Machine Paper Piecing

Set up your sewing machine for paper piecing with a straight stitch foot and needle plate to help create the best possible stitches in your pattern.

Machine paper piecing. The free paper piecing patterns in our library are available for you to download right to your home computer and printer. Paper piecing is a simple process. This time make these tiny house patterns. With just a few pins and some glue these blocks come together perfectly.

Then karen demonstrates how to connect the pieces on a home sewing machine so everything is held together invisibly. This is commonly known as paper piecing or foundation paper piecing or around here it s affectionately known as fpp. The paper provides a stable base making it a breeze to get sharp points on even the tiniest of pieces. The blocks are listed alphabetically by their most common name to make them easy to find.

The block has a 4 5 size unfinished and the finished size is 4. July 13 2019 by stephanie swoodson says 23 comments. In this video lesson i show you how to piece english paper hexagons together by machine as an alternative to hand piecing. This video is part of a series of.

In this tutorial i ll demonstrate how to achieve perfect points by machine stitching your fabric directly onto paper. All include at least some paper piecing if not all. Learn how to start paper piecing your quilts with this step by step tutorial. Just trace a block design onto paper.

Paper piecing is a great way to put the fabric scraps to some really good uses. Here the smaller units have to be placed like this paper side down folding the last sewn fabric away to reveal the seams extra fabric. Then sew fabrics directly onto the paper with a sewing machine. Karen s method of english paper piecing shortens the process while still making the pieces fit snugly.

Cutting through both fabrics and paper just under the basting line will trim off all excess seam allowances. Fpp is ideal for small blocks with intricate angles. Use the freezer paper template method for piecing this tiny house and go with y seams for the roof chimney area. 25 free paper piecing patterns.

Simply click on the image found in the library below of the block you want. Idea roundups paper piecing sewing this post may contain affiliate links which means i get a small back if you purchase after clicking at no cost to you refer to legal stuff in the menu for more info.