Megan. I am a long arm quilter and really do not like piecing at all. I have a very special friend who loves to piece and has lost her eyesight almost completely. She has had several quilts that I have helped her finish but I refused to do her paper pieced top she started because it just rebaked me out. So I watched you several times and really almost all your videos and quests what ..... I’m finishing her paper pieced quilt for her and she is thrilled beyond belief. Thank you for all your videos.
Wow! You are a natural teacher. This tutorial makes so much sense, compared to others I have watched. I'm excited to start my next quilt by following your example. Thanks so much for your detailed and easy-to-follow FPP lesson.
I love to do FPP and have watched many tutorials and paid for online classes. Yours is one of the best I have seen, and your tip about folding the paper back when adding a new piece would have prevented the many times that I put the fabric on the wrong way. Thank you!
You are SO AWESOME, to share this AND show how to do this!!! What a great project!!! ALSO: I saw a cool tip for a DIY lightbox- put your phone (use flashliggt or any bright screen) on table facing up, with a glass casserole dish flipped upside down over tope of it, lay paper on dish.... VIOLA!!
THAT is a brilliant quickie idea to use what you have! My Pyrex casserole is about to find out what it's like to be used in SUMMER! 💕 Thank you, @JulieSpear
You are such a good teacher! I love your FPP training more than anyone else's that I've watched. I loved your free motion quilting class so thought I'd look at this one - you are so good, thank you for your great training style!
I've been quilting for 30 years and I love paper piecing. This is a great tutorial! I even learned a new trick from you. I've never folded back the paper to test the newly placed piece of fabric. Wow! Love this tip! Thank you for the Economy Block foundations. Love having all the sizes. So kind of you to share them with us. Thanks again and I hope you put up some new videos soon.
Omg! I finally ordered the newsprint! I love your blocks they are adorable! Years ago 2020 to be exact I bought a FPP pattern that I was unable to take to the printers so now I can do it myself. I didn’t know what kind of paper to use or tell the printers to use! The economy block is my new favorite block! I love your videos! Thanks for all the tips, tricks and especially the inspiration! I lost my quilting joy and am struggling to find it again! I have at least 7 quilts started in 2022 and only finished one in 2022! The winters get longer and longer for me but I’m going to keep on keeping on!
Well, I have had my supplies for YEARS! And today, thanks to you and your well-versed video, I have finally taken the plunge and have done it!! I actually have two economy blocks finished. Thank you ever so much for being so clear with your directions and making this such a happy experience for me. This is the fun I was too timid to try until I found you and your directions and paper piecing patterns. THANK YOU!
You are so adorable (and so is that tiny block). I am downloading those blocks right now to use up some scraps. I am going to your channel to search and see how this quilt turned out - hopefully you posted an update. Since I am viewing this 2 years after you posted, i am hopeful to see the finished quilt. Love what I am seeing so far.
I had a little box of scraps that were once my grandmother’s. I didn’t like them enough to use them and they were super thin and very smelly. You popped up on my TH-cam videos and gave me the best idea to make some super small blocks and hang them up. Thank you so much!!
I'm so excited to get started. I have Scraps from years passed and I have always wanted to Quilt. I'm so inspired by this video of paper piecing that I feel I can actually piece a quilt together.
Thank you for this!! I sewed right along with you....in 30mins I had completed my first paper piece ever! Did your 4” black to start. Your teaching is so clear, simple and makes a novice feel so comfortable!
I LOVE crumbs!!! This block is just too dang cute... either paper pieced or just sewn. It just moved up the list of many in dream state. You are RIGHT about tiny stitches, AND pressing between bits, AND paper that is not too tough. )))))) THanks for not leaving anything out. Hugs on ya.
I always enjoy your videos, and I do like to paper piece. I want to thank you so much for your free patterns for the paper pieced economy block. I have been searching for a couple of weeks and should have just gone to your site. I needed the 6” one for a sew a long with my modern quilt scrap group. ❤❤ I can’t believe you did this video 2 years ago and I missed it, darn I would have saved a ton if time ❤❤
Thank you for the ideas and this free pattern to get started on my scraps. (In addition to my own "stash") I inherited a big pile of hand-cut squares from my grandma's vintage fabric collections over her lifetime. Everything was saved and put in the "scrap barrel". Another relative cut those into squares and passed along a huge bucket full after she used what she wanted. I made 1 scrap quilt and didn't want to make another like it. But now I see what to do with them all. I just subscribed and am looking back at your other videos now. And looking forward to new one.
Definitely going to try this method and thank you for supplying a free economy block pattern to be able to try it. Your video was excellent - the instructions you show make it look simple. This is going to be a great way to use up scraps. Thank you!
Don't know your name but today is the first time I saw you & I'm so happy. You are a wonderful teacher,all the steps were nice & clear,you know how to handle a newbie. Also thank you for the patterns. Please continue teaching.
I have watched almost all of your tutorials this past week. I’m so glad I found your channel and just love the way you instruct. Thank you so much and look forward to your next project.
Best PP tutorial I’ve watched. Thank you for not speeding through the block. I loved all of the little tips. I’m not a huge fan of PP when the blocks have many, many pieces but for basic blocks I love the precision I get.
Thank you! I agree--I love the look of some of those big quilts that have a million pieces but I've never managed to get too far into one before getting bogged down. I love the little 1 or 2 piece fpp blocks though--especially for scraps :)
Serendipity moment for me! Thank you so much. Several years ago I had finally collected a large bunch of frosted and glittery winter blues and white fabrics. So about 5 years ago I made winter landscapes for all four of our children for Christmas. Right now, I’m adding in some of the blue frosted blue fabrics in a winter quilt for us. As I was cutting, I cut the remaining wintery fabrics into 3.5” squares for a simple wintery blue quilt for an adult granddaughter who loves these fabrics. AND I still have scraps leftover! Since these fabrics are so special to me, I was wondering how to use them and down to real scraps now. I’m watching this very video as I’m cutting and thinking 🤔. Bingo! Serendipity arrives. Yup, now I’ll have a nice little wall hanging for our bedroom to compliment this current quilt. I’m delighted beyond words and thanks so much for the bottom of my heart. Hugs from Maine.
I’ve been put off by FPP until I watched your tutorial and now I’m confident that I can do it! In fact, I think I could easily get addicted lol. Thank you for this video tutorial you rock 😊
I love foundation paper piecing! I've been doing if for several years...I almost feel like I am cheating when I fpp. ;) You are a fantastic teacher and this is a great tutorial. One thing you didn't mention with the ruler is that you can use the tapered edge of the add a quarter ruler is designed to help with folding your paper on the line. It is another one of those personal preference things. Thank you for your tutorial and the free pdf pattern. Happy stitching!
WOW!!! I just made my very first foundation paper piecing block and I love it!!! Thank you sooooo much for the clear instructions. I decided to make my very first block using pictures of golf bags with flowers and it really taxed my brain trying to think upside down but I did it! I love this so much and can’t wait to make more. Thank you so much for the clear, precise instructions. This is so good for my brain 🤩
I’ve been putting off trying FPP for years now but I think you have given me the push to try it. Your explanation was great and with your templates I can download means I can work with the video. Thank you.😊
Totally rockin tutorial! I SO love the supportive "don't worry about that" tips. You anticipate what I would ask, and answer it as if i had! 💓 P.S. I didn't like economy blocks until I saw your aqua/LV cuties. And THANK YOU for permission to throw things away hahahahaha Megan you're the best!
I found you this week when I was searching for ways to use my scraps. I was about to throw them out with frustration and lack of storage space. I started your process for cutting down to pre-cut sizes last night and printed the economy blocks. I've never done fpp but I am excited to give it a go and use up all these darn scraps. Thank you for sharing.
I absolutely adore foundation piercing everything is always so square and precise… Can’t wait to do this I’ve never done anything so small! It’s ADORABLE
Great tutorial, thank you for sharing! I have downloaded the patterns, it is raining here so I am going to work on one now. I am new at this and I am so glad you gave us all the tips, so sorry you got some negative comments, I just wanted to let you know you did a great job and I have subscribed and I am looking forward to future video. Thank you and blessing.
Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge. Look forward to the next video. Easy to listen to, very well spoken. Thanks again for sharing and may God bless you and yours.
I love FPP! You have provided the best tutorial/instruction for this technique! I use a tracing wheel with my ruler to score the lines, it helps with the folding. I just recently purchased the add a quarter rulers! I’m using my scraps to make log cabin blocks but will definitely use your economy blocks in the mix...thanks again for sharing!
I am just trying out Paper Piecing. Your video was wonderful ! I have subscribed to your channel because you seem to be a good teacher and you explained everything. Thank you so much. I look forward to seeing what comes next.
So happy to have found you. You do a great job of talking about everything needed for PP. Your voice is soothing and lovely to listen too. Can’t wait to get thru some of the bin of scraps next to my sewing machine. Cheers.
Thank you for the pattern and great tutorial! I'm looking forward to practicing my FPP. I tried a more complicated block the other night with a friend. The directions called for a lot of specific measuring and exact angles. We both agreed that larger fabric pieces would be more forgiving. I know I can make that block with practice on something more straightforward and your 6" economy blocks will alternate with the other block beautifully!
All I can say is Thank you. Going on my second month quilting. This was wonderful. Thank you for the patterns. I downloaded the PP and tried it and I love this way to sew them together. Being such a newbie, it helps to have them all ready to go. I am going back in to do my second one and pop them into a tray until I have enough. I have been cleaning out my dinner napkin and old tablecloths. I find that the blocks will also make great coaster, that are washable... Thank you so much for sharing with us.
I LOVE all of your videos since you take the time to explain each step really well! but I really enjoyed this one. One of my goals for 2021 (and 2020) was to learn a new technique to extend myself and I think is it. This would be a great way to keep scraps "in check" and create some wonderful, precisely pieced blocks at the same time. Thanks again for sharing your talents and time!
I have been paper piecing for years. No one (and I have never read it anywhere) ever told me to fold my paper patterns on the sewing lines before. This will make lining up the fabric before sewing, and trimming after sewing, so much easier. Thank you so much.
I love your style of teaching! The economy block seems like a good first time project. I've watched several tutorials and I think I'm going to start with this pattern. Wish me luck!
I love doing complicated FPP patterns. Lol. This is one I have wanted to do for a while with my own scraps though. I start/stop a bit before and after each seam I sew because then the pieces after lock the threads, but I also use a bit bigger stitch length then you do. Thanks for the patterns. I love the idea of using several sizes. Thanks for all the great informative videos. I always seem to learn something new. It's funny for me to think back and remember not trying FPP for years because I thought it looked too confusing but once I did I was hooked. :)
Excellent video on paper piecing which has always intimidated me a bit. The technique and way you teach it makes perfect sense and is easy to follow. Thanks so much!
I love FPP and I’m going to download your patterns. I haven’t thought about doing blocks in different sizes and then put them together. You do a great job explaining. I also had that ahh haa moment when the process clicked in. I was taught to trim the 1/4” before sewing the second piece, giving you the 1/4” seam allowance for the 2nd piece alignment . But obviously it actually doesn’t matter. Your nice slow calm directions will really help anyone trying this technique. !!!
Thank you so much! I haven’t ever tried trimming first. I can see how it might be helpful lining it up if don’t have a light box or light source handy.
I love paper piecing , makes everything so accurate. The only thing is , sometimes I feel like I’m wasting fabric . Thank you for another great tutorial.
I am so happy to have the printable for economy blocks in lots of sizes :-) thanks! Also I like that they are free but I can add a tip at download. It is awesome to let people pay what they can afford. I really enjoy your tutorials. Your instructions are clear, filming quality is great, and your design aesthetic appeals to me.
Thank you! I definitely like to keep everything free and accessible. So many people asked for a way to tip or pay that I added it. It’s never required but very appreciated :)
My longest- term project is paper pieced. I learned some great hints to make this so much easier today.... maybe now it won't be a project that takes years. New goal - finish in 2021!
Thank you so much!! You do a great job teaching and I love watching your videos! Im super excited to give this a try. and its such a great idea for scraps!!!
Thank you for this great tutorial on paper piecing! This one even a beginner could follow. WELL DONE! I have so many scraps that have been going into crumb quilts. Never thought to paper piece with them! Also never thought to use my light board! Can't wait to get started. Thank you!!
I have been struggling with this process! Your video made it clear and very easy to follow! Thank you so much! I haven't decided what I'll be up to , but soon. I have a whole, large, moving plastic tub to imerse myself in! See you real soon.
I LOVE FPP!!! The very first block I ever made, I hated FPP. It was the hardest thing for me to grasp. I was in a class and the poor teacher had to help me at every step for the first few pieces of the block. Once I understood what I was doing, I fell in love with the process! I haven’t attempted anything too terribly complicated, but I think I’m ready to take that next step. FPP is sooooo much fun!! Thank you for the video! You got me inspired to pull out FPP again.
Thank you for the great video. I think I will start making this block and just let them accumulate making 1 or more per day and but them together when the mood strikes. have signed up for your news letter and can not wait to see any other blocks you have for paper piecing. Thanks again
I used my scraps from making masks to make quilted hearts to donate to "shut-ins" in Scarborough, Maine. I made 6 hearts today. I still have alot of scraps to try this. Thank you!
I don’t have a long term project. I had decided yesterday to start a PLUS quilt to have on the side of my machine so if I have the pieces I can do a few at a time each time I sew. The squares are 6in plus signs. Two blocks, two colors I’m going to pre-cut the backgrounds and put them and the directions next to my machine. Let’s see if I can do this. I love your channel you are so calm.tx
I watch all your videos. I watch you on Roku. There is no comment option on Roku. I do have a like option I have to stop the video and navigate to the icons. I found you on my phone just so I can like and comment. I love your tutorials.
Megan. I am a long arm quilter and really do not like piecing at all. I have a very special friend who loves to piece and has lost her eyesight almost completely. She has had several quilts that I have helped her finish but I refused to do her paper pieced top she started because it just rebaked me out. So I watched you several times and really almost all your videos and quests what ..... I’m finishing her paper pieced quilt for her and she is thrilled beyond belief. Thank you for all your videos.
Wanted to add, the economy block is my all time favorite
Wow! You are a natural teacher. This tutorial makes so much sense, compared to others I have watched. I'm excited to start my next quilt by following your example. Thanks so much for your detailed and easy-to-follow FPP lesson.
OMG !!! This is the first time I have paper pieced and not cried:) Your teaching style meets my learning style. Thanks for all that you do.
I love to do FPP and have watched many tutorials and paid for online classes. Yours is one of the best I have seen, and your tip about folding the paper back when adding a new piece would have prevented the many times that I put the fabric on the wrong way. Thank you!
You are SO AWESOME, to share this AND show how to do this!!! What a great project!!! ALSO: I saw a cool tip for a DIY lightbox- put your phone (use flashliggt or any bright screen) on table facing up, with a glass casserole dish flipped upside down over tope of it, lay paper on dish.... VIOLA!!
THAT is a brilliant quickie idea to use what you have! My Pyrex casserole is about to find out what it's like to be used in SUMMER! 💕 Thank you, @JulieSpear
GREAT idea on the casserole dish as a light box. Easier then using the window.
Genius!
You are such a good teacher! I love your FPP training more than anyone else's that I've watched. I loved your free motion quilting class so thought I'd look at this one - you are so good, thank you for your great training style!
LOVE< LOVE< LOVE paper piecing! Thanks for posting.
I've been quilting for 30 years and I love paper piecing. This is a great tutorial! I even learned a new trick from you. I've never folded back the paper to test the newly placed piece of fabric. Wow! Love this tip! Thank you for the Economy Block foundations. Love having all the sizes. So kind of you to share them with us. Thanks again and I hope you put up some new videos soon.
You are amazing ! Your teaching method is so easy to learn. You make things very clear and concise. Thank you.
I haven’t done FPP in 13 years. Thank you for reminding me of the steps! You’re a great teacher & ray of sunshine 😊
I have always avoided paper piecing but think I am now ready to try it. Thank you.
I learned so much. Never understood the process and intimidated by it. But, now I need supplies! It's going to be my new thing.
Omg! I finally ordered the newsprint! I love your blocks they are adorable! Years ago 2020 to be exact I bought a FPP pattern that I was unable to take to the printers so now I can do it myself. I didn’t know what kind of paper to use or tell the printers to use! The economy block is my new favorite block! I love your videos! Thanks for all the tips, tricks and especially the inspiration! I lost my quilting joy and am struggling to find it again! I have at least 7 quilts started in 2022 and only finished one in 2022! The winters get longer and longer for me but I’m going to keep on keeping on!
Well, I have had my supplies for YEARS! And today, thanks to you and your well-versed video, I have finally taken the plunge and have done it!! I actually have two economy blocks finished. Thank you ever so much for being so clear with your directions and making this such a happy experience for me. This is the fun I was too timid to try until I found you and your directions and paper piecing patterns. THANK YOU!
I have been afraid as well but just completed my first block! I couldn’t have done it without these detail instructions and video.
I already know how to make paper pieced items but your tutorials help refresh the process. Thank you so much for being so thorough.
This is the best I have watched..love it
You are so adorable (and so is that tiny block). I am downloading those blocks right now to use up some scraps. I am going to your channel to search and see how this quilt turned out - hopefully you posted an update. Since I am viewing this 2 years after you posted, i am hopeful to see the finished quilt. Love what I am seeing so far.
I love paper piecing
I had a little box of scraps that were once my grandmother’s. I didn’t like them enough to use them and they were super thin and very smelly. You popped up on my TH-cam videos and gave me the best idea to make some super small blocks and hang them up. Thank you so much!!
Thank you for this video! I watched many others and couldn’t comprehend how this is done but yours helped me!
I'm so excited to get started. I have Scraps from years passed and I have always wanted to Quilt. I'm so inspired by this video of paper piecing that I feel I can actually piece a quilt together.
Thank you for this!! I sewed right along with you....in 30mins I had completed my first paper piece ever! Did your 4” black to start. Your teaching is so clear, simple and makes a novice feel so comfortable!
I LOVE crumbs!!! This block is just too dang cute... either paper pieced or just sewn. It just moved up the list of many in dream state. You are RIGHT about tiny stitches, AND pressing between bits, AND paper that is not too tough. )))))) THanks for not leaving anything out. Hugs on ya.
I always enjoy your videos, and I do like to paper piece. I want to thank you so much for your free patterns for the paper pieced economy block. I have been searching for a couple of weeks and should have just gone to your site. I needed the 6” one for a sew a long with my modern quilt scrap group. ❤❤ I can’t believe you did this video 2 years ago and I missed it, darn I would have saved a ton if time ❤❤
I’d love to see a completed quilt using this technique.❤️
Thank you for the ideas and this free pattern to get started on my scraps. (In addition to my own "stash") I inherited a big pile of hand-cut squares from my grandma's vintage fabric collections over her lifetime. Everything was saved and put in the "scrap barrel". Another relative cut those into squares and passed along a huge bucket full after she used what she wanted. I made 1 scrap quilt and didn't want to make another like it. But now I see what to do with them all. I just subscribed and am looking back at your other videos now. And looking forward to new one.
I've watched many of your tutorials and came across this. Love that you provided the economy block in different sizes. Would love to see your quilt 😉
You're a great instructor for this rather daunting technique. I finally get it. Thanks so much.
Definitely going to try this method and thank you for supplying a free economy block pattern to be able to try it. Your video was excellent - the instructions you show make it look simple. This is going to be a great way to use up scraps. Thank you!
Don't know your name but today is the first time I saw you & I'm so happy. You are a wonderful teacher,all the steps were nice & clear,you know how to handle a newbie. Also thank you for the patterns. Please continue teaching.
You’re a very good teacher. Thank you for your tutorials. 😊
you and your videos are amazing!! I know that I will be binging on all of your videos this month. Thank you!!
I have watched almost all of your tutorials this past week. I’m so glad I found your channel and just love the way you instruct. Thank you so much and look forward to your next project.
agree with you 100%
I so love the way you teach and explain things. Thank you!
What a great way to make a block using paper! I have sewn scraps to muslin squares, but this is great. I will try it.
Best PP tutorial I’ve watched. Thank you for not speeding through the block. I loved all of the little tips. I’m not a huge fan of PP when the blocks have many, many pieces but for basic blocks I love the precision I get.
Thank you! I agree--I love the look of some of those big quilts that have a million pieces but I've never managed to get too far into one before getting bogged down. I love the little 1 or 2 piece fpp blocks though--especially for scraps :)
Serendipity moment for me! Thank you so much. Several years ago I had finally collected a large bunch of frosted and glittery winter blues and white fabrics. So about 5 years ago I made winter landscapes for all four of our children for Christmas. Right now, I’m adding in some of the blue frosted blue fabrics in a winter quilt for us. As I was cutting, I cut the remaining wintery fabrics into 3.5” squares for a simple wintery blue quilt for an adult granddaughter who loves these fabrics. AND I still have scraps leftover!
Since these fabrics are so special to me, I was wondering how to use them and down to real scraps now. I’m watching this very video as I’m cutting and thinking 🤔. Bingo! Serendipity arrives. Yup, now I’ll have a nice little wall hanging for our bedroom to compliment this current quilt. I’m delighted beyond words and thanks so much for the bottom of my heart.
Hugs from Maine.
Great tutorial, Megan. I am glad to see that you recovered your health and are as enthused about quilting as ever.
You are the best I can really understand your directions! Keep making tutorials
Oh my gosh, the folding to mark line is genius! Thank you
I’ve been put off by FPP until I watched your tutorial and now I’m confident that I can do it! In fact, I think I could easily get addicted lol.
Thank you for this video tutorial you rock 😊
I love foundation paper piecing! I've been doing if for several years...I almost feel like I am cheating when I fpp. ;) You are a fantastic teacher and this is a great tutorial. One thing you didn't mention with the ruler is that you can use the tapered edge of the add a quarter ruler is designed to help with folding your paper on the line. It is another one of those personal preference things. Thank you for your tutorial and the free pdf pattern. Happy stitching!
WOW!!! I just made my very first foundation paper piecing block and I love it!!! Thank you sooooo much for the clear instructions. I decided to make my very first block using pictures of golf bags with flowers and it really taxed my brain trying to think upside down but I did it! I love this so much and can’t wait to make more. Thank you so much for the clear, precise instructions. This is so good for my brain 🤩
I’ve been putting off trying FPP for years now but I think you have given me the push to try it. Your explanation was great and with your templates I can download means I can work with the video. Thank you.😊
Enjoyed your video. Great, fun scrap busting and with paper piecing, my blocks will look like something planned instead of a mess! Thanks!
You are a great teacher! You make the viewer truly feel a part of the process!
Thank you so much for the explaining in such a easy way!
Thank you so much!! This is my very first paper pieced effort and only messed up the first one. Now I'm whipping through them!!
You are awesome! So helpful with your videos .Soon glad I found you. 💗🎈🎈🎈
Loved your tutorial. I have fabric I want to do something with. This sounds perfect.
I really like this block and paper piecing so thank you for the download and the tutorial.
Thank you for the free pattern😊
Totally rockin tutorial! I SO love the supportive "don't worry about that" tips. You anticipate what I would ask, and answer it as if i had! 💓 P.S. I didn't like economy blocks until I saw your aqua/LV cuties. And THANK YOU for permission to throw things away hahahahaha Megan you're the best!
I found you this week when I was searching for ways to use my scraps. I was about to throw them out with frustration and lack of storage space. I started your process for cutting down to pre-cut sizes last night and printed the economy blocks. I've never done fpp but I am excited to give it a go and use up all these darn scraps. Thank you for sharing.
I absolutely adore foundation piercing everything is always so square and precise… Can’t wait to do this I’ve never done anything so small! It’s ADORABLE
Great tutorial, thank you for sharing! I have downloaded the patterns, it is raining here so I am going to work on one now. I am new at this and I am so glad you gave us all the tips, so sorry you got some negative comments, I just wanted to let you know you did a great job and I have subscribed and I am looking forward to future video. Thank you and blessing.
Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge. Look forward to the next video. Easy to listen to, very well spoken. Thanks again for sharing and may God bless you and yours.
Thank you! It is really my pleasure to make the videos--I love being able to share and help people out :)
I love FPP! You have provided the best tutorial/instruction for this technique! I use a tracing wheel with my ruler to score the lines, it helps with the folding. I just recently purchased the add a quarter rulers! I’m using my scraps to make log cabin blocks but will definitely use your economy blocks in the mix...thanks again for sharing!
I use a tracing (perforation) wheel to score my FPP patterns too! I love how you can see the lines on both sides of the paper too. :)
I printed out all sizes and these are just a great block, I love them!!!!
I am just trying out Paper Piecing. Your video was wonderful ! I have subscribed to your channel because you seem to be a good teacher and you explained everything. Thank you so much. I look forward to seeing what comes next.
Wow! This is new to me! Thank you for demonstrating this!
So happy to have found you. You do a great job of talking about everything needed for PP. Your voice is soothing and lovely to listen too. Can’t wait to get thru some of the bin of scraps next to my sewing machine. Cheers.
Thank you for the pattern and great tutorial! I'm looking forward to practicing my FPP. I tried a more complicated block the other night with a friend. The directions called for a lot of specific measuring and exact angles. We both agreed that larger fabric pieces would be more forgiving. I know I can make that block with practice on something more straightforward and your 6" economy blocks will alternate with the other block beautifully!
You made it look so easy. Thank you so much!!
All I can say is Thank you. Going on my second month quilting. This was wonderful. Thank you for the patterns. I downloaded the PP and tried it and I love this way to sew them together. Being such a newbie, it helps to have them all ready to go. I am going back in to do my second one and pop them into a tray until I have enough. I have been cleaning out my dinner napkin and old tablecloths. I find that the blocks will also make great coaster, that are washable... Thank you so much for sharing with us.
Coasters! I have to write that down--thank you for the idea!
I LOVE all of your videos since you take the time to explain each step really well! but I really enjoyed this one. One of my goals for 2021 (and 2020) was to learn a new technique to extend myself and I think is it. This would be a great way to keep scraps "in check" and create some wonderful, precisely pieced blocks at the same time. Thanks again for sharing your talents and time!
I have been paper piecing for years. No one (and I have never read it anywhere) ever told me to fold my paper patterns on the sewing lines before. This will make lining up the fabric before sewing, and trimming after sewing, so much easier. Thank you so much.
Loving this idea, this is one of my goals to use my scraps. I just started fpp again and I forgot how relaxing it is. Thanks for the pattern!
This is full of fantastic tips!! Great teacher!!❤❤❤
Just found your channel. This looks so much fun. Thanks for sharing your video with all of us. ❤
😍 Thank you!
I love your style of teaching! The economy block seems like a good first time project. I've watched several tutorials and I think I'm going to start with this pattern. Wish me luck!
Thank you for sharing!! I am wanting to learn this new technique 2023. Happy New Year.
I love doing complicated FPP patterns. Lol. This is one I have wanted to do for a while with my own scraps though. I start/stop a bit before and after each seam I sew because then the pieces after lock the threads, but I also use a bit bigger stitch length then you do. Thanks for the patterns. I love the idea of using several sizes. Thanks for all the great informative videos. I always seem to learn something new. It's funny for me to think back and remember not trying FPP for years because I thought it looked too confusing but once I did I was hooked. :)
Excellent video on paper piecing which has always intimidated me a bit. The technique and way you teach it makes perfect sense and is easy to follow. Thanks so much!
I love FPP and I’m going to download your patterns. I haven’t thought about doing blocks in different sizes and then put them together. You do a great job explaining. I also had that ahh haa moment when the process clicked in. I was taught to trim the 1/4” before sewing the second piece, giving you the 1/4” seam allowance for the 2nd piece alignment . But obviously it actually doesn’t matter. Your nice slow calm directions will really help anyone trying this technique. !!!
Thank you so much! I haven’t ever tried trimming first. I can see how it might be helpful lining it up if don’t have a light box or light source handy.
you are such a great teacher!! Thanks so much for taking the time to explain completely!!😊
I love paper piecing , makes everything so accurate. The only thing is , sometimes I feel like I’m wasting fabric . Thank you for another great tutorial.
Thanks so much! Great explanation on construction!
I am so happy to have the printable for economy blocks in lots of sizes :-) thanks! Also I like that they are free but I can add a tip at download. It is awesome to let people pay what they can afford. I really enjoy your tutorials. Your instructions are clear, filming quality is great, and your design aesthetic appeals to me.
Thank you! I definitely like to keep everything free and accessible. So many people asked for a way to tip or pay that I added it. It’s never required but very appreciated :)
Thankyou for this and how clearly you explain this process. 😊
My longest- term project is paper pieced. I learned some great hints to make this so much easier today.... maybe now it won't be a project that takes years. New goal - finish in 2021!
I’m so glad I could help!! My longest term project is epp. I keep telling myself if I just did one block a day, I’d finish it in no time 😂
I love FPP and I love crumbs too. Thank you so much
From Brazil. 😄😉
Thank you so much!! You do a great job teaching and I love watching your videos! Im super excited to give this a try. and its such a great idea for scraps!!!
Nice to see you are well and making videos again missed watching you
Thanks Cheryl! It’s definitely nice to be back! I filmed something new today and I was so happy to be back to a normal schedule :)
This is awesome. 😍 I loved watching this video. I now need to try this.
Immediately went to your website to download the templates! Thank you soooo much.
Thank you for this great tutorial on paper piecing! This one even a beginner could follow. WELL DONE! I have so many scraps that have been going into crumb quilts. Never thought to paper piece with them! Also never thought to use my light board! Can't wait to get started. Thank you!!
Thank you for all the videos You are a great teacher
You are great!! I never want to do paper piecing as long as I live. Thanks for a great tutorial 😊. Your work is fantastic. And you are so patient 👍
You are an excellent teacher! I am glad I found your videos. I have subscribed. Thank you so much for the free patterns!
I have been struggling with this process! Your video made it clear and very easy to follow! Thank you so much!
I haven't decided what I'll be up to , but soon. I have a whole, large, moving plastic tub to imerse
myself in! See you real soon.
I love FPP. This is a wonderful tutorial for it. I wish it would have been available a few months ago when I was doing my very first FPP. Thank you!
I LOVE FPP!!! The very first block I ever made, I hated FPP. It was the hardest thing for me to grasp. I was in a class and the poor teacher had to help me at every step for the first few pieces of the block. Once I understood what I was doing, I fell in love with the process! I haven’t attempted anything too terribly complicated, but I think I’m ready to take that next step. FPP is sooooo much fun!! Thank you for the video! You got me inspired to pull out FPP again.
Thank you for the great video. I think I will start making this block and just let them accumulate making 1 or more per day and but them together when the mood strikes. have signed up for your news letter and can not wait to see any other blocks you have for paper piecing. Thanks again
I used my scraps from making masks to make quilted hearts to donate to "shut-ins" in Scarborough, Maine. I made 6 hearts today. I still have alot of scraps to try this. Thank you!
I don’t have a long term project. I had decided yesterday to start a PLUS quilt to have on the side of my machine so if I have the pieces I can do a few at a time each time I sew. The squares are 6in plus signs. Two blocks, two colors I’m going to pre-cut the backgrounds and put them and the directions next to my machine. Let’s see if I can do this. I love your channel you are so calm.tx
I watch all your videos. I watch you on Roku. There is no comment option on Roku. I do have a like option I have to stop the video and navigate to the icons. I found you on my phone just so I can like and comment. I love your tutorials.
Megan, you have me all excited about PP! I am ordering my newsprint right now! Thank you for an awesome tutorial, so glad that I found you!
This is the most helpful FPP video I've ever seen. Thanks!