WIP Wednesday 6.4.14

 I frantically finished piecing these this morning, so I could blog them and so I could move them off the table to start packing.  I use the dining room table to 'stage' all the stuff that needs to be packed so I can see it in one place and figure out how to pack it all.


 Moving on to the WIPs. 

Whew.  7 paper pieced stars.  I'm starting to get the hang of it. 
Now I've got 7 more to do in navy on navy. 

If I'm really lucky I'll have time to prep and cut them tonight, but I should really, really be cleaning and packing.  Oh, and going to baseball tonight. 

And the hexies are packed and ready to go.  Only hand work is being packed along. I can piece in the car, piece on the beach, and piece in the house.  Hopefully lots of progress to show when I get back.

Check out all the other WIPs at Freshly Pieced.

Trying My Hand at Paper Piecing

It has probably been about 10 years since I last tried paper piecing.  I'm not finding it any easier now than it was then.  The whole thing about working backwards-my brain confuses.

And the waste, oh, the waste.  Hurts my Dutch sensibilities.

So this was my first attempt.  It is OK, except for that little piece I had to add in the top corner. 

Star #2.  I am starting to figure it out. 
I also figured a way to go a bit faster and waste a little bit less.  I was cutting out piece by piece, loosely by scissors.  Since I am doing a number of these blocks, I figured out how to do multiple piece cutting.  Now, I'm sure that all you experienced paper piecers figured this out long ago, but I was pretty proud of myself.

All my background pieces are ready to go.  On to the star pieces...

I have to say, I more thoroughly appreciate you all who do intricate paper piecing!  Any tips would be pretty appreciated.