{"id":836,"date":"2021-06-21T00:01:00","date_gmt":"2021-06-21T04:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/therabbithoel.com\/?p=836"},"modified":"2021-07-25T21:08:29","modified_gmt":"2021-07-26T01:08:29","slug":"sewing-to-paper-precision-is-the-name-of-the-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/therabbithoel.com\/?p=836","title":{"rendered":"Sewing to paper – precision is the name of the game"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In my post about the challenge quilt<\/a> Snow Goose, I mentioned paper piecing. There are plenty of tutorials about it out there, but I thought I would show you how I do it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Selecting background fabrics.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

This project is a quilt I am working on for us to put on our bed. It is a big undertaking to make a king-sized quilt. We looked at a lot of patterns before we decided on what we wanted. This pattern is called “Bali Wedding Star” and is by Quiltworx.com<\/a> (I have no affiliation with them).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Paper piecing is different from other types of piecing in that you are actually sewing to a piece of paper and you are sewing on the back of the project. It is somewhat counter intuitive and takes a while to get it right.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The paper has markings on it to tell you what order to sew it to the paper and which fabric to place where. When I made Snow Goose, I had to sort out the order myself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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As you can see, it tells you line one, line two, etc. and color one, color two….<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Picturing the process<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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I had already started working on this set when I decided to take the pictures. I lay the fabric right side up, then place my paper on top and stitch through both along the line. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This project has you stitching several sections to the same long strip of fabric.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You then turn the section over and press the fabric back. Next, you cut the sections apart.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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You can see the lip on the ruler.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Next, you need to trim the excess fabric so you can get ready to sew the next strip on. I use a piece of plastic card and a special ruler. The ruler has a lip on it so that it catches the card and fits snug against the edge. The Ruler is called “Add a Quarter” by CM designs (no affiliation) since quilting seam allowances are one-quarter inch. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I place the plastic card on the paper, then fold it back on the stitching line<\/em>. The ruler is then placed against the fold, and I trim the fabric with a rotary cutter. The fabric now has it’s seam allowance.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trim to the lines and you are ready to sew to the next section.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In these pictures you can see the front and back of the piece before and after it has been trimmed.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Paper piecing gives you repeatable results, with each section being the same size as all the others.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In my post about the challenge quilt Snow Goose, I mentioned paper piecing. 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