As I was getting out my Christmas quilts
and table runners this year,
I realized that I don't have any
Christmas pillows.
I have LOTS of pillows,
but none are Christmas pillows.
So....
the other night I was looking through some saved
I'm not a huge fan of paper piecing,
but this would be a small project
and I really like the star.
Out came some Christmas fabrics
and the paper piecing began.
A while back I read that the
"Doodle Pads" sold at the Dollar store
make great foundations for paper piecing.
I had to trim the paper down to fit in my printer,
but it was easy and inexpensive.
At first I thought I needed four stars for my pillow,
but soon realized nine would be needed.
You can't beat how sharp the points are with
paper piecing.
I just wish I enjoyed doing it more.
I will sew all of these blocks together,
pull all of the paper off
and make my first Christmas pillow!
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Happy Quilting!
9 comments:
Pretty stars! I don't enjoy PP either, but it's hard to beat the precision, especially when dealing with odd angles. At least your stars had simple pieces.
They look so pretty in the Christmas fabrics.
Gorgeous stars! I like paper piecing in small doses, but love the results.
They look beautiful!
I think I have that pattern, too. You're making me want to dig it up and test it out!
Love that bit of sparkle in those fabrics!! You can't beat paper piecing for perfect stars. Love your stars!!
Razor sharp points! I think this is why paper piecing was invented :) Beautiful.
Beautiful blocks and piecing!!! I love the look of PP but....I sure make a mess. Merry Christmas!
Ramona, I love this star (and I don't mind paper piecing). Can you share the origine of the pattern? Thanks.
They are going to make a gorgeous pillow. Yes a link to the star block please!! The only thing I don't like about pp'ing is tearing off the paper! Thanks for the doodlepad idea.
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