Miniature quilts

Thank you, Tricia! How's the quilt coming by the way? Was that fabric anything close to what you were looking for? Thanks for the squishy, but I sure didn't expect you to do that! I love the color! Cindy

I am so hooked on PP it isn't funny. I look for any way to get a block into a foundation pattern :) Thank goodness for EQ5 which allows me to create my own & print them out! I've even stooped so low as to PP nine patches!!! Am I lazy or what?!

-Irene

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No, it shows you are a creative person who thinks outside of the box! I love PP as well and just wish I had more time to do anything related to quilting at this point in time!

Ah! A girl after my own heart! If you PP nine-patches, have you seen Anita Grossman Solomon's terrific method for doing them on one foundation? - perhaps that is what you are already using. I feel almost evangelical about it!! Once I saw it, I try to use it wherever I can >g< . In message , IMS writes

I PP everything I can, as well. I usually take a pattern into Photoshop and that works well, too. Although EQ would be ideal. :) I must say I've never tried PPing a 9-patch, but now I'm going to try. :)

Nancy in NS

What is PP that you all are referring to?

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Jacqueline

Foundation or Paper Piecing. It's a method of putting blocks together using numbered patterns printed on paper. Here's a link that will explain it better than I can. :)

Nancy in NS

Hi Jacqueline,

PP is known as Paper Piecing. The block is printed onto paper with numbers that correspond to the order they are sew onto to the paper. Clear as mud, I know. Check out

HTH, Linda in Tx

How does that work, please? I don't think I've seen it before.

Here's a link to her demo from a Simply Quilts episode

Her main page

Thanks Marcella I've been trying to think how to explain it to Sandy in an e-mail!! It starts off simply, but then gets tricky to describe! I didn't rush in, though, because I felt the question was directed to you.

Have a look, Sandy. When I saw that a 9-patch could be done this way, I was delighted, as I often just do one - rather than a whole lot, when the strip method is sensible. . In message , Marcella Peek writes

Thanks for the information -- it looks interesting! It sort of reminds me of a demo I saw once of doing a watercolor quilt on a gridded foundation.

Does it really help to sew a 9-patch this way? Seems like lots more trouble. It's only 9 squares! Why mess around with paper? Roberta in D

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It isn't just for a 9-patch, Roberta. That is just the simplest way of demonstrating the method. It is actually a great addition to the repertoire of FPP. The main reason is that it eliminates the fiddly (and sometimes tricky) process of sewing PP sections together. The seams and points just *have* to meet because the still on the paper. However, it does depend on precise folding. You can't be slap-happy just because you're doing it! . In message , Roberta Zollner writes

There is no problem, Pat, because you trim the seam allowance slightly less than a quarter of an inch, before you fold (at least I do!). The paper is on the outside of the fold and, after scoring the stitching lines, the folded section of paper just comes straight off. The alternative to my first sentence is to make the 'gap' between the two sections one inch, instead of half an inch. That gives you much more room to play with, and means that you have to trim the seam allowances so skimpily. I've done that, too, and I was much happier with it. . In message , Pat in Virginia writes

The vellum tears away easily. Since it's paper piecing you are using a smaller stitch which helps perforate the paper well. For seams, Anita told me to use a letter opener to slit the fold and then you can tear away either side easily. Usually, the part in the intersection comes along for the ride.

marcella