Anna, you always make me laugh and I so enjoy your RUclips’s My quilting has been very low these last 2 years, when I lost my best friend, but have not given up. Thanks for all the time you spend keeping us in the loop, we need that..
I have been following you for over 8 years.. I love everything about you... You are like a family member. You have pick me up shared memories. You are like a girl friend.. You are so loved. Thank you
Just love watching ur channels. My daughter just made me a memory quilt with pictures she transcribed on to fabric and sewn together of all my grandkids. I just love it. She made it with my favorite color orange. That’s right orange. It’s beautiful. I’ll treasure it forever Happy Stitching 🧵✂️🪡❤️
Anna, the best hack for FPP I learned from Sarah Thomas (moda designer) in a class at my LQS. Take an extra copy of your page and cut it into the individual pieces to make templates. Lay a piece at a time on the fabric, add 1/4”+ and you will ALWAYS have the right size. Do this before you even start - you can call it “prep” like you do for your stitching projects. I also had a rough start with FPP years ago, but now I love it!
Oh Anna! Im so jealous of you starting a new paper piecing quilt. It’s Lillie. I made your sewing machine cover. I dearly love to paper piece. It’s so rewarding. You can do this. I’ve made several paper piecing quilts and I love the process. Just believe in yourself. Love you.
Anna, I did paper piecing a few decades ago and loved every minute. When I started, my local quilt shop was giving classes and everyone in the class became addicted to doing it. It's like having a box of chocolates and you know you often say "just one more". Once you started it was so hard to stop. It was the first time I didn't have to worry about meeting up seams or anything. The project just came out perfectly. I fell away from doing it because I ran out of people to give the projects to. I came across RUclipsrs recently who were demoing how to do it and what they were demoing is different from how I learned it but I think how it's being done now is better because it seems like it would be harder to make a mistake. So ,as a way to get started, I would suggest you forget about the instructions you have for now, watch as many youtube videos as you need to, take a deep breath when you're ready, get some scraps and try it while you are following along on the video.Don't overthink it. Just relax, BREATHE, and have fun because I guaranee that you will.
I enjoy paper piecing. It’s not intuitive for me so I always watch a short instructional video before I start to wrap my mind around it again. Once I get going it is great fun. You get in a rhythm and progress is fast. It’s good that you are trying something new. You will get through the learning hump and get over it. Enjoy!
I love paper piecing. I learned from a good friend who walked me through every step. I loved it. It takes concentration for me at least, but I really enjoy it.
One thing I was taught to do is to crease the lines. So it’s easier to see from the back. It can be tricky as it seems backwards from the way we usually quilt but once you do a few you’ll get in the grove. You can do this!!!❤
Anna dear, just breathe, in and out. That’s a girl🎉. Now pick up that gorgeous stack of fabrics and get to paper piecing. I’ve made several and love it. Do watch Kimberly Jolly’s tutorial and dig in. You may need to watch the tutorial a couple of times, but I really think you will enjoy it. Good luck and keep us posted. Hugs to G. ❤❤
FPP has become my favorite way to piece. So many opportunities to make beautiful images! You can do it.! I like that there is a fixed procedure to follow - so in one sense, not many decisions to be made - just follow the numbers!
Oh dear Anna I was brought to happy tears when you talked about your signature quilt and LAUGHED OUT LOUD at you Cabin story. Love you and your channel.
Love the cabin story & your memory quilt. Would have been an interesting sight seeing away with a rifle beside 😮. Only have done FPP project, didn’t have instructions but a great teacher. It tickled the brain for a bit but once you got it, I think could be very addictive. Your very talented, I think it will be a breeze for you! Good luck 😃
Hi Anna, In addition to EPP, I started FPP here in New Hampshire by taking classes with Carol Doak. Back then, she was the only person who wrote books and taught foundation paper piecing. I use her paper to print the patterns on, and I love the process and the precise way points come together. Her star patterns are amazing. Experiment with an easy block first to understand the process - slow and steady like EPP - you will love the results! Have fun, Faye
I have a yarn bowl for my knitting and love it…I want a thread bowl how cute! Only thing I can say about EPP is I’m directionally challenged and so if you have a 3” piece to cover it takes 3 yards of fabric 😂. I love doing EPP but it takes me twice as much fabric and twice as much time. 🤷🏻♀️ So take your time and enjoy. Thank you for the visit ❤
Although I enjoy quilting, for past several years I need to have a hand embroidery project in progress especially anything by Kathy Schmitz! I’m just finishing her 2018 pattern for Scented Christmas Bowlies! The pattern has 8 designs with cute Christmas designs embroidered, then hand quilted and then little pillows which I filled with natural crushed dried balsam fir! Right now I’m hand stitching the sweet little “bowlies” and cannot wait to start my next Kathy Schmitz project- “Frosty & Friends”using Moda Snowbound charm pack so each individual snowman (30 in all) has their own winter jacket or scarf. Enjoy your stitch retreat!
Anna you will make it on your paper piecing! It isn't hard. I made a double bed size pineapple quilt for my brother's wedding gift.I loved it.Have a great trip.❤
I love the story about the cabin. I have a quilt I am doing the same think(procrastinating), because I am scared I will mess it up, but pulled on big kid breaches and I am gonna do a test block with scrap material to double check that I am doing it correctly. We can do this. Thank you for all your encouragement and enabling, we love it and you.
I love your little thread bowl (another investment I need to look into). I have a beautiful wooden bowl for my crochet yarn. Quilters have the most interesting stories and experiences! Paper piecing is a process that requires my concentration so no music, no audio book and no RUclips videos. (I don’t watch tv). My brain needs to get wrapped around the process before I start, It seem backwards to me and the seems inside out and backwards. Once I get started I’m good. It does use a lot of fabric. Get yourself an add a quarter ruler, I also use a very thick postcard for folding over fabric. Watch some RUclips videos, there are some good ones out there.
Thank you for sharing that experience of f the cabin retreat. ❤ The signature quilt is amazing. I hope everyone is still quilting also. Happy quilting.
What a story about the cabin retreat!!! 😲 And that signature quilt is such a treasure! I would like to participate in that sort of project one day. As for FPP, once you get the basic steps down, it's a piece of cake...for the most part. The first FPP I tackled had 47 pieces of fabric! To make an 8" block! Don't know what I was thinking, but it turned out pretty good. I found that the bigger the pieces, the easier it is, at least for me. Since then I've made other FPP blocks and they're always fun and I appreciate the accuracy you can get. So, enjoy learning a new technique and have fun!!!
Thank you for another wonderful video, sweet Anna 💕🌸 The method I learned MANY years ago for foundation paper piecing involved using an Add a Quarter Ruler. I’m sure there are some You Tube videos using this method. I became addicted to it after learning this technique. The ruler has a quarter inch lip on it. The method also uses a piece of card-stock or a postcard. It makes it so easy!!!!
I love the little bowl. I haveseen the ones for yarn. I am trying to reteach myself crochet. I thought pretty china teapots would make darling yarn bowls. And give me an excuse to buy thrifted teapots.
In 2021 I made Flying to the Stars Quilt. It was amazing. My son is a pilot so I thought it was perfect. Pattern by R&D Quilts. After you get the idea of how to start that first line of stitching it is easy.
Anna, I started foundation paper piecing through my quilt group. In the beginning, it can be a bit confusing. Shabby Fabrics has a great foundation paper piecing series. After watching it, I became for confident and enjoy it much more. Hopefully, some of those women watch your channel. Or maybe someone knows them and you can connect again.
Tons of video How To's to get you started! or sit with a fellow quilter who has conquered the FPP. It's actually quite easy once you get past that first page :) Good Luck!
Hand stitching is very calming . Yes hens really do run around for a minute when their head is chopped off, the first part of the process for cooking the hen.😮 Your work is lovely and motivates me to keep going.😊 Thanks for this visit.❤❤❤❤❤
Such an adventurous visit I had with you Anna... your cabin experience.. your wonderful friend coming to town for some quilty fun! the cross stitch get together... I loved you reading all the names and places and sharing your heart with us! I am glad you have a quilt room to roam in... ! Kathi
I did a queen size Storm at Sea quilt, using paper piecing, it made all my points and seams so easy to match. I used regular printer paper and even though I used a small stitch length removing the paper was a challenge at times. I loved the way it turned out.
On fpp, it would be good to go to a class. It is good for precise points and tricky designs, but it kind wastes fabric. It really does take a different mind set to do it. Be brave and give it a try. Some people love it. I can do it but for me it is better with scraps. Then the waste doesn't bother me as much. Tip: have extra fabric.
I tried paper piecing years ago with no success. However, I tried it again with precutting the fabric and my brain could now wrap around the whole concept. I love paper piecing now. In fact, I take paper piecing to quilt retreats because it’s all planed out and I can sew and talk without making to many mistakes.
I like foundation paper piecing. It's repetitive so it works well if you want to watch floss tube or listen to an audio book at the same time. Kimberly's video is great. You'll do fine. I'm making mine in scrappy reds.
Anna, you will love FPP. Watch FQS video on this FPP heart video. After several of them you will learn the steps. That quilt is going to turn out gorgeous. You got this. I love how precise the blocks turn out. Happy quilting
Morning here. Cold andrainy here! Love the cabin story. Fpp is so easy once you get 1st block done. Just follow instructions step-by-step. Love the precise pòints it gives. One step at a time. New York beauty comes to mind! Have fun with friend visiting. Hugs from South Africa. ❤
Thanks for the video. I always appreciate them. As far as foundation paper piecing I have done quite a bit of it over the years. Some very complex and some that are very basic. Once you start and wrap your brain around it it isn’t as difficult as it seems. I think because I’m a lefty and my brain is backwards to begin with. It’s not difficult. It’s just one more thing to load up in our arsenal of techniques. Sometimes if I’m doing something very small, I will draft a paper piece pattern to enable me to get something very precise that I otherwise would not. There are lots of RUclips videos out there with directions and techniques to follow. I think for me the best advice I was given is to put a dab of glue on the first step so it doesn’t shift on you also using an at a quarter ruler and a postcard to, fold your fabric over before you cut it. Those things were very helpful. Best of luck we’re here if you need us.
Hi Anna, As always, you make me smile and LOL with your stories. Thanks for sharing the lovely memory quilt. And I too wonder if the ladies are still quilting. What a blessing it is to see all the great memories that just come back🎃🎃 from looking at a quilt. Keep quilting and producing lovely memories for all who know and love you. God bless and take care. Thank You, Alberta from Southern, MD.....🎃🎃🎃
Oh Anna, My Anxiety Went Sky High when you started talking about paper piecing 😕 I felt your sighing and had to laugh, cause that's how i conquer my fear. I've watched gals just whip through a block. It looked so easy, then there was me 😅 My brain just couldn't get it. It's been a long while since I tried paper piecing but I will figure it out! I hope you and i both get over the intimidation of a pattern and feel the accomplishment when we finish a block. Another fun - fun video 🙂 Take Care 🧵🪡
I've done paper piecing before. It's confusing at first, but the results are amazing. You need to forget the traditional way of piecing. You'll love it
I love paper piecing. Cut the fabric (don't skimp on fabric)for the size stated for #1 and 2 or A&B however yours is labeled and sew the 2 together on the paper. Press and then cut the excess off where you are going to connect your 3rd piece. Sew the 3rd piece on using 1/4 " seam and repeat/press and cut off to 1/4"seam where you are adding section 4 Have quite a few of those bowls for yarn, need to buy one for thread just to complete my bowls! Lol😂😂😂😂❤
I enjoy every one of your videos, short or long especially when you share memories. I didn't know paper piecing was supposed to be hard and just dove in when I pieced the 1930's Farmwife Quilt about 10 years ago. The prep work doesn't have to be too precise because you trim to size after you stitch. As long as the piece of fabric is big enough to cover the section including 1/4 " seams, and you stitch in the order printed on the block it's hard to fail. Perfect corners and points every time! Don't be scared. Just watch a couple of videos. You're going to love it! Just a hint about paper - don't use good copier paper - the thinner the better. My favorite was phone book pages but newsprint would be about the same. I even picked up a pad of tracing paper at the dollar store and taped it to copier paper to run it through the printer since it was too thin to feed by itself. I haven't tried it, but tissue paper might work just as well and would be even easier to remove from the back of the block. I cant wait to hear in a future video what you learn from all of us giving you tips and how you feel about trying something new and scary.
Loved the story of your girlfriend trip to the cabin. You never know what can happen at girlfriend quilt gathering.. Don’t be intimidated by the foundation piecing, once you get started you will love it.
I felt exactly the way you do when I read the directions for the kite quilt. But I watched Kimberly Jolly and I finally got it. But at first I was overwhelmed. Go for it.
Hi Anna! I love foundation paper piecing. That one is involved. Check Fat quarter shop. I think she did a video on this one. So much better than trying to read. I’m a visual learner so the videos are a life saver. You will do it in 4 sections and then sew them together. I’ve ordered the papers and they haven’t come yet. I was like you. Ran from it initially. Discovered RUclips and haven’t looked back. ❤. You’ve got this!
Thank you Anna. I have done FPP. Once you get it you get it. I started with a little heart block then a little bird. I would never have been able to piece such a little beak the traditional way. Its quite satisfying. Good luck.
Foundation paper piecing is super easy and accurate. The only trick is making sure your fabric is larger than the area that needs to be covered. There are demos on uTube that show how to do this. Once you learn that, the rest is a breeze.
If we lived closer I’d help you with foundation paper piecing. Mu preferred method is with freezer paper (Barbara Black has a good video on it on RUclips), but Kimberly will guide you along. You kind of have to think backwards and in reverse, but don’t be afraid, you can do it!!
Hi Anna, you got me thinking about what I’m doing that is brave. I have started a Melinda Bula wall hanging. I’m at the point where I need to do her version of thread painting called renegade stitching. I’ve been putting it off but Im getting brave listening to you I’m interested to hear about where other people are being brave, in their stitching or other area of life. Thanks for getting me thinking.
Hi Anna, Love your youtubes. I learn so much, am enabled endlessly, and smile, laugh and get inspired - all at the same time!! I have done paper piecing and yes it does look daunting. But what I love is that your points, corners and squares turn out so perfect I barely recognize my sewing! Instructions can be a bit overwhelming, but I am a more visual than written word person so I go to you tube instructions. Look around and watch two or three instruction videos and you will get the jest of what the instructions are saying. Good luck with your paper piecing. p.s. Nobody can ever say that you are not brave and take on challenges (marathon running, playing piano in a concert, etc., etc.!!)
As I watch you and your wonderful stories , I am basting diamonds for English paper piecing project, a two year project so far….a very leisurely think to do as you say, to relax and still feel like accomplishing something. I also have not felt comfortable doing paper piecing yet, maybe watching you will encourage me.
Anna, you are the “Maker of All Things”. You can do foundation paper piecing. I watched a man on u tube and he made it easy to understand. I can even make my own blocks now. I began my grand daughter with foundation paper piecing, because she a perfectionist and she found it easy and fun! Sometimes instructions are just overwhelming….it really is simple!
Okay, I ran yes ran fast, but now I love it, it seems that everything I purchase is now FPP. You'll have fun with it . Enjoy and thank you once again for the videos and your recommendations.
Next time you're in northwest Washington, you should visit Threadneedle in Issaquah. Great cross stitch patterns and the best assortment of thread. A step back in time kind of shop.
Hi Anna, thank you for your videos. Just watching them, automatically brings me peace. I have been looking for a long time for some soft pink colored fabric to make myself a quilt. In the paper piecing video you showed some gorgeous pink fabric. But I couldn’t find it. Please point me in the right direction. Thank you very much. Linda Ward
Just a hint about paper piecing….make a couple of copies of the paper piece pattern and practice with scraps so you can see how it works without ruining a real pattern piece. Good luck.
Thanks for the video look forward to each and everyone! just got my very first yarn bowl didnt even know they existed. You showed a thread bowl now I am on the hunt for a thread bowl! maybe the teapot suggested below will work anyway am on the hunt Thanks again Take Care
Hi Anna - are you familiar with Karen Brown of Just Get It Done Quilts? She made a paper piecing video about 5 months ago and goes step by step through the process. She gives plenty of hints, tips and explanations.
Anna I need to know about the fabric that you were showing. You said(Ithink) that it came from Fat Quarter Shop. Is it by the yard or fat quarters? A quilt kit or?? Would love to buy it. Any help that you can give me would be greatly appreciated. thanks
Hi Anna, did you finish the quilt for your grandson going off to college? I'd like to know what pattern you used? I want to make something similar for a friend. Thank you! Love your channels. ❤
Fpp: was so scared when I did my first one. Goofed it up 3 times on my first block. Advise. Add a quarter ruler a must have Pre fold paper Lower stitch length to 1.8 Go Slow, it's like paint by numbers. Enjoy the process Watch Kimberly Jolly u tube videos I'm excited to watch you try a new process. I think you will enjoy, it's faster and easier than wool work.😅
1st my question, what is the name of the cute little bowl to hold my floss ball? Enjoyed your signature quilt from years past and the wondering if these ladies still quilt, a very enjoyable and memorable quilt. Keepsake.
Hi Anna...........rather than the 20 steps.........I think that you need to watch someone doing it. It'll make a whole lot more sense to you and before you know it, it's going to be mindless and come together perfectly. YES........there is PEACE in this technique, once it "clicks" and you won't be able to stop.
I have done a couple foundation paper piecing projects. They sort of make my brain go inside-out. Yesterday, Riley Blake put out this youtube: ruclips.net/video/H-AukQic5E4/видео.html I did buy some of the FQ foundation papers for the quilt you want to do (looks great to me), and I think I might try it with this newer method. I might stay more sane. Will let you know! Have a great time!
I stopped counting at 10 RUclips channels with foundation piecing episodes. I recommend Karen Brown @ Just Get It Done Quilts. Relax and DON’T worry about what’s coming next. It’s a great process for those who enjoy perfection.
Anna, you always make me laugh and I so enjoy your RUclips’s
My quilting has been very low these last 2 years, when I lost my best friend, but have not given up.
Thanks for all the time you spend keeping us in the loop, we need that..
I have been following you for over 8 years.. I love everything about you... You are like a family member. You have pick me up shared memories. You are like a girl friend.. You are so loved. Thank you
Thank you so much❤️❤️
Just love watching ur channels. My daughter just made me a memory quilt with pictures she transcribed on to fabric and sewn together of all my grandkids. I just love it. She made it with my favorite color orange. That’s right orange. It’s beautiful. I’ll treasure it forever Happy Stitching 🧵✂️🪡❤️
You have a wonderful daughter!!!!❤️❤️
Anna, the best hack for FPP I learned from Sarah Thomas (moda designer) in a class at my LQS. Take an extra copy of your page and cut it into the individual pieces to make templates. Lay a piece at a time on the fabric, add 1/4”+ and you will ALWAYS have the right size. Do this before you even start - you can call it “prep” like you do for your stitching projects. I also had a rough start with FPP years ago, but now I love it!
Oh Anna! Im so jealous of you starting a new paper piecing quilt. It’s Lillie. I made your sewing machine cover. I dearly love to paper piece. It’s so rewarding. You can do this. I’ve made several paper piecing quilts and I love the process. Just believe in yourself. Love you.
Anna, I did paper piecing a few decades ago and loved every minute. When I started, my local quilt shop was giving classes and everyone in the class became addicted to doing it. It's like having a box of chocolates and you know you often say "just one more". Once you started it was so hard to stop. It was the first time I didn't have to worry about meeting up seams or anything. The project just came out perfectly. I fell away from doing it because I ran out of people to give the projects to. I came across RUclipsrs recently who were demoing how to do it and what they were demoing is different from how I learned it but I think how it's being done now is better because it seems like it would be harder to make a mistake. So ,as a way to get started, I would suggest you forget about the instructions you have for now, watch as many youtube videos as you need to, take a deep breath when you're ready, get some scraps and try it while you are following along on the video.Don't overthink it. Just relax, BREATHE, and have fun because I guaranee that you will.
I enjoy paper piecing. It’s not intuitive for me so I always watch a short instructional video before I start to wrap my mind around it again. Once I get going it is great fun. You get in a rhythm and progress is fast. It’s good that you are trying something new. You will get through the learning hump and get over it. Enjoy!
I love paper piecing. I learned from a good friend who walked me through every step. I loved it. It takes concentration for me at least, but I really enjoy it.
Great tip!❤️❤️
One thing I was taught to do is to crease the lines. So it’s easier to see from the back. It can be tricky as it seems backwards from the way we usually quilt but once you do a few you’ll get in the grove. You can do this!!!❤
Anna dear, just breathe, in and out. That’s a girl🎉. Now pick up that gorgeous stack of fabrics and get to paper piecing. I’ve made several and love it. Do watch Kimberly Jolly’s tutorial and dig in. You may need to watch the tutorial a couple of times, but I really think you will enjoy it. Good luck and keep us posted. Hugs to G. ❤❤
FPP has become my favorite way to piece. So many opportunities to make beautiful images! You can do it.! I like that there is a fixed procedure to follow - so in one sense, not many decisions to be made - just follow the numbers!
Thank you so much! I am going to try and be brave!!!
Oh dear Anna I was brought to happy tears when you talked about your signature quilt and LAUGHED OUT LOUD at you Cabin story. Love you and your channel.
Love the cabin story & your memory quilt. Would have been an interesting sight seeing away with a rifle beside 😮. Only have done FPP project, didn’t have instructions but a great teacher. It tickled the brain for a bit but once you got it, I think could be very addictive. Your very talented, I think it will be a breeze for you! Good luck 😃
The amount of projects you have on the go and in the pipeline is amazing, i don't know where you get your crafting stamina from😀.
Sew happy to have found your channel…you are a delight and provide much humor and inspiration. Thank you…I am getting in the quilt love train.
Wonderful!❤️❤️❤️
Hi Anna, In addition to EPP, I started FPP here in New Hampshire by taking classes with Carol Doak. Back then, she was the only person who wrote books and taught foundation paper piecing. I use her paper to print the patterns on, and I love the process and the precise way points come together. Her star patterns are amazing. Experiment with an easy block first to understand the process - slow and steady like EPP - you will love the results! Have fun, Faye
Thanks for sharing! Slow has never been my way so this may be good for me😊
I like paper piecing. It is very slow and methodical, but I think you will like it. Just take your time and enjoy. It is very gratifying when done.
Thanks for the tips! I am going to give it a try❤️
Oh that quilt. What a treasure. Once again I enjoyed our visit.
Thanks for sharing your signature quilt as well as your cabin story. Enjoy your retreat 💕
I have a yarn bowl for my knitting and love it…I want a thread bowl how cute! Only thing I can say about EPP is I’m directionally challenged and so if you have a 3” piece to cover it takes 3 yards of fabric 😂. I love doing EPP but it takes me twice as much fabric and twice as much time. 🤷🏻♀️ So take your time and enjoy. Thank you for the visit ❤
Although I enjoy quilting, for past several years I need to have a hand embroidery project in progress especially anything by Kathy Schmitz! I’m just finishing her 2018 pattern for Scented Christmas Bowlies! The pattern has 8 designs with cute Christmas designs embroidered, then hand quilted and then little pillows which I filled with natural crushed dried balsam fir! Right now I’m hand stitching the sweet little “bowlies” and cannot wait to start my next Kathy Schmitz project- “Frosty & Friends”using Moda Snowbound charm pack so each individual snowman (30 in all) has their own winter jacket or scarf. Enjoy your stitch retreat!
Anna you will make it on your paper piecing! It isn't hard. I made a double bed size pineapple quilt for my brother's wedding gift.I loved it.Have a great trip.❤
I love the story about the cabin. I have a quilt I am doing the same think(procrastinating), because I am scared I will mess it up, but pulled on big kid breaches and I am gonna do a test block with scrap material to double check that I am doing it correctly. We can do this. Thank you for all your encouragement and enabling, we love it and you.
I love your little thread bowl (another investment I need to look into). I have a beautiful wooden bowl for my crochet yarn. Quilters have the most interesting stories and experiences!
Paper piecing is a process that requires my concentration so no music, no audio book and no RUclips videos. (I don’t watch tv). My brain needs to get wrapped around the process before I start, It seem backwards to me and the seems inside out and backwards. Once I get started I’m good. It does use a lot of fabric. Get yourself an add a quarter ruler, I also use a very thick postcard for folding over fabric. Watch some RUclips videos, there are some good ones out there.
Anna , you can definitely do the paper piecing ! I look forward to seeing your progress
I love your Valdani bowl. I have one I use for my punchneedle project. It works great!
Thank you for sharing that experience of f the cabin retreat. ❤ The signature quilt is amazing. I hope everyone is still quilting also. Happy quilting.
What a story about the cabin retreat!!! 😲 And that signature quilt is such a treasure! I would like to participate in that sort of project one day. As for FPP, once you get the basic steps down, it's a piece of cake...for the most part. The first FPP I tackled had 47 pieces of fabric! To make an 8" block! Don't know what I was thinking, but it turned out pretty good. I found that the bigger the pieces, the easier it is, at least for me. Since then I've made other FPP blocks and they're always fun and I appreciate the accuracy you can get. So, enjoy learning a new technique and have fun!!!
Thank you for another wonderful video, sweet Anna 💕🌸 The method I learned MANY years ago for foundation paper piecing involved using an Add a Quarter Ruler. I’m sure there are some You Tube videos using this method. I became addicted to it after learning this technique. The ruler has a quarter inch lip on it. The method also uses a piece of card-stock or a postcard. It makes it so easy!!!!
I love the little bowl. I haveseen the ones for yarn. I am trying to reteach myself crochet. I thought pretty china teapots would make darling yarn bowls. And give me an excuse to buy thrifted teapots.
Great idea. I’ll have to look at my teapot collection or go search a thrift store!
In 2021 I made Flying to the Stars Quilt. It was amazing. My son is a pilot so I thought it was perfect. Pattern by R&D Quilts. After you get the idea of how to start that first line of stitching it is easy.
Anna, I started foundation paper piecing through my quilt group. In the beginning, it can be a bit confusing. Shabby Fabrics has a great foundation paper piecing series. After watching it, I became for confident and enjoy it much more. Hopefully, some of those women watch your channel. Or maybe someone knows them and you can connect again.
I love foundation piecing. I had no problems doing it and I taught myself. Go for it.
Tons of video How To's to get you started! or sit with a fellow quilter who has conquered the FPP. It's actually quite easy once you get past that first page :) Good Luck!
Hand stitching is very calming . Yes hens really do run around for a minute when their head is chopped off, the first part of the process for cooking the hen.😮 Your work is lovely and motivates me to keep going.😊 Thanks for this visit.❤❤❤❤❤
Such an adventurous visit I had with you Anna... your cabin experience.. your wonderful friend coming to town for some quilty fun! the cross stitch get together... I loved you reading all the names and places and sharing your heart with us! I am glad you have a quilt room to roam in... ! Kathi
I did a queen size Storm at Sea quilt, using paper piecing, it made all my points and seams so easy to match. I used regular printer paper and even though I used a small stitch length removing the paper was a challenge at times. I loved the way it turned out.
Thank you ❤❤❤
I love the precision of paper piecing. It’s a little awkward in the beginning but you’ll get the hang of it. I do enjoy it! Good luck
On fpp, it would be good to go to a class. It is good for precise points and tricky designs, but it kind wastes fabric. It really does take a different mind set to do it. Be brave and give it a try. Some people love it. I can do it but for me it is better with scraps. Then the waste doesn't bother me as much. Tip: have extra fabric.
I tried paper piecing years ago with no success. However, I tried it again with precutting the fabric and my brain could now wrap around the whole concept. I love paper piecing now. In fact, I take paper piecing to quilt retreats because it’s all planed out and I can sew and talk without making to many mistakes.
I like foundation paper piecing. It's repetitive so it works well if you want to watch floss tube or listen to an audio book at the same time. Kimberly's video is great. You'll do fine. I'm making mine in scrappy reds.
I hope so❤️
Anna, you will love FPP. Watch FQS video on this FPP heart video. After several of them you will learn the steps. That quilt is going to turn out gorgeous. You got this. I love how precise the blocks turn out. Happy quilting
I am hoping for a win!❤️
I have not done paper piecing yet, but I want to try it soon. Good luck. 😊🧡💛
Morning here. Cold andrainy here! Love the cabin story. Fpp is so easy once you get 1st block done. Just follow instructions step-by-step. Love the precise pòints it gives. One step at a time. New York beauty comes to mind! Have fun with friend visiting. Hugs from South Africa. ❤
I know what you mean,,,I got so confused with FPP🤦🏻♀️ Carol Doan has great videos with step by step instructions🤗
Thanks for the video. I always appreciate them. As far as foundation paper piecing I have done quite a bit of it over the years. Some very complex and some that are very basic. Once you start and wrap your brain around it it isn’t as difficult as it seems. I think because I’m a lefty and my brain is backwards to begin with. It’s not difficult. It’s just one more thing to load up in our arsenal of techniques. Sometimes if I’m doing something very small, I will draft a paper piece pattern to enable me to get something very precise that I otherwise would not. There are lots of RUclips videos out there with directions and techniques to follow. I think for me the best advice I was given is to put a dab of glue on the first step so it doesn’t shift on you also using an at a quarter ruler and a postcard to, fold your fabric over before you cut it. Those things were very helpful. Best of luck we’re here if you need us.
That little thread bowl is so cute.
Love the cabin story, I would've been pretty scared!
The memory quilt is beautiful.
Marilyn
Hi Anna,
As always, you make me smile and LOL with your stories. Thanks for sharing the lovely memory quilt. And I too wonder if the ladies are still quilting. What a blessing it is to see all the great memories that just come back🎃🎃 from looking at a quilt. Keep quilting and producing lovely memories for all who know and love you. God bless and take care. Thank You, Alberta from Southern, MD.....🎃🎃🎃
Once you get the first two completed you will find it relaxing
Oh Anna, My Anxiety Went Sky High when you started talking about paper piecing 😕 I felt your sighing and had to laugh, cause that's how i conquer my fear. I've watched gals just whip through a block. It looked so easy, then there was me 😅 My brain just couldn't get it. It's been a long while since I tried paper piecing but I will figure it out! I hope you and i both get over the intimidation of a pattern and feel the accomplishment when we finish a block. Another fun - fun video 🙂 Take Care 🧵🪡
Please try the foundation paper piecing, this pattern is so cool. A lightboard really helps you to get it done easily. 😊
I've done paper piecing before. It's confusing at first, but the results are amazing. You need to forget the traditional way of piecing. You'll love it
I love paper piecing. Cut the fabric (don't skimp on fabric)for the size stated for #1 and 2 or A&B however yours is labeled and sew the 2 together on the paper. Press and then cut the excess off where you are going to connect your 3rd piece. Sew the 3rd piece on using 1/4 " seam and repeat/press and cut off to 1/4"seam where you are adding section 4
Have quite a few of those bowls for yarn, need to buy one for thread just to complete my bowls! Lol😂😂😂😂❤
I enjoy every one of your videos, short or long especially when you share memories. I didn't know paper piecing was supposed to be hard and just dove in when I pieced the 1930's Farmwife Quilt about 10 years ago. The prep work doesn't have to be too precise because you trim to size after you stitch. As long as the piece of fabric is big enough to cover the section including 1/4 " seams, and you stitch in the order printed on the block it's hard to fail. Perfect corners and points every time! Don't be scared. Just watch a couple of videos. You're going to love it! Just a hint about paper - don't use good copier paper - the thinner the better. My favorite was phone book pages but newsprint would be about the same. I even picked up a pad of tracing paper at the dollar store and taped it to copier paper to run it through the printer since it was too thin to feed by itself. I haven't tried it, but tissue paper might work just as well and would be even easier to remove from the back of the block. I cant wait to hear in a future video what you learn from all of us giving you tips and how you feel about trying something new and scary.
Loved the story of your girlfriend trip to the cabin. You never know what can happen at girlfriend quilt gathering.. Don’t be intimidated by the foundation piecing, once you get started you will love it.
Love the cabin story. Your stories are wonderful.
I felt exactly the way you do when I read the directions for the kite quilt. But I watched Kimberly Jolly and I finally got it. But at first I was overwhelmed.
Go for it.
Hi Anna! I love foundation paper piecing. That one is involved. Check Fat quarter shop. I think she did a video on this one. So much better than trying to read. I’m a visual learner so the videos are a life saver. You will do it in 4 sections and then sew them together. I’ve ordered the papers and they haven’t come yet. I was like you. Ran from it initially. Discovered RUclips and haven’t looked back. ❤. You’ve got this!
Please tell me about the quilt with pots of flowers on the wall behind you. It looks like it might be wool appliqué. Thank you dear 🥰
We can tell autumn is here, you've got a sweatshirt on..Enjoy your weekend
Thank you Anna. I have done FPP. Once you get it you get it. I started with a little heart block then a little bird. I would never have been able to piece such a little beak the traditional way. Its quite satisfying. Good luck.
I loved your quilt what Joy it must give you! I did foundation piecing years ago it was fun!
Foundation paper piecing is super easy and accurate. The only trick is making sure your fabric is larger than the area that needs to be covered. There are demos on uTube that show how to do this. Once you learn that, the rest is a breeze.
If we lived closer I’d help you with foundation paper piecing. Mu preferred method is with freezer paper (Barbara Black has a good video on it on RUclips), but Kimberly will guide you along. You kind of have to think backwards and in reverse, but don’t be afraid, you can do it!!
Hi Anna, you got me thinking about what I’m doing that is brave. I have started a Melinda Bula wall hanging. I’m at the point where I need to do her version of thread painting called renegade stitching. I’ve been putting it off but Im getting brave listening to you I’m interested to hear about where other people are being brave, in their stitching or other area of life. Thanks for getting me thinking.
Hi Anna, Love your youtubes. I learn so much, am enabled endlessly, and smile, laugh and get inspired - all at the same time!! I have done paper piecing and yes it does look daunting. But what I love is that your points, corners and squares turn out so perfect I barely recognize my sewing! Instructions can be a bit overwhelming, but I am a more visual than written word person so I go to you tube instructions. Look around and watch two or three instruction videos and you will get the jest of what the instructions are saying. Good luck with your paper piecing. p.s. Nobody can ever say that you are not brave and take on challenges (marathon running, playing piano in a concert, etc., etc.!!)
As I watch you and your wonderful stories , I am basting diamonds for English paper piecing project, a two year project so far….a very leisurely think to do as you say, to relax and still feel like accomplishing something. I also have not felt comfortable doing paper piecing yet, maybe watching you will encourage me.
Anna, you are the “Maker of All Things”. You can do foundation paper piecing. I watched a man on u tube and he made it easy to understand. I can even make my own blocks now. I began my grand daughter with foundation paper piecing, because she a perfectionist and she found it easy and fun! Sometimes instructions are just overwhelming….it really is simple!
Okay, I ran yes ran fast, but now I love it, it seems that everything I purchase is now FPP. You'll have fun with it . Enjoy and thank you once again for the videos and your recommendations.
Thank you for sharing your signature quilt and story about The Cabin retreat ❤…you have such a gift for talking to us I feel I’m at the Bee Hive 😊
Next time you're in northwest Washington, you should visit Threadneedle in Issaquah. Great cross stitch patterns and the best assortment of thread. A step back in time kind of shop.
Hi Anna, thank you for your videos. Just watching them, automatically brings me peace. I have been looking for a long time for some soft pink colored fabric to make myself a quilt. In the paper piecing video you showed some gorgeous pink fabric. But I couldn’t find it. Please point me in the right direction. Thank you very much. Linda Ward
It is a fundraiser for breast cancer awareness on the Fat Quarter Shops site…check it out❤️
I enjoy paper piecing! You can do it! Give it a whirl 😊
I have a small bowl like yours. Love it. I just received her newest one…Fright Knight. There is also one Christmas themed.
I luv ur cabin story. Ur brave!
Just a hint about paper piecing….make a couple of copies of the paper piece pattern and practice with scraps so you can see how it works without ruining a real pattern piece. Good luck.
BTW, that sweatshirt color is beautiful on you. Take care, J9.
Thanks for the video look forward to each and everyone! just got my very first yarn bowl didnt even know they existed. You showed a thread bowl now I am on the hunt for a thread bowl! maybe the teapot suggested below will work anyway am on the hunt Thanks again Take Care
I love paper piecing. You can do it Anba, just do one piece at a time. I have seen the bowls made for binding.
Hi Anna - are you familiar with Karen Brown of Just Get It Done Quilts? She made a paper piecing video about 5 months ago and goes step by step through the process. She gives plenty of hints, tips and explanations.
One step at a time for paper piecing a lot faster than English paper pieceing😅😅
Practice PP on a free pattern first, you will love the results!:) It's just different than you are use to, stick with it you will love it!:)
Anna I need to know about the fabric that you were showing. You said(Ithink) that it came from Fat Quarter Shop. Is it by the yard or fat quarters? A quilt kit or?? Would love to buy it. Any help that you can give me would be greatly appreciated. thanks
May be when I retire in 3 yers❤
Hi Anna, did you finish the quilt for your grandson going off to college? I'd like to know what pattern you used? I want to make something similar for a friend. Thank you! Love your channels. ❤
It was for my 2nd cousins… both quilts came I believe from the jolly bar books from @fatquartershop
Fpp: was so scared when I did my first one. Goofed it up 3 times on my first block.
Advise. Add a quarter ruler a must have
Pre fold paper
Lower stitch length to 1.8
Go Slow, it's like paint by numbers.
Enjoy the process
Watch Kimberly Jolly u tube videos
I'm excited to watch you try a new process. I think you will enjoy, it's faster and easier than wool work.😅
1st my question, what is the name of the cute little bowl to hold my floss ball? Enjoyed your signature quilt from years past and the wondering if these ladies still quilt, a very enjoyable and memorable quilt. Keepsake.
Anna please tell me the name of the shop I can purchase that little bowl to hold one of our valdoni thread. I have to have one!
Carriage Country Quilt Shop in Des Moines, WA. The bowl is beautiful!
Hi Anna...........rather than the 20 steps.........I think that you need to watch someone doing it. It'll make a whole lot more sense to you and before you know it, it's going to be mindless and come together perfectly. YES........there is PEACE in this technique, once it "clicks" and you won't be able to stop.
I ran
Anna, I have completed 2 Judy Niemeyer quilts. Would be very happy to help you out. I am emailing you.
Yes please!❤️❤️
I have done a couple foundation paper piecing projects. They sort of make my brain go inside-out.
Yesterday, Riley Blake put out this youtube: ruclips.net/video/H-AukQic5E4/видео.html
I did buy some of the FQ foundation papers for the quilt you want to do (looks great to me), and I think I might try it with this newer method. I might stay more sane. Will let you know! Have a great time!
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I stopped counting at 10 RUclips channels with foundation piecing episodes. I recommend Karen Brown @ Just Get It Done Quilts. Relax and DON’T worry about what’s coming next. It’s a great process for those who enjoy
perfection.