May 2014 Meeting

Kathy gave us a workshop on paper piecing. She brought a vast array of her paperpieced projects. She is definately a master at this technique. She gave directions, which I will put onto this website, that I often forget when using the add-a-quarter ruler. This was helpful to me and I hope also helpful to you. She also gave us websites to check for free patterns. We had about 30 people at guild. Many of the snowbirds were back. Welcome back! You will notice the full tables in the slide show. several people had show and tell. Maybe we had a lot more tell than show, but it was a fun night. General Directions for paper piecing: Place fabric piece #1 right side up over the #1 spot on the blank side of the paper making sure that it extends beyond all the lines at least 1/4". Pin in place with flat head pin. Place a postcard on the line between #1 and #2 and fold the paper back to expose the excess fabric. Place an Add-a-quarter ruler on the fold and trim the excess fabric. Place fabric #2 right sides together with fabric #1 and sew using a 90/14 needle and stitch length of 18-20 stitches /inch (my machine setting is 1.5) with an open toe foot starting 1/4" before and after the marked line. Press fabric #2 away from #1 with a dry iron to form a crisp flat seam. Place the postcard on the next line you will sew (#1 and #3) and fold the paper back exposing the excess fabric and trim away before aligning the next piece of fabric. Continue until the paper foundation is filled. Trim fabric and paper making sure to leave 1/4" seam allowance around all edges. Websites for free patterns. There are many more, just do a good search. https://www.caroldoak.com/free-quilt patterns.php; http://www.forestquilting.com/paperpiecing_free_pg1.html; http://wombatquilts.com/free-paper-piecing-patterns/; http://sewhooked.com/free-quilt-patterns/; http://home.online.no/-barbaras/barbara.htm;