Saturday 22 June 2013

simple paper peicing tutorial

This post explains how to paper piece using the paper piecing method where you don't have to rip paper latter.

The main difference in this method as opposed to the traditional method is. That with this methodyou sew beside the fold in the paper, instead of on the line on the paper.



first you cut out your foundation and crease the paper on the sewing lines.

apply fabric safe glue to the back of the #1 spot

fold foundation line line between spot #1 and #2 attach onto the back (wrong side of fabric) of one of your precut pieces making sure there is 1/4" seam allowance along folded edge of paper.

line up next piece of fabric with glued piece making sure they are right sides together


sew along fold in paper
it will look like this

open and press

continue on in the same way with the whole foundation. if you are piecing a very large or complicated foundation you may have to use glue in a few more places or you can use flat pins if you like that better.

trim along foundation. most foundations will have a 1/4" seam allowance already marked on them, but if they don't be sure to leave a seam allowance

this is what it will look like when you are done.
 
I hope to post a curved piecing tutorial in the next few weeks this tutorial is based on a new pattern I am working on. It will be a lap size quilt.
 

Tuesday 18 June 2013

a few quilt show pics

This is the salt box house where the tea room and my booth was in.

some pictures of my booth



The church where the main show was in I didn't get around to taking pictures till they were taking down the show so I didn't get many but here are a few at least.


lone star

anniversary quilt


some mini quilts
desert star


quilts from one of our members who died of cancer.

Saturday 15 June 2013

Quilt show

The Norwich Quaker Quilt Guild is having a show this weekend, and the show is beautiful. We have a small guild but regardless of that the members have put an amazing amount of work into the show. I will be posting pictures latter today or tomorrow of the show.




This is one of my new patterns I am introducing at the Norwich show
Cherry Blossoms
 
 
 
 
 

This is one of the blocks from another of my new patterns "Spinning my Wheels"
 
More Pictures latter