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Home / paper piecing / :: Go Where Your Scraps Lead You ::

:: Go Where Your Scraps Lead You ::

June 8, 2016 By Katie

SEW KATIE DID | Paper PiecingI’m a creature of habit.

On weekends the habits change.  Since it’s guaranteed I will be the first up by a long shot and I can’t make the beds over those sleeping in them, I make a cup of tea and retreat to the studio.

On Sundays I don’t look at the ‘to-do’ list, it’s my little mental reinforcement of telling myself that I am doing enough in my world.  I allow myself the important opportunity to play with an idea, accomplish just one small step on a project, finish up something small, or teach myself something new.

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Most of the time I go for my scrap bins.  Which brings me back to habit.

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I’ve started each Sunday for the past few months by making at least one arch, sometimes more for my scrappy New York Beauty blocks.

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Placing all print fabrics in the arches wasn’t how I first envisioned these, but when I was backing into the visuals for teaching paper piecing, the explaining and demonstration became easier when I used prints.

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Changing up the placement of the color values throws a little theory in to boot.

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It’s coming along and I don’t think I’ll be running out of scraps anytime soon.  I decided yesterday since I was going for King size that I should probably be making it a weekly first morning habit.  So I did.

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I’ve had input from others that they’d love to make time for a project like this or learn paper piecing so I’ve added a monthly paper piecing date to the studio’s calendar.  Included are all the scraps your project can consume while here.  We’ve worked on Double-Wedding Rings, Flying Geese and Pickle-Dishes.  I have to be careful and not be tempted to start another project, it’s a ‘bad’ habit.

Hope all is well in your corner Peeps;)

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  1. Sonia Parham says

    June 8, 2016 at 4:07 pm

    It is going to be a beautiful quilt!

    • Katie says

      June 16, 2016 at 7:13 am

      Thanks Sonia! It is coming together even though that’s going to be a lot of blocks!

  2. Rebecca says

    June 9, 2016 at 7:35 am

    What grey fabric did you use for the background? It almost looks like wool!

    • Katie says

      June 16, 2016 at 7:13 am

      The background fabric is Essex Linen in the black. It really does look like wool in the photos;)

  3. Kelly says

    June 10, 2016 at 3:07 pm

    If we didn’t live so far apart, I’m pretty sure I’d be joining you to sew along on a regular basis. 😉 Maybe we need a virtual party… 🙂

    • Katie says

      June 16, 2016 at 7:11 am

      Good idea!

  4. Claudia says

    July 21, 2016 at 10:06 am

    I adore your Beauties! Love the grey that complements them so fabulously. Please do show us the progress you make and the final quilt when it is finished. I simply must see it 🙂

    • Katie says

      July 22, 2016 at 8:13 am

      You’ll see some progress here soon! Thanks Claudia;)

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