This month features paper piecing, either English paper piecing or foundation paper piecing. Our challenge included using our collection of fabric assigned to us to make a lap sized quilt or larger. This is week 3 in our monthly blog hop.
The Natural Healing collection is the one I was lucky enough to work with this month. Look for it coming soon to your local quilt shop.
I was given this 1/2 yard bundle by Island Batik to use for this challenge. Isn’t it gorgeous?! Natural Healing is a fantastic name for this collection.
I choose to use foundation paper piecing and found some inspiration in this book:
Paper piecing isn’t my normal mode of operation, so I used this book for some help. Since our collections this month are for spring, I went looking for some springy patterns. I thought these designs were super cute, so I used them to make a small, lap sized quilt to hang over my stair railing to decorate for spring.
We were traveling in our RV for 10 weeks, so I brought my Singer Featherweight and all the supplies I would need to make this project on the road.
Allowing 1/4″ seam allowance around the outside.
I was planning on quilting using rulers and straight lines, since I only had my Featherweight to work with, but we decided to make a bee line for home once our Airstream Caravan was over, so I had time to put it on my Handi Quilter Forte 24 longarm and use Pro-Stitcher for the body of the quilt. I still used rulers around the paper piecing.
Love the buttons and hand embroidery on these cute blocks.
This design is Spritzi from Pro-Stitcher Patterns.
Many times I choose to sew my binding onto the back and flip to the front and use a decorative stitch. That is what I did here.
I used the Serpentine stitch and elongated the width and length to fit the binding.
I think I’m gonna like it as a spring decoration!
I used Hobbs Tuscany batting, which is a cotton and wool batting which drapes beautifully. I always use Schmetz needles, a new one for every project. Hobbs and Schmetz supplied me with the batting and needles for this project.
Be sure to check out what the other Island Batik Ambassadors have done or will do for this challenge and check your local quilt shop for Island Batik fabrics.
WEEK 1
September 5
Elita Sharpe, Busy Needle Quilting
Denise Looney, For the Love of Geese
September 6
Sandra Starley, Textile Time Travels
Sarah Pitcher, Pitcher’s Boutique
September 7
Connie Kauffman, Kauffman Designs
Brenda Alburl, Songbird Designs
Preeti Harris, Sew Preeti Quilts
September 8
Blog Hop Round-Up Week 1 and Giveaway
WEEK 2
September 11
Brittany Fisher, Bobbin with Brittany
Gail Sheppard, Quilting Gail
September 12
Susan Deshensky, Lady Blue Quilt Studio
Maryellen McAuliffe, Mary Mack Made Mine
September 13
Emily Leachman, The Darling Dogwood
Anorina Morris, Samelia’s Mum
Jennifer Thomas, Curlicue Creations
September 14
Claudia Porter, Create with Claudia
Victoria Johnson, Forever Quilting for You
September 15
Blog Hop Round-Up Week 2 and Giveaway
WEEK 3
September 18
Lana Russel, Lana Quilts
Lisa Pickering, Lisa’s Quilting Passion
September 19
Randi Jones, Randi’s Roost
Suzy Webster, Websterquilt
September 20
Mania Hatziioannidi, Mania for Quilts
Pamela Boatright, Pamela Quilts
Leah Malasky, Quilted Delights
September 21
Renee Atkinson, Pink Tulip Quilting
Reed Johnson, Blue Bear Quilts
September 22
End of Blog Hop + Final Round Up
AND NOW for the GIVEAWAY! Win this Island Batik Royal Crown 42 piece 10″ stack just by commenting on this blog. Do you enjoy paper piecing? Random winner will be drawn on September 26 (in honor of my grandson’s bday!).
I have never tried foundation paper piecing. This blog hop has given me a lot of inspiration to try. Your quilt is quite lovely!
I prefer EPP to FPP, but I like both. Happy Birthday to your grandson.
That turned out so cute. I love how precise of designs you can make with paper piecing. I think I would enjoy it, but have very limited time right now so haven’t learned. I am enjoying seeing all the quilts coming out of the blog hop, though!
Dawn – you won the givewaway! Please email me Lana@lanaquilts.com to let me know your mailing address and I’ll get it out to you asap! Congratulations!
Dawn – you won the giveaway! Please email me Lana@lanaquilts.com to let me know your mailing address and I’ll get it out to you asap! Congratulations!
Happy birthday to your sweet grandson on the 26th!
Yes, I have done a fair amount of paper piecing and enjoy it, but most times I’d rather do some straight piecing or playing with curves!
I love the accuracy of paper piecing and this is my favorite collection of fabrics. Thank you for sharing your quilt
I love the designs you chose to paper piece. Sweet quilt! I do do some paper piecing. I always appreciate how accurate it turns out too!
love this quilt. Beautiful fabrics, and the motifs are cute! Thanks for the chance at a giveaway!
Oh, your quilt is so beautiful! It must be difficult sewing while on the road. I’ve taken a class on paper piecing, and I’ve made a few projects using the technique. It was a great way to get perfect points on my flying geese!
I’ve never paper-pieced, but I see so many darling patterns that I’m very tempted to make the leap. (Love the dog in the flower pot on your quilt, for example!) Thanks for showing/reminding me that binding from the back and being creative with the stitching on the front results in such a cute and interesting feature. Honestly, I need some kind of master list, with visual cues, to keep track of the millions of great ideas I should be bringing to my quilts.
Wow! SOOOO creative and fun!
I love the quilt and I like machine binding! Such great fabrics and cute pattern! I am not much of a paper piecer but after seeing this cute quilt maybe I will give it a go!
Love the binding tip! I have tried PP but did not do well. To me, it is backward (or something). It makes me feel like a left handed person trying to do something righthanded. I admire the ones that can do it so easily!
I haven’t tried paper piecing, on my bucket list to try it. Happy Birthday to your grandson.
Hi Lana! What a fun quilt. I have dabbled in paper piecing but haven’t done anything with the pieces. Your quilt gives me inspiration ❤️
Thanks, Renee!
Your quilt is really cute and you did an awesome job making it. But I would have to applique all the cute designs because I DON’T like paper piecing. LOL
oh my goodness your quilt is just wonderful. I love the additions like the buttons and such. Oh but this looks like such a fun book. Thanks for sharing and inspiring. Oh I love to paper piece. I have made many gifts PPing.
I am trying to get brave enough to try some paper piecing projects.
The designs you made are really fun. Thank you for sharing.
Your quilt looks great over the rail! I enjoyed all of the pictures in progress and the binding info is something to keep in mind when I’m binding a quilt to add some fun stitches.
Thank you, Kathy. Machine binding saves so much time!
I love the prints and how your end product is so springy and whimsical. Your work always inspires me.
You are so sweet! Thank you!
I love this cute little quilt! It looks perfect over your railing! It was you who taught me your binding technique using the special stitches on my machine! Love it! You did a great job on the paper piecing. Something I’d like to try! Maybe I need that book? Lol
Thanks, Cheryl.