That was me on Saturday, I admit it. I was trying out a paper pieced feather with some scraps and I just could not get it right! I thought I was using large enough pieces but after I would sew a seam the fabric would fall short of the area it needed to cover! (I may have even crumpled it all up - very childish I know)
I've only done paper piecing on a few simple things before so I'm not very experienced. It felt like I was wasting SO MUCH fabric. Is that right?
What a mess! LOL! although I'm still having a hard time laughing about it. I'm actually still pouting. I wanted these to be easy because they are such pretty little feathers.
4 comments:
have you tried the freezer paper method? it might help you get the shapes right and it doesn't waste as much fabric. here's a blog post with a bunch of links (the freezer paper links are towards the bottom): http://verykerryberry.blogspot.com/p/paper-piecing.html
Hello dearie. The trick to paper piecing us to not be afraid to waste fabric. My hubby remembers me yelling "maybe a meter will cover it!". Then he suggested I take a break....
It can be fun : )
Hi Emily, Last year I participated in Whims and Fancies Doctor who along and now love paper piecing . Caroline has a great little tutorial on how to make sure your fabric will fit . Here is the link http://trilliumdesign.blogspot.com.au/2013/05/doctorwhoalong-block-2-timelord.html. I had to read it over a couple of times but once I got it it really helped.
I've never really gotten into the paper piecing groove. I find it so tricky to keep everything straight in my head, especially working with angles like you would with a feather I am sure I would make the same mistake as far as fabric pieces. I also don't like the waste.
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