Adventures In Paper Piecing
Saturday, November 22, 2008 11:31
A couple of days ago I discovered the joys of paper piecing, it’s something I’d seen before but I’d written it off as being too much work and too time intensive, allow me now to take that all back! I made up Sonja Callaghan’s Gnomlette within half an hour and the results are, if I do say so myself, absolutely awesome. There’s a bit more info about it and some more pictures on my personal blog.
Looking around the wonder that is the interwebs I found Sew Hooked, a site dedicated to some superb, very modern, art blocks. There’s a real focus on fandom here, so if you’re into Harry Potter, Star Wars or even Twilight, there’s several patterns for you to make up, whether it’s an individual block or a king size Harry Potter quilt!
I also love this crazy twist pattern, it’s definitely on my to-do list, but I think I might practise with some simpler patterns before jumping into that one!
If you’re more interested in traditional designs, Paper Panache has a wide range of freebies as well as patterns to buy.
Piece By Number has some very cute designs. I really like this Iris, if enlarged it could be the centre of a bigger quilt, or make a mini quilt from it.
And finally if you want to add some words to a larger quilt, or make a dolls quilt with a saying on it then this 2 inch tall paper pieced alphabet would be perfect 
Do you have any fab links for paper piecing stashed away, or any picture of finished projects? Any tips for a newbie like myself?
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Jennifer says:
November 23rd, 2008 at 9:21 am
Thanks for mentioning sewhooked! I’m always excited to hear when someone else has discovered paper piecing and embraces it with enthusiasm. It’s totally addictive and just so much fun!
Holly says:
November 23rd, 2008 at 11:56 am
Hey Fern! Thank you so much for introducing me to this technique! I have seen those crazy twister quilt blocks before and I LOVED them but they look so intimidating – knowing they’re paper pieced makes them sound almost within my skill range!
Something you might like to look at for inspiration is stained glass windows – they’re made of the same kind of geometric shape idea so I think you could easily adapt them for paper piecing!
I’m off to try gnomlette now!
~Holly
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Denise Felton says:
November 27th, 2008 at 5:30 am
Awesome list! I’ve scheduled a link to this post to go live on my blog mid-day Friday (Central USA time), Nov. 28. I hope it brings you a few extra clicks.
Denise
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