It sure doesn’t feel like picnic weather, but one can hope it’s coming soon!
For this week’s blog hop with Quilting Gallery, I will say “welcome, so glad you stopped by!”
For my giveaway, I wanted to share a gift that says something about me as a quilter: I Love Paper Piecing! Would like to try it? or are you already hooked?
Over the past six months I have been working on Mariner’s Compass blocks as a personal block-of-the-month. Here is my favorite:
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| see my tutorials for some tips on paper piecing techniques |
One of my favorite paper pieced quilts is the Village Green:
I made this a few years ago, when I was much more daring with fabric combinations and colors (you would understand what I mean if you could see some of those prints up close). It is way simpler to make than it looks.
If you like paper piecing, or want to give it a try, the book “Paper Piecing Picnic” has lots of fun projects at all skill levels. To enter the drawing, just leave a comment. Tell me about your favorite quilting technique. I will draw a winner on March 14.
Also, I just started a small Quilt Along, check it out here
happy hopping,
Sharon
Thank you for the chance. I love paper piecing but I do struggle with how much fabric to leave at the seams, so I could definetly learn from this book.
I love the look of paper pieced items but sadly they scare me. I have been doing a lot of pieced quilting and love to see the different things I can do with it.
Richard and Tanya Quilts
So far I’ve only traditionally pieced my first quilt. I love to piece all the pieces of fabric together and see the design evolve. I’d love to try paper piecing, but haven’t gotten to it yet. Thanks for a chance to win! 🙂
Oh my I am very interested in paper piecing. What a fabulous book. I would dearly love to wint his giveaway for sure, Thank you for the chance to enter.
I have heard a lot about paper piecing, but don’t really know what it is. I look forward to learning more about it!
I mostly just do regular machine piecing. However, I just recently tried paper piecing for the first time as part of two blocks of the month that I’m involved in. At first, I wanted to pull my hair out. Then I got the hang of it, finished the block, and actually liked it. Then I did the other one. Not good. I’m not giving up, but this book might really help 🙂 Just need to practice more, I’m sure. Your work is beautiful 🙂
I definitely love paper piecing. I am going to look around and just may have to decide to follow you. Thanks for the chance to win!
I’ve never tried paper piecing and I’d love to. thanks for the chance. My fav quilting technique at the moment is the traditional one
Thanks for the chance to win. Favorite technique is patchwork, machine piecing. Have just recently started foundation paper piecing, and occasionally do EPP. What a great book, thanks for the chance to win. I’m in LOVE with the village green pattern! Your quilt is gorgeous. xo
I like paper-piecing and used it for one of my earliest quilts. That was a simple flower block in pastels for my mother-in-law.
My currents long term project is a paper-pieced New York Beautyin batiks. I use Magic Paper as it is extra thin, extra light and does not distort. It can drawn on and the beauty of it is that you don’t have to take it out! It is so thin that it doesn’t create any bulk in the seam at all, unlike normal printer paper. For me it is magic but so expensive I only use it for Heirloom projects!
Normally I use Ricky Tims PlyStable stuff as it goes through the printer!
Sorry, I seem to have written an essay!
Well I am quite new to paper piecing and cried the first few times I tried it!! I no longer cry but I have a long way to go to be great at it! I love your compas above – it really has depth and almost looks 3D!! Great giveaway!!
Scrappy quilting is my favorite and a good way to bust your stash to buy more fabric! mwhahah! lol Thanks for the giveaway! I would love to learn how to paper piece!
mrs(dot)hbraun(at)gmail(dot)com
I have yet to try paper piecing but hope to later this year after two rather large projects are finally completed! Great giveaway!
Like doing paper piecing. Thanks for the chance to win such a book would be so helpful.
syvisser@gmail(dot)com
I love pieced blocks, but when i can’t get one to piece I like paper piecing it is more precise. I am just not very good at it.
gorgeous blocks and things you’e made!!
I like strip piecing, but want to try more paper piecing
I love the look of applique quilts best, but mostly make pieced quilts. I’ve done a bit of paper piecing and it is fun. I would love to make a Mariner’s Compass one day.
Took a class on paper piecing years ago, but need a refresher course!
I like paper piecing too!
I love paper piecing and your work is beautiful!
I only did paper piecing once and really need a book to show me the tricks to do it right. I will not give up till I learn it. Thanks for the chance to win.
Love the quilts you made and LOVE paper piecing! Paper Piecing Picnic sounds like a great book, too! Thanks sew much for this chance to win your generous giveaway! 😀
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Great giveaway Sharon. I love paper piecing. I have a piece on my blog today that I did a few years back.
My fav technique is whatever I am working on right now:) haha!!!
I love applique and paper piecing.. The possibilities are just endless!!
I love paper piecing and this book looks great! Thanks
I am new to but enjoying paper piecing very much!I joined through GFC but I’m putting your site in my DAILY file to enjoy each morning with my coffee.
I love paper piecing, too! Thanks for the generous giveaway! I’m a new follower by email and I look forward to your posts.
I haven’t tried paper piecing yet but I want to try. I bought a sample kit to make 1 granny flower. Now I’d like to try some more.
Barb@Witsend
I am a big newbie, I really like to make log cabins so far. I have made one paper peice. It was the head of a horse for my sons girl friend. I am hooked. Thanks for a chanc to win.
Looks like a great book. I love English paper piecing as well ; )
I love to quilt, strip piecing and using up mr scraps!
Your give away looks great
Wowsers!!!! I love your Mariner compass block! I love your Village green quilt! I need to try paper piecing. I do enjoy all of it. I am just starting my first applique project. I want to try EPP and Machine paper piecing looks good too! I think I like fussier projects, because my first hobby was cross-stitch and other needlework.
I would like to learn paper piecing.
I love raw edge applique
I love PP and have made several quilts that way including a KS!
I love applique! Thanks for your blog and for the chance to win.
I love the village green quilt!
I also love paper piecing and LOVE your mariners compass block. Thanks!
I have done quite a bit of paper piecing! I love your Village Green quilt! Iam a former Ohian, originally from Canton.
I have done a bit of paper piecing and more patterns would be great! I love EPP though for a slower pace 🙂
I do machine piecing currently. I just started quilting a few years ago so I have spent my time learning as much as I could about piecing. In the past six months or more, I have seen more and more about paper piecing. It seems that it’s becoming more popular. I know it is another technique I want to learn so it may be in the next few months. It seems that anyone I see that has tried it for the first time, gets hooked immediately so it must be fun.
I love paper piecing, too! Paper pircing & applique are my
favorite techniques. Thanks for the chance to win!
wigglypup2(at)yahoo(dot)com
My only attempt at EPP was a disaster, so maybe a book would help.
I’m a new quilter so don’t have a favourite technique. i’ve been doing a little bit of paper piecing recently for the And Sew On BOM and I love it!
Wow! That mariners compass block is stunning!
I’m a bit fan of the precision PP gives but haven’t really made many attempts at it, would love to do more =)
Thanks for the chance to win!
I just joined a PPing QAL and I’m hooked. The kites on that book look fun. My 2year old is obsessed with kites.
Thanks!
AmandaK@whatthebobbin
I’ve never paper pieced but I’d love to try. I’m pretty new to quilting and my favorite right now is using half-square triangles. So many pattern combinations. Gorgeous Mariner’s Compass! Thanks for the chance!
ellen(at)myerly(dot)net
oh I love paper piecing and did my own mariners compass as part of the SBS round robin