Some Small Things – iPad Stands and Mini Quilt

SmallProjects

I love making small things! Lately I’ve wanted to make a mini quilt. I have Carol Doak’s book Easy Paper Pieced Miniatures from 1998. She sells the pre-printed foundation pieces for each quilt from the book on her website here and they’re currently on sale. So I purchased two, one for the Scrap Stars and one for My Little Town. Each quilt is 12.5″ x 12.5″ when finished, so they’re pretty tiny! Continue reading “Some Small Things – iPad Stands and Mini Quilt”

How to Sew with Foundation Piecing: Paper vs Freezer Paper

PaperPiecing Collage

I learned how to paper piece many years ago from Carol Doak’s 1997 classic “Show Me How to Paper Piece”.  It was, at the time, seemingly a lot of work and I particularly hated pulling off all of the bits of paper from the back of the finished product.  I put away paper piecing and swore I would never do it again. Continue reading “How to Sew with Foundation Piecing: Paper vs Freezer Paper”