Freezer paper piecing

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What comes to your mind when you think about foundation paper piecing? I always think - No thank you! Because I dread removing papers. A few years back I made couple of New York beauty quilts which were foundation paper pieced. I swore I would never do it again because tearing papers off was too time consuming and tedious. Now I am working on a new pattern Hexie Tree in collaboration with Catalina from Amarar Creacions and we are using an alternative paper piecing method using freezer paper.

I sort of view foundation piecing as a necessary evil: it's the only way to piece certain types of patterns, like stars and compass roses. I love both. What I don't like is the fabric waste and with the traditional style, needing to make a separate template of each partial block and then tearing off the paper. So I was delighted when I ran across using freezer paper in the November 2009 issue of American Quilter magazine. It eliminates the need for multiple templates and for tearing off the…

When I shared my first feathered star I got a few comments about using the freezer paper foundation piecing method. I tried to respond, but for some reason some of my comments/responses are not going through - so I'm not sure if it worked. I used the same method recently for making butterfly blocks for Chelsea's Round Trip Quilts center, and I thought I'd share it here. Self drafted 4" square (finished) butterfly blocks. The first thing your going to need to do is trace or print your paper…

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I love paper-piecing. I like the precise points and seams that align. What I hate about paper-piecing is tearing the paper foundation off the back of the block when it is finished…pulling tiny bits of paper out of stitches, hoping the seams will hold. A couple of years ago, I learned how to use freezer […]