done and was easy for a non-sewer to follow. After the 4th of July quilt and my sewing skills improved, I got another pattern called Amazon Star. This was a very, very big quilt. I think it was 98x98" and I really didn't like handling something that big. That one taught me that I don't like Y seams. I got them done but barely. It turned out good but I certainly couldn't quilt it.
So it's been several years since the Amazon Star and I've been looking at the pattern called Paradise in Bloom for several years now. Now, it seems manufacturers are including a lot of pre-cuts of the applique pieces which of course is driving prices up. The pattern used to be around $99.00 but the pre-cuts ran it up to more like $150.00. I know you get a lot for that but that's a lot for a pattern and foundation papers so I never bought it.
Until recently.
I found the pattern with no precuts and no extra sheets for the extra border so it was just the main pattern. I've waited a long time for it and I'm ready for another paper piecing quilt. So I bit the bullet.
Here's a picture of the finished Paradise in Bloom Quilt. This shows the extra border, which I'm not interested in. I'll probably add a border but I'll do my own.
Now, I just have to figure out what colors I want to do it in and go buy fabric. I'll probably have about 20-25 yards of fabric in it along with some blood, sweat and tears no doubt by time it's finished.
My first paper piecing pattern, was the 4th of July quilt pattern by Judy Niemeyer from Quiltworx. The hardest part is literally getting all the fabric cut and taking off the paper. But I learned a lot about 1/4" seams, trimming, sewing and piecing all the parts together. I thought the instructions for the pattern was really well done and was easy for a non-sewer to follow. After the 4th of July quilt and my sewing skills improved, I got another pattern called Amazon Star. This was a very, very big quilt. I think it was 98x98" and I really didn't like handling something that big. That one taught me that I don't like Y seams. I got them done but barely. It turned out good but I certainly couldn't quilt it.
So it's been several years since the Amazon Star and I've been looking at the pattern called Paradise in Bloom for several years now. Now, it seems manufacturers are including a lot of pre-cuts of the applique pieces which of course is driving prices up. The pattern used to be around $99.00 but the pre-cuts ran it up to more like $150.00. I know you get a lot for that but that's a lot for a pattern and foundation papers so I never bought it.
Until recently.
I found the pattern with no precuts and no extra sheets for the extra border so it was just the main pattern. I've waited a long time for it and I'm ready for another paper piecing quilt. So I bit the bullet.
Here's a picture of the finished Paradise in Bloom Quilt. This shows the extra border, which I'm not interested in. I'll probably add a border but I'll do my own.
Now, I just have to figure out what colors I want to do it in and go buy fabric. I'll probably have about 20-25 yards of fabric in it along with some blood, sweat and tears no doubt by time it's finished.
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