taking the plunge..and a question

Hummm I have that little book but haven't done anything from it. Some patterns are in sections that are paper pieced and then put together. Some of the more frugal patterns require you to draw up your own separate piece from the pattern instead of including it as a separate pattern piece. Don't forget that on some teeny pieces, you can perhaps just draw the piece. For example, the bill on a bird could be filled in with a permanent pen instead of piecing it. Just a thought.

I found my book after you left IM last night, Larisa. I'll be cheering you on, and making a block here and there, as I'm supposed to make a wallhanging for my brother for Christmas. I think by next year, I'll have gotten one to each of the family members...LOL.

Larisa, I'm in the middle of (notice I didn't say "currently working on" ) a paper-pieced picture of a featherweight, a pattern by Cynthia England. Some of the pieces in there are smaller than the white part of my pinkie finger; it's driving me nuts! However, breaking a foundation into more manageable pieces is fairly standard; otherwise some patterns would be impossible to PP. Best of luck with this!

Larisa,

I have that book too, but have not used it yet. But, I did do a sunflower in a class and it had to be cut into sections. Before you cut out the sections areas, it is a good idea (which we were taught) to mark on the lines of your sections with coloured pencils, eg. on the solid line, mark a couple of dashes in a colour every few inches or so (different colours for different lines).....that way it is easy to match up your sections after you are finished put them together. Hope you can understand that.

Lorraine

So, I'm guessing I should just take it slow and double check everything, right?? DO you think I should plan on putting bordres on the blocks to hold down all the ends of the pieces??

Larisa, wondering if I finally lost my mind