After last week’s frustration with difficulty matching points on itsy bitsy blocks, I decided to give the paper piecing method a try. So I joined the Farmer’s Wife Yahoo group; they have all the foundation pdf files available for print.
Since I am scaling my blocks down to 4 inches finished. I printed some files at 67%. Then I got to work.
On my first block, I messed up a teeny bit. But I was able to fix it without starting over or ripping out a seam. Although I do seem to recall a ripped seam somewhere.
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| Block #23, Country Farm |
The second block I tried was the easier one, but it took me a while to decide on the fabric.
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| Block #19, Checkerboard |
Overall, I like the foundation (paper) piecing method all right. It seems to waste more fabric than cutting out the templates. It could be that I need more practice. I am very frugal with fabric, so in reality there wasn’t that much fabric wasted. I just have problems. 🙂 The blocks did come out nice and at the proper size. Pulling out the paper was a pain in the rear.
And here are the blocks from this week in combination with all the blocks:
FWQAL Weeks 1-12, a photo by bryanhousequilts on Flickr.
Just one more! Haha, just kidding! 24 out of 111 complete!
Catch ya next week!
I feel like I waste more fabric when I foundation piece too! Your blocks are looking great.
You can precut the fabric using the templates, then use that for the paper-piecing. This is what I (mostly) do when I'm paper-piecing.
Your blocks are looking great. I can't believe you are finishing them at 4". I am having enough problems with 6".
Thanks y'all.
Maybe I will try cutting the templates first. Thanks for the tip!
thanks for stopping by my blog. i absolutely love what you are doing with the solids in your blocks. keep on going!
🙂
melinda
These are amazing! So teeny and perfect. I absolutely love the color choices you've made as well.