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
I’d say traditional piecing. but wouldn’t mind trying paper piecing. Thanks for the giveaway. Rosanna
wrbontrager@ verizon dot net
I like paper piecing too! The ability to get perfect points and complex designs without ripping out stitches over and over again is a joy.
Thank you for the opportunity to enter the drawing!
I am into traditipnal piecing right now, but starting into applique more and I would love to learn paper piecing…
I’m into the Modern movement right now but love paper piecing for the precision that you get. Thanks for participating in the Quilters’ Blog Hop Party.
I love to paper piece. I made a pineapple quilt using paper piecing. Thank you for being a part of the blog hop.
I love applique! Thanks for a great giveaway! Have a Happy Day! 🙂
Thank you for the giveaway! I fine machine piecing easiest, but I’ve just been paper piecing this year and find it more rewarding…of course I haven’t made a whole quilt that way yet 😉
I love needle turn appliue. Thank you for offering such a generous prize
I start 2 days ago my first paper piecing project and i enjoy it) Thank you for the giveaway!
I’m a newbie at paper piecing, and it is often frustrating, but I really want to improve. Your Mariner’s Compass blocks are gorgeous!
I like appliqué,but would love to try paper piecing!
I like hand applique, but I have enjoyed paper piecing this year. If I need a project in a hurry, however, piecing is faster. LOL Right now I am doing a combination of piecing and applique that is really pretty. Your block is very pretty!
I love crazy quilts. Randomness with shiny fabrics and velvets, but I am not working on any now. I am saving old mens flannels shirts for a plaid rag quilt.
Hi, I have done paper piecing once. I watched someone on TV doing it so I did, it was bad. Maybe I will try again. Thanks fr the giveaway.
I already like you on FB.
I love English Paper Piecing, but I have never tried Paper Piecing. I would Love to try it. Most of the patterns I see are delightful, but this one is just simply spectacular!
I do lots of paper piecing….it’s so addicting! My first PP quilt was a king size Mariner’s Compass quilt. I tend to jump right into things! Your block is lovely! And your village quilt is so cute!
I am just getting into paper piecing. So much fun!
I have not done Paper Piecing yet, but would really really like to try.
My Favorite Quilting Technique is Paper Piecing! I would love to do a Mariners Compass.
Thanks for this Great Giveaway!
My favorite quilting technique is taking something traditional and making it modern!
I love your projects, very cute. I am scared to paper piece but see so many projects I like. My favorite technique is applique. Cute pup.
I love applique and paper piecing. Thanks for sharing and for the opportunity on a great draw.
bonnielarson58@gmail.com
As someone who hasn’t finished their first quilt block I am not sure I can really give advice on quilting to someone of your impressive skill. Your mariners stars are truly amazing to me. So beautiful and perfect.
I love paper piecing! Good luck with the blog hop!
Thanks for the chance to win 🙂 I love your compass. It’s so beautiful!
I like both foundation piecing and English paper piecing. It is amazing to me that I can get such precise results with either method. I haven’t tried a Mariner’s compass yet but oh I do want to! Thank you for the chance to win. 🙂
just beginning to quilt so don’t have a favorite technique as of yet love to learn paper piecing thanks
ABreading4fun [at] gmail [dot] com
i love that town green one!!! I have never tried paper piecing, and am dying to learn how.
I love paper piecing so much! The town green is really pretty
Susie
legato1958@aol.com
I love paper piecing and I have wanted to make that village green for years. My biggest quilt of paper piecing was making a king size, millenium quilt. Took over a year but it is my favorite quilt.
I tried paper piecing via a Craftsy class and loved it! Your Mariner’s Compass is awesome.
Paper piecing is a long time favorite of mine.
I’m fairly new quilter that learned by machine piecing so that’s my comfort zone. I need to jump in the paper piecing pool,as everyone seems to love it. So maybe this is just the ticket. Afterall the title of the book is Paper Piecing Picnic, not Paper Piecing Root Canal!
I love to try different techniques. I really want to learn more about machinequilting. I do a lot of handpiecing!
Gun, Sweden
gun@lapp.se
paper piecing is scarey……….But I like the village green wall hanging
My favourite quilting technique lately is curved piecing. I’m just addicted.
Great giveaway! That book looks really nice. I don’t do a ton of paper piecing but I have made an angel and a holiday tree.
Be sure to check out my blog hop giveaway too at http://www.brandylynndesigns.blogspot.com and enter the draw.
Email: info@explorefibre.com
Ich bin noch Anfängerin, aber ich nähe gerne Paper piecing
Grüße aus Deutschland
marion
I like to do paper piecing and would love to win your give away so I can make more. Thank-you for this great opportunity to win!!! Will check out your web site!!
I really enjoy English paper piecing. It’s so relaxing to make all of those tiny hand stitches. There’s something very grounded about reducing the process to the basics of fabric, needle, and thread. Having said that, I also enjoy foundation paper piecing–you can’t beat it for perfect points.
I haven’t done much paper piecing. But I like the results I have gotten so far. It looks like a great book. I’ll have to check it out.
I am quite new to paper piecing and am loving it. I’m working on a New York Beauty at the moment. Wow I would love to win your giveaway. Thank you for the opportunity. And oh I am a new follower from South Africa.
I actually love paper piecing because it gives such precise results.
Paper piecing is such a blast! I really do enjoy it, after figuring it out after some trial and errors 🙂
I love paper piecing! Like playing! I started with some NYB’s and I’ve loved them since!
I’d like to be able to paper piece. Right now I’m doing a lot of simple applique.
hulseybg at gmail dot com
I really like to paper piece. I am busy making lap quilts for friends so i have just been strip piecing great fabrics with simple patterns.
I do some applique and a lot of free motion quilting.
I am trying everything, I like paper piecing as long as the pieces are not too small…
Your Mariner’s Compass block is amazing. No wonder you love it so much. I do paper piecing, but don’t stitch on the paper.