Paper Piecing

hey René, what block were you trying? always pays to start with a simple one that you know what it should look like when done.

check out this slide show doing a sq in a sq block. see if it helps you. once you work out the basics of this technique, you'll wonder what the heck was so hard, lol.

see if having a block drawn, a couple of pins and a few bits of fabric with you as you watch helps, hope this helps. jeanne

René, Carol Doak has a DVD that is a lesson on how to paper piece. Knowing Carol it is very, very good. (And that is what I have heard about it too.) It is evidently even better than a class because you can see really close in what she is doing. You might check it out. I know it is available on her site, and should be available at your LQS, although they may have to order it for you.

Pati, > I used to be able to sit down, read instructions, and figure out how to

That is so cool!! Hey, what are you doing up so late? Oh, wait, it was midnight here and not there...but still...you gonna be online later?. Jenn

hiya Jenn, SQ just finished. had breakfast, its Saturday here and we've got a huuuuge skip for all the garden waste at the rental so R has been finishing all that. still working his way thru the painting window frames inside and out, argh. better him than me. i gotta go down with him today and do some of the mindless stuff. ok, so its pretty much all mindless but i'm doing some of the smaller stuff. he cuts off the big stuff, i break it down to fill up the skip. this thing will hold up to 9cu mts. we ordered it for only 6 (they mark the 6 and 7.5 levels inside it.) but might use more. theres a mess of stuff at that house and some from here as well that we'll take down and fill it up. so looks like a long day and i'm gonna be knackered as well. dont know when i'll get back online. will catch ya when i do tho or leave an offline msg. hope your weekend didnt wear you out too much, re u'r email. i can understand why your mum was feeling like that. cant be easy to deal with all of it. i hope the girls are coping. its not fair on youngsters at all. :( hugz all around, jeanne

The DVD is *very* good, Pati and René! I can vouch for it. I was going to suggest it, too, but you beat me to it, Pati! I'm late reading the group today.

People, thanks for the suggestion to get Carol's DVD. I think that's the best solution for me. As soon as I can save the money, I'll do just that. Tank you.

René