Paper Pieced Celebrations Blog Hop
This post may contain affiliate links which won’t change your price but will share a commission.The Island Batik Ambassadors are sharing new paper pieced quilts this month as part of the Paper Pieced Celebrations Blog Hop.
Each ambassador was challenged to create a quilt using a paper piecing method. I have to admit that I haven’t done any paper piecing in quite some time.
Paper Pieced Celebrations Blog Hop
For the next 3 weeks you can visit all of the ambassadors websites to see their creations and there are also giveaways (you can find info at the end of this post for the giveaway this week).
Week 1
May 7 – Dots and Doodles
Week 1
May 8 – Fall Gatherings
Week 2
May 13 – Lavandin
Week 2
May15 – Peppermint Sprinkles
Week 2
May 16 – Prisms
Week 3
May 23 – Woodland Holiday
The Island Batik Paper Pieced Celebrations Blog Hop starts today and the first week’s giveaway is live right now!
Follow the simple Rafflecopter prompts below for a chance to win one of the two fabulous Fat Quarter bundles. You can also enter on Island Batiks website and see a recap of last weeks projects.
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About Connie
Hi, I’m Connie Kresin Campbell, the quilter, writer, and photographer behind Freemotion By the River. I enjoy inspiring others with my quilt tutorials and patterns. You’ll also see my sweet adopted dogs from time to time.
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Some of the most valuable advice I have received is to always always always read ALL the directions before starting to cut fabric for a new project…This has saved me a number of times. LOL!
Worst mistake ever is not cutting properly. It can mess everything up. I’ve learned to stop, think, check, check again and then proceed carefully. Thank you.
I’ve learned to not oversaturate my pieces after they are cut, especially on bias pieces. They can get stretched when pressing them. I only saturate prior to cutting.
I sure am learning what a great art to quilt and the thriftiness of quilters….reminds. Me of Dolly Parton’s Coat of Many Colors.
I use an orange stick (used to push back cuticles) to poke out coroners.
I have just ordered a clapper, and I am looking forward to using it for my pressing needs.
I like to use a big fat craft chenille “stem” to poke in and out of my sewing machine and serger to get rid of all the fabric and thread “dust” . LOVE to work with Batiks.
These collections are beautiful! I’m hoping to get to Bali to see them make the cloth in person!
I use cheap paint brushes from the dollar store to clean the fuzz out of my sewing machine. It makes collecting the fuzz very easy and it’s good for dusting off lint from my machine.
I use a dental tweezer to help thread my machine and serger. Also, the 1/4-inch seam tape (that sticks to the sewing machine guide) is wonderful when sewing a “perfect” 1/4-inch.
I use several different dental picks to get little lint collections out of hard to reach places.
New to quilting, I discovered a walking foot for my macine.
I use a crochet hook to turn out corners.
I love the purple thang to hold down the seam when you come to stitching the end, bulky seams and also when you come to a corner.
Hemostats to make sharp corners and to help turn tubes inside out
I use knitting needles of all sizes to turn out corners. I also use them with straws and heavy cardboard tubes as fabric tube turners.
Moleskin tape used on the machine as a guide for seams.
I use a lobster fork as a stilletto.
I went to the Great Wisconsin Quilt Show in2024. One presenter showed the uses of Elmer’s School Glue for quilters and now I use it to hold my binding in place before sewing the “flip side”.
I use tweezers to tie knots in thread that I have left too short.
Index card to get my needle position at a perfect quarter inch. It seems every foot I use needs a little tweaking.
I honestly don’t have anything yet, my 2onder clips are new to me and so much nicer than pinning edges together!
I use tweezers to tie knots where I have not left the threads long enough.
I use my DH’s old hemostats to grab tiny thread ends.
My most unique quilting gadget is a long, thin wooden skewer with a square glass bead glued about 5 inches from the tip. I use it to keep little corners ir seans flat as I sew right up to the stopping spot. The thin skewer does not damage the machine if I accidentally touch it with the needle. The square bead keeps the skewer from rolling away when I am not using it.
What a fun hop!
I use a business card to fold and get a straight line.
My goal is to comfortable with paper piecing.
I like the ruler with the quarter inch lip.
I use painters tape to hold down backing when sandwiching quilt top, batting and backing.
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I use a metal carpenter’s square to square up my quilt for binding.
Hello from Montana. I am excited to see all the quilts. I started to EPP in 2018 on instagram following a woman from the UK. It really became a stress reliever. Cannot wait to check out all the blog posts
The hop is off to a grand start and with these beautiful fabrics more lovely exciting new designs will be out there for us to marvel at. You are well down the schedule, I know I’ll have to wait for your day to see what you do with freezer paper and your own selection.
I save greeting cards to use to get a nice fold the paper in paper piecing (no glitter ones though LOL)
The most useful “tool” I found from another quilter is to use an old thread spool after it is empty, shave off the edges on one end and it fits nicely in a larger spool to hold it on the top of a sewing machine without having to buy a large spool insert. I use it all the time! Thanks.
Batiks are one of my favorite fabric choices, especially for art quilts. I love the colors and the shading!
I use a 5 lb. dumbbell to hold fabric still when cutting with a rotary cutter.
The green painters tape that 3M makes for rough walls. It will hold pieces together, and leaves no residue. I also use it to mark the numbers of columns when webbing a top. Pins and paper always fell off.
I was surprised to see a quilting instructor use a hammer to flatten seam intersections if they became too bulky.
My favorite “game changer” tool is painter’s tape. Really helpful to keep pieces in place, and use when embroidering for quilts, too.
I use old plastic cutting board s from my kitchen to make cutting templates. They are sturdy and easy to rotary cut alongside. it works great, and they are thicker than plastic template material.
This would be great for a table runner!
I use binder clips from the office store to keep quilt sections in order before I sew them together in a block.
I have a few non quilting tools, but the first one that popped into my head is painters tape. I use it to hold down the backing when I baste a quilt. It’s also useful for marking the throat plate for seam allowances on my antique machines and for marking the alignment when making half square triangles.
I love your blog and the Island Batik blog hops. Both have so many wonderful ideas!
Pretty and cheerful table runner. I use a tiny hook crochet hook while quilting. It can turn corners, grab thread by the sewing machine needle, help tie a knot and get stuff out of iron holes.
I use a really tiny crochet hook to get the thread through the little hole in the bobbin when starting to wind the bobbin.
For flattening long quilt seams I use an 18 inch 2 by 4 hardwood board as a tailor’s clapper. It makes ironing those seams go so fast.
Most useful tool I use is the Rust-Oleum Spray Grip when using can spray starch for my fabric.
Most useful gadget I use is a laser level which helps to gauge straightness of quilt top, border corners & borders whether on longarm, table or floor. Very helpful!
A knitting needle to poke out corners.
Homemade stiletto using Turkey pins and beads. Use it all the time!
Clever!