Here is another project that I recently completed for the upcoming season of Make It Artsy:
It's a pillow cover! The segment is all about paper piecing. I used hand printed fabric for the letters and the border and then a plain Kona solid for the "background." Here are some detail photos:
And here is the back of the pillow cover:
I think that paper piecing gets a bad rap as being a kind of perfectionist's way of piecing. Personally, I find it much easier and less stressful than traditional piecing. I also love that you can incorporate lots of scraps into paper piecing. Paper piecing has a reputation for being wasteful of fabric, but the way I do it, it's all about using up those scraps! When I don't have a big enough piece of fabric, I just piece two (or more) pieces together! It makes for a very scrappy looking result:
In this photo, you can see a bunch of my hand printed scraps. You can see how small the scraps are.
This "E" didn't make it into the final pillow cover, but I still think it looks great!
I can't wait for you to be able to watch this segment. I'm so excited to share all of my (slightly non-traditional) paper piecing ideas!
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This is so cool! LOVE it!
This is so cool! LOVE it!
This is so cool! LOVE it!
This is so cool! LOVE it!
This is so cool! LOVE it!
This is so cool! LOVE it!
This is so cool! LOVE it!
It’s lovely ! And I especially love how you put scrap pieces togehther if you don’t have one large enough!
It’s lovely ! And I especially love how you put scrap pieces togehther if you don’t have one large enough!
It’s lovely ! And I especially love how you put scrap pieces togehther if you don’t have one large enough!
It’s lovely ! And I especially love how you put scrap pieces togehther if you don’t have one large enough!
It’s lovely ! And I especially love how you put scrap pieces togehther if you don’t have one large enough!
It’s lovely ! And I especially love how you put scrap pieces togehther if you don’t have one large enough!
It’s lovely ! And I especially love how you put scrap pieces togehther if you don’t have one large enough!
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GORGEOUS SHE SHOUTED!
GORGEOUS SHE SHOUTED!
GORGEOUS SHE SHOUTED!
GORGEOUS SHE SHOUTED!
GORGEOUS SHE SHOUTED!
GORGEOUS SHE SHOUTED!