Glue basting acute angles can be tricky. Especially long skinny ones. There are a few things I’d like to draw your attention to. First, I miter baste all my corners; this will help you immensely!! It cuts down on bulk, which is imperative for these tiny pieces. Second, I don’t treat all acute angles the […]
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When you are glue basting hexagons, it doesn’t really matter how you do it. Swipe the glue, press, done. When you get into intricate shapes, or smaller shapes, the way you glue baste becomes important. I am a huge fan of cheap school glue sticks . I get a 4 pack of white, washable school […]
It can be tricky to find time for your hobby, especially when it involves another hobby (traveling). I asked the quilters in my quilt along group how they make time for sewing their National Parks patterns. Some use EPP, some FPP. You will be inspired! What I do is at the bottom. Do you have […]
I realized not too long ago, that for the past I-don’t-know-how-many-years, I have given homemade gifts for Christmas. One year, it was a painting, another year I made felt floral wreaths, another year I made a linoleum print. When you are crafty, I think you probably are more inclined to MAKE gifts instead of BUY […]
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One of the MOST frustrating parts of foundation paper piecing has GOT to be working with directional fabrics. I wrote about it earlier this year, and I discovered today, that I didn’t address directional fabric when working with angles that are on the sides of the pattern. In the previous pieces, the angles were on […]
If you have never English paper pieced, start here! One of the advantages to English paper piecing is curved piecing! I was stumped by this…until I discovered a trick!! In this video, I’ll show you my tricks for English paper piecing. It’s about halfway through the video, if you want to skip to that part […]
Here are 2 videos to help you get started with foundation paper piecing. Grab one of my patterns, and give it a go! I’m using the National Park Pattern in these videos! Now you’re ready! Click the image to get started! You can do it! I promise! 🙂
Now that you have your National Park Pattern, here are the blocks I have created. Use these as inspiration for your own blocks! Be sure to tag me on social media! I can’t wait to see your blocks, and where you’ve traveled!! The newest blocks will be added to the top of this post.
One of the best and worst parts of English paper piecing is easing. It’s the best because you can really get corners to match neatly and nearly perfectly…and it’s the worst because of all.that.bunching! I have noticed that easing is like any middle of the project – you wonder if it’s going to turn out […]
Part 1 English paper piecing is normally used with larger, geometric templates…not small, fiddly pieces. I LOVE the precision and ease of English paper piecing…so I use smaller pieces to create details that are normally reserved for foundation paper piecing. I’ve discovered an easy way to deal with small or thin templates, so you don’t […]