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New Year - New changes!

I am attempting to make all the  BOMs this year with the EQ7 Quilting software. 

So this month our block of the month is coming from one of the lessons I did. 

I’m referring to this as the Scrappy Star.  And it’s the second time we’ve done a paper piecing project as our block of the month.

This is a wonderful block for all levels of quilters.  Your quilts blocks should all come out perfect as you are sewing on the lines.

If you’ve never paper-pieced, I encourage you to go to check out Leah Day’s You Tube demonstration.

 Here are some tips.

In general you don’t want to use regular paper to do your sewing.  You want to use a light weight paper.
 

On Fons and Porter they showed how you can take 10 layers of tailor’s paper, tracing paper or I’ve used paper stabilizer and pin it to your pattern.  Then run it through your sewing machine (without thread) to identify all the lines.  Write the numbers on the pieces.  Use a longer size stitch.  You don’t want your pattern to fall apart too easily.

Remember with paper piecing, you are actually sewing with the pattern piece on top so you can see the lines. 

Your fabric is on the bottom.

Press or finger press as you go along. For sharp edges.

When you’re sewing your fabric on to the paper use a smaller stitch length.  This makes it easier to tear off the paper when you’re done.

Leave the paper on until you’ve sewn all the blocks together.  This helps keep your blocks stabilized and a standard size.

Have fun.  Make lots of blocks.

Remember if you can’t make it to our quilt days, you can always mail a few blocks to us at:

Kathy Thorne

MSP Quilting Angels

PO Box 335

Boyds MD 20841-0335

Your blocks can be combined with others to provide one of our wounded warriors with a spectacular quilt.