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My First Attempt at Paper Piecing

16 years ago

This was my first paper-pieced quilt. An easy design and a lot of fun to make.

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sunnycentralfl
16 years ago
wow! just beautiful!

Gwen
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gininmn
16 years ago
Wanda, that quilt is beautiful. You've inspired me to set a goal to try paper piecing this winter.

Ginny
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Thanks for all your kind words. I am just getting into this and love it. My imagination runs wild all day thinking of projects to do.....just not enough time in a day (or experience yet) as far as staining, painting and texturing, that is coming soon. I have decided to do a project that might take a little while, new pictures posted on my site (webshots). I am thinking of a big basin with a molting volcano in the middle with water bubbling out of the center and red led lights to give it a real volcano look. So far I have started on the volcano. I will start on the basin next week. The whole thing should be about 25" wide by 25" tall. Hope it works as planned. Here is a link that might be useful: See new pics
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Jay, You're back!!! I sure hope you're feeling better. I miss you when you're not here. I am not going to try grafting until you guys are successfully raising grafted plants that give you oodles and oodles of tomatoes. Then I will be insanely jealous and decide I simply must give grafting a try...... : ). Last year a small handful of seed companies sold grafted tomato plants online. This year a lot more are. I'm looking forward to seeing the reviews of people who buy them and plant them. Personally, I don't think I'd pay that much money for a grafted plant, especially when the companies who sell them don't start shipping them until a date that I think is too late to be planting tomato plants here. I need to get off this computer and finish potting up my tomato seedlings. I'm halfway finished with a flat that had cool season veggies, tomatoes, peppers, and three kinds of ground cherries started with multiple seedlings in each cell of the 72-cell flat. By the end of today, all of the plants will be in their own paper or plastic cups. Then, I'll start a whole new batch of flower and herb seeds in the flat, and in 2 or 3 weeks I'll be potting up those seedlings. I don't know how y'all have the time and patience for grafting. I have cats, too, and they think the light shelf and the green house are just big cat clubhouses, so I have doubts about whether I could protect a grafting chamber from the curious 'this world belongs to us' felines. Dawn
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Thank you all, for your kind comments! As I constructed the first block, the process was so slow, because I had trouble lining up the fabric to allow extra seam allowance, or I stitched a wrong side to a right side. I did a lot of ripping out on the first few blocks. But perseverance is the key, and practice makes perfect. I hope to make another PP project someday with more intricate designs. Theresa, you are so lucky to get a trailer-full of worm castings! Jennifer, here's an explanation of worm castings: Vermicompost I work it into each planting hole when adding new perennials to my gardens. Donna, thanks for your comment on the borders. The inner border might look white and the outer border black on your monitors, but the colors are actually cream and navy blue (print). Marsha, you are right about getting to know my machine while stitching 1/4" away from seams and turning corners! Don't look too close though, because the 1/4" is sometimes scant and sometimes closer to 3/8"! After a while I decided not to worry about an exact 1/4", but rather to relax my shoulders, enjoy the process, and use thread to match the buzzsaws. I don't think the recipient will notice the quilting inconsistencies anyway:) Julie
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janice__indiana5
16 years ago
WOW that is striking! I love black in a quilt, and with all those bright colors....WOW

Janice
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redpenny
16 years ago
Beautiful!!!!!!!!!!
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gillian_41
16 years ago
Just love it, the black background is perfect sure makes the colours jump out. You did a very good job for 1st try.
Gillian
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msmeow
16 years ago
Wanda, that's a great quilt! It sure doesn't look easy. Don't go noising that around! : D You did a great job.

Donna
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lizzy3_27
16 years ago
Wanda,
Gorgeous! Could you please share the name of the pattern? I think that is one I would like to try. TFS.

Liz
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love2sew
16 years ago
That is gorgeous...you did a wonderful job. I have never attemped a large PP project but sounds like you had fun doing it.
Jean
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wanda_va
Original Author
16 years ago
Thanks for the compliments. It really was easy. Here's the pattern (free from Quilters Cache).

Here is a link that might be useful: Endless Chain Block
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mary_c_gw
16 years ago
Wanda, that's just wonderful!

Mary
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nana24
16 years ago
Wanda,
What a neat design and you did a great job!
Wonder how it would look with the stripes black-like stained glass?
I 've only done small PP things but I do like doing it. Maybe I'll get the courage to do a larger piece.

TFS
Sally
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vicky4x4
16 years ago
Wow that is a first attempt! You're a natural. Love the colors.

Vicky
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gerizone5
16 years ago
What a great design. I love it. Did you buy the pattern or get it on-line? I've done a little pp and I do like it. You did a super job, especially for your first time!
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fran1523
16 years ago
Wanda, that is beautiful and you did a great job. I've already printed out the pattern. I think I might be able to handle this one.
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vasu_texas
16 years ago
Wanda, it is very beautiful. I love the secondary star pattern when you put it together.
Vasu
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kathi_mdgd
16 years ago
That's gorgeous !!!
Kathi
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User
16 years ago
Wanda you did a great job on that quilt. You've inspired me to try paper piecing.
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laurainsdca
16 years ago
Wow that is VERY striking! What a beauty!!!!
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kathryni
16 years ago
Your quilt is so beautiful! I look at Quilters Cache often but I missed this one. I haven't PP before but this really makes me want to learn.
Kay
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noocha
16 years ago
NO! Huh-Uh! No way.
That's your first attempt? That is gorgeous! Thank you so much for sharing that beautiful quilt.
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User
16 years ago
Looks like a Modern Amish design. I'm really drawn to brights with black contast.

I have to give you a lot of credit, paper piecing makes my brain hurt!

Great job, Dianne
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foxxigrani
16 years ago
Oh wow and all the other words everyone else said, a piece like that you can't say enough to tell you how beautiful it is. Good, no great work.

Rita
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miss_chanterelle
16 years ago
Beautiful..the colors just jump at you and everything seems to fit perfectly!!
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suellen_delawares
16 years ago
That is not an attempt at PP that is PP. This is beautiful. I'd love to have the pattern. GW email does not work.
Zebrasueln@yahoo.com
Suellen
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cannahavana
16 years ago
Wow Wanda, how did I miss this post!?!? I'm with Diane, pp makes my brain hurt. You did an excellent job!

Rebecca
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csackett
16 years ago
That's beautiful! My very first paper pieced project is put away in a box. I may have to rethink it. Carolyn
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