Never Tear Out Paper-Piecing Stitches Again! My Favorite Tip

[@terrywilson1319]

This has helped me so much. Working on 1930 Farmers Wife, using this method. Not stitching through paper and now understanding fabric placement. Thanks!

[@fgatgor76]

Thank you! I just finished a paper piecing project. I went through a ton of fabric to be sure I covered the area. Now I understand what to do. Thank you so much!!!!

[@patstrawhouse4005]

Wow! I’ve watched many FPP demos, and you are the first person who has shown your method of fabric placement. This is even more surprising, given that this video was posted 4 years ago! I am now subscribed to your channel. I look forward to watching both past and future posts. Thank you, and stay well! Muskoka ON🇨🇦

[@wekebu]

OHMYGOSH! I have been paper piecing for 20 years and you just saved me sooo much time! Thank you.

[@anursewhosews]

One of the best paper piecing videos THANK YOU!!!

[@leeheinrich3003]

Wow, thank you!

[@bratmamma]

I love this. Every time I do paperpiecing I watch this again❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@georgeannelowrey3559]

Oh my goodness, I have struggled with this forever. This is purely genius! Not only works perfectly every time but saves me time from the way I was going it!!!!

[@janolson3440]

Thank you for this video. I have been paper piecing for years and figured out this method about 7 or 8 years ago after making so many mistakes. I also don’t have nearly as much waste because I rough cut the shape of the piece I need instead of squares and rectangles. I will be teaching this method in my guild class and I’m happy to have a video I can direct them to for reference.

[@jbell3601]

Thank you! Best tip of the decade!

[@1955dmb]

Oh my GOODness! Why has no one else ever been able to teach this like you have? This might be the KEY to paper piecing.

[@melissasosa7]

Oh my goodness....thank you so much for this tip. Now maybe I can be more successful at paper piecing.

[@suzannegeaslen5348]

Thank you so very very much, Lee! I am about to do my first paper pieced project and now I am really looking forward to it. I have done Cynthia England's method for picture piecing, and it was so much fun - very detailed but fun; however, with very exacting intersections, this is the method to go with. Thx again!

[@Bellatrix922]

Brilliant! I've been paper piecing for a very long time, but have always struggled with those weird angles. No more! Thanks for this. It'll make my life so much easier from here out, as I love paper piecing and won't struggle with this going forward.

[@barbaranoel6118]

Thank you so much for your video I just started a quilt with paper-piecing and I was getting very frustrated with all the angles and kept having to tear out seams and redo them this is a life saver for me and other quilters. I can finally wrap my brain around this type of quilting.

[@msdixie1]

Such a great video! I’ve “saved” it & refer back to it before I start a paper-pieced project. One thing I do differently--After pressing, I SEW (using a 5” length stitch) my fabric to the pattern instead of gluing it. When the whole block is done, I can quickly remove these long “basting” stitches & I don’t have any glue residue to deal with.

[@barbaraorthman5824]

Mind blown!!! I just started FPP and these angles drove me bunkers....you're explanation is so simple and you explained it beautifully...Thank you Thank you!

[@hansvillewa]

best way I've tried..and I've made lots of foundation pieced quilts. That Elephant Abstractions is a breeze using this method. Thank you.

[@Littledog5763]

Thank you SO much!!! This video made all the difference in the world to me when I was about ready to throw in the towel! My first 6x6 block took me about 5 hours to do but once I saw this video I'm down to about 45 minutes. Exactly what I needed to see!

[@HelenAustralia]

I have to watch this video every time. - and still make mistakes. Eventually I hope I’ll get the hang of it. Thanks - it might be useful to used patterned fabric so that we can distinguish the front from the rear side of each piece of fabric in this example.

[@georginamartin4419]

Thank you Lee, I have just started paper piecing and was very frustrated by not being a be to fit the pieces at the right angle. Your video made it so much easier and has saved me so much time.

[@caninecrazy]

Omg this changes EVERYTHING!

[@ritametermaid1235]

Thank you so much for this tip! I'm new to paper piecing but have been sewing/quilting for years. This is a very helpful tip, saves on a LOT of frustration. :) Thanks again!

[@christinavidal4131]

Absolutely sensational! Best tip of the year! Thanks

[@tonis8505]

I'm subscribing immediately! I just started paper piecing ND can't wait to try this way of placing my pieces! Thank you.

[@cynthiarobinson1668]

Many thanks for this tip! I have been paper piecing for years now and this WILL save me from ripping stitches.

[@jacklarrywatkins-jones4986]

Hi Lee, I have been a long time fan of yours but after watching this video, I'm now a "Super Fan"!!! Brilliant I tell you. Thanks so much!! You have just saved me many headaches no doubt.

[@leeheinrich3003]

Aww, thank you so much!! I'm so glad it's helpful!

[@lindapiskorz6285]

Super great idea! You made a difficult sewing problem so easy.

[@dorisr2832]

I really appreciated this video as I could not wrap my brain around those weird angles; however, in experimenting with this, at approximately 7:36 in the video, I fold over C2 printed side as in the video, but instead of flipping it over where part of the C2 paper/shape is then hidden behind the blue fabric, I take my C2 fabric piece, right side up, fold a quarter inch at the top edge WST, and then tuck it under the C2 folded-over piece. I can see it better that way. Putting a little mark at where the paper and C2 fabric meet up also helps to line the C2 fabric up once I move it to the "back" and flip the paper up to stitch. Somebody let me know if this helps. I don't want to steer anyone wrong because I'm a paper-piecing newbie.

[@jannimarys465]

This tip will be so helpful. I've been enjoying FPP and this is the last piece in the puzzle I've been missing. Thanks.

[@nikoush.7003]

Thanks to you I understood how to succeed in complicated seams

[@mchandler57]

Thanks for this information I can’t wait to give this a try. I did a paper piecing project last month and almost lost my mind.

[@LasagnaFactory]

I've taken on a HUGE pattern for my 2nd fpp quilt and I just spent the last 2-3 hours ripping out probably a dozen seams because of funky angles and not knowing how to place them. I was about to put my machine away but now I think I'm going to give this a try and kick this pattern's butt! Thank you!

[@LisaLisa-zl9vu]

i get confused with right sides of fabric vs wrong sides. good video. i just wished you used a printed fabric for the 2 so i can visualize better.

[@susanjones9583]

This is the best tip ever! I can finally do paper piecing. Thanks so much !

[@janineraby9436]

I am with you lee, I just love paper piecing

[@Carriequilts]

Thank you for sharing this tip. I have some paper piecing patterns that I want to make. I get stuck placing the next pieces after the first. Now, it makes sense to my brain.😅 I'll subscribe to your channel.

[@nancyg1786]

Thank you, thank you, thank you! This is exactly what I needed and the best paper piecing tip ever!

[@marciahansford8039]

Just what I needed.Thank you😄

[@viviennefenton]

Thank you, thank you! I have put this in my favourites because I know my brain will need to see it again and probably again and again BUT it made sense!

[@kc1212ful]

I love this!!! I love to paper piece but I hate the guess element previous to this video!!! Thank you!!!!

[@CandidClara]

Second time watching this. Watched once in the abstract (and couldn't get my head round it!) and watched a second time when I was running really short of fabric on a block and did it in practice and it worked brilliantly, thank you!

[@cindyproehl1237]

That tip is a life saver. I have a 4th block to finish up a wall hanging and the first 3 were so hard I didn't want to finish it...now I have to see if this will be more fun! :D

[@isabelgarcia5114]

La mejor explicación que encontré !!! Gracias !!

[@karenwescott2615]

That was an awesome tip! I love paper piecing!

[@patriciagose3891]

Thank you, I ran across this today and it really does help a lot!!

[@thoughtsofjoyk]

Thank you so much!! It took me 5 times to get a piece correct - it was always a smidgeon short here or there. Soooo frustrating. 😠 When it came to the next time (making the same project), I did it wrong twice and knew I was in for more frustration, so decided to look on YT for help. I tried your method and did it correctly on the first try!!! 😃 😃 😃 Seriously, you saved me so much headache. I do have to say, though, that I think the pattern for the fabric should be, at the very least, 1/4” wider. That would have been very helpful. This is my first paper piecing project (making 4 of them!) and was so concerned that I was going to have to abandon the idea. Thanks to you ... everybody gets a wall hanging this Christmas!! Other than that wacky piece (may have more to come), I was loving it! But now I’m prepared. Thank you again for taking the time and effort in putting this video together. 💕

[@deannacunningham3078]

I can't wait to try it. Thank you.

[@6530517]

I have seen at least 20 people doing the paper piecing, but you explain it better.

[@gillianbooth5020]

I agree with Lisalisa. Using both directional and printed fabric would be very helpful. As a relatively newbie that is where I get bamboozaled.

[@cherylmathe3170]

Great tip. Getting ready to start a new project. Going to use this technique

[@melaniecall]

Brilliant tip!!!!

[@lynnlindaweitz7018]

I will be saving this video! Thank you!

[@noemir8262]

OMG! Thank you for this. I'm a dressmaker that is getting into quilting. FPP had seemed intimidating to me so I have stayed away. This week though I've been trying a free Baby Yoda one that I found. I managed to piece 2 sections ok but the third kicked my butt and I put it aside. This tip will help a lot and many I can get the darn thing done this week for my daughter. Thank you!

[@leesmith1662]

this is indeed a game changer especially for the Violet Craft patterns. Thank you so much.

[@darleensanford7231]

WOW!! I've PP for years and always had to play with the fabric to get it positioned just right. I will be using this tip now to make this easier. Thank you.

[@aritar3688]

I love this video. I started working on my Tattoo Quilt today and came back to this video many times to get my angles right. Thank you so much!

[@Beverly2020]

I’m working on a New York Beauty quilt and this has consistently confused me. I’ve ended up taking stitches out 2-3 times on some lines. Thank you for the visual!!!

[@gerribrown7602]

Thank you so much! I’m sitting at my machine and had already picked my seams once. I remembered I had seen a video on this very subject so I searched and it popped right up. I am in the Summer Sampler but this is actually for the Tattoo Block QAL. Thanks again you saved my brain!🤯

[@tangofools]

wish I had seen this a couple of days ago! Exact angle I was dealing with. I lack spatial ability, and had to call my husband to help figure it out!

[@amandaremon9246]

Video starts at 3:49

[@msvee5555]

Thank you!

[@dianegaus3561]

Thank you! Just watched 2 other videos and "WHERE" that 2nd piece goes was the question! Good teaching!

[@5069155]

WOW! GREAT! So so helpful. Thank you!

[@sandybrown2113]

Great technique, thanks.

[@SUN-it6rf]

Good instructions. ❤️❤️❤️

[@leeheinrich3003]

Glad it was helpful!

[@julieboertje9100]

Love your tip. Just wondering for complex designs of more than two pieces, how do you use this method?

[@leeheinrich3003]

Paper-piecing is always done by adding one piece at a time, onto the previous piece. So you're always dealing with only two pieces at a time, even if the template overall has more than that. So in those cases I would use this same method at each step in the process.

[@lorimanning4782]

@@leeheinrich3003 This method seems so clear! thank you. I picked the Atomic Starburst as my first try at paper piecing. I would love to see a tutorial on that star. I tried for hours last night and it was so frustrating!

[@ellenwhite3756]

Super helpful video; thanks. But how do you decide what size to cut the fabric pieces originally?

[@leeheinrich3003]

Hi Ellen! In my paper-piecing patterns, I always include the sizes people should cut. Not all paper-piecing patterns offer this though, so if I'm using someone else's pattern that doesn't have cutting sizes, I typically will measure the width and height of the section of the template and then add 1/2" to 1" each way. Cutting sizes may vary depending on how comfortable you are with paper-piecing and/or how comfortable you are with fabric waste after trimming!

[@sheilacraft5027]

Wonderful Tip!

[@TheCussinQuilter]

All I can say is THANK YOU!

[@jenedelwilcox6647]

That was very helpful. In addition, it would be beneficial to explain how you determined the sizes of the pieces of fabric needed to adequately cover the template. Just a suggestion. Thanks for this clear explanation.

[@leeheinrich3003]

Thanks Jenedel! The size needed to cover sections varies dramatically depending on the quilter's personal preference and the shape of the section. Some quilters want to waste as little fabric as possible, while others don't mind using extra fabric in order to avoid errors. My patterns always include cutting sizes so that people don't have to figure it out for themselves! But of course depending on your personal preferences, you may want to adjust those sizes up or down.

[@hp-cs7mx]

@@leeheinrich3003 ❤

[@kimtaylor7976]

Very helpful video. Please make more.

[@lestat0727]

Life changing!!!!!

[@debcavan]

Great trick. Thanks

[@SewforeverbyBeckyCampbell]

Great tip, thank you. Suggestion, have you tried and Add A Quarter ruler? They are wonderful for the step where you fold the paper back to trim the first fabric. It has a lip the butts up against the paper. They come in 6" and 12". How to decide which one to pick, depends on how big your sections are. I own both.

[@cynthiadinsdale5821]

I agree, the Add-A-Quarter rulers are very accurate and time saving.

[@zyante1]

I just tried paper piecing for the first time and I did end up folding to find lines but my project was a paper that had 24 pieces on it. Is there a method for that that is helpful?

[@mrsresinvaleriepayn5203]

I started piecing only yesterday, but sorry I had to fast forward through so much of your video

[@carolg.6838]

The first time I did not really watch and didn't get it. Then I came across a pattern with lots of angles and watched again. It's clear and good information. Remember it to refer back to when you come across something similar. Best wishes with your sewing and happy new year.

[@jwhite17]

This was sooooooooo helpful! Thank you!

[@cindylamont6240]

Great hint❣

[@cathyphaneuf6287]

great tip, thanks

[@DesigingJ]

Wow Great tutorial. I just subscribed

[@quiltfabric1]

You are probably not aware that Judy Niemeyer of Quiltworx pioneered that method of trimming before the next piece is placed, not after (as Carol Doak taught us in the 90s). Also placing the next piece against the trimmed edge to make sure it covers. I learned it in 2010 when I became one of Judy's first certified shops. I just like to give credit where credit is due. If you thought of it on your own, you are a genius like Judy.

[@1955dmb]

So if you doubt she is aware, why bother to mention it? Many of us 'pioneer' the very same things others do because we are working on the very same thing others are working on. I'm super grateful for these kinds of tips. Maybe Judy got the idea from someone else. You never know.

[@njame2137]

Glad I saw this before I started the sampler, only done a little FPP , thanks

[@cherylmartin3385]

Wow! That makes it so easy!

[@Suestreasures]

I have watched your video several times and it would be fantastic if you did another video using very opposite fabrics that show right and wrong sides of the fabrics and contrasting colours. Very hard to see the difference with the pale blue and white fabrics(wrong side and right sides) in your current video as you don t know which is the right side of the fabric and the wrong side of the fabrics. I would love to be able to master this technique.

[@evs8827954]

Great video!

[@niki2320]

I’m fairly new to PP, but when you had that pattern folded back, I’m thinking you could sew the two fabric pieces not on the paper? So you wouldn’t have to be sewing through the paper and therefore, not have to rip the paper off.

[@HeideD100]

Nice tip! I always have problems with those tricky angles, not any more!

[@J.MELISSA]

Is the blue right side or wrong side?

[@debninis4578]

That is a great tip... thank you!

[@leeheinrich3003]

You are so welcome!

[@katking367]

Dang, girl!! That's amazing! Thanks for sharing!

[@lindabrown2868]

Great tip

[@marywilkinson8975]

That's great thank you 🙂

[@superbeth22]

That was very helpful!!!!!

[@newagecathy]

Awesome tip. Thank you.

[@marshadickson6238]

thanks for a simple solution Ive spent my fair share of time unpicking

[@elizabethsawyer5906]

What a great tip! Thank you soooo much!💕

[@fondaboyd7036]

Excellent idea and great video thank you.

[@prank654]

I would love to see how this would work with a complicated piece

[@raimarshallpaul]

i was thinking the same, video only shows two pieces, and they were at such an angle. what if the next piece is folded under the last? Hhhmmm...... good video, but one demonstration on one fold doesn't make this a fool proof system

[@Barbarawilbur]

Great tip! This always gets me!!

[@karenrowell2180]

So helpful...thank you.

[@leeheinrich3003]

You are so welcome!

[@vickijeanne9958]

Is that a Bernina 710 you use?!

[@leeheinrich3003]

Close, it's a 770!

[@mimiwilson3810]

BLESS YOU! Although the lady that does the video for the atomic star is awesome, I just was not getting it. This tip is amazing. Got it first try after this. Thank you so much