Paper Pieced Pattern Making Tutorial

A simple instructional video on a basic way to take a photo or illustration and design your own paper pieced quilting pattern.

[@rebeccaclements880]

You need to do more videos or maybe even a book. I can find plenty of simple paper piecing patterns but I have huntered high and low to find someone to show me how to create my own. You have made it so clear that I feel I at least understand the method. Thankyou so much. And if you do come up with a book, I would be ever so interested.

[@danisaur808]

My SIL asked for help creating an FPP pattern and I’d never even heard of it before. This is by far the best tutorial I’ve found. I had a lot of fun helping her with the pattern. Thank you!! ❤

[@AMatterOfMe]

I just want to say thank you for such a great video! You have done a wonderful job of not only explaining how its done but also giving great visuals to go along with everything!

[@KeonaChick]

This tutorial is great at explaining the basics (or even how to start!) of creating a design from a complex image. If you do another video, a simpler image would really help get a solid grasp, but I'll be rewatching this over and over to get my design right.

[@ashleyt2246]

Coming back after a few years to say thanks again for taking the time to make this video! It was super duper helpful and I've gone on to make my own things!!

[@meganruthstay448]

Glad it helped!

[@lnwmelon]

That was very helpful. Thank you!

[@pragmatic111]

Thank you ! Looking all over for this.

[@meganruthstay448]

I was too! I had to teach myself through trial and error and then it clicked in my brain. I'll definitely make more.

[@rebeccawolf3196]

This really does help put the design process in perspective. I get a little confused about how to number within each section.

[@meganruthstay448]

I'll work on how to do the number order

[@sherrilgipe2199]

This is great! I thought doing a rabbit would be hard. It is suddenly easy. Thank you!

[@meganruthstay448]

You are so welcome!

[@EuphemiaGrubb]

Yes! Very helpful! Thanks!

[@meganruthstay448]

Glad it was helpful!

[@robinson101011]

Hi Megan, I would call your method as modern paper piecing; can you tell me how you came across this and if there were other KZbins or books you would suggest? Thanks.

[@kirstilaird9521]

Brilliant explanation - it's actually easy if you think about it first!

[@meganruthstay448]

Glad it helped!

[@sews-ps9mh]

This is pretty good! thank you for showing us how you do this :)

[@meganruthstay448]

No problem!

[@julieklein1734]

Love the video. So when you start sewing is your material right side up toward your pattern? Thanks

[@noelleeveland3291]

That was very helpful thank you so much!

[@meganruthstay448]

I'm so glad!

[@danielpeh9262]

Thank you so much for this video.

[@Papierdog]

Thank you!

[@schooltunez]

Perhaps you could add an explanation of how you sort out the sewing order?????

[@meganruthstay448]

I'll work on that!

[@ilikethepain3432]

This is helping paper pieceing come together for me, but I still don't understand how I decided/know where my number sequence goes.

[@Ikki1me]

I have drawn up my own thing that I'm working on paper piecing it together but I'm struggling with how to section it out. Is there any way you could give me a hand with it?

[@jc4food]

good insight. thank you.

[@meganruthstay448]

Happy to help!

[@taylordawnvansant]

From your drawing what do you do? Do you take it into photoshop? Or paper piece right from that picture?

[@meganruthstay448]

I've sewing directly onto the paper patterns I've made my hand before. Normally I would do this portion in photoshop as well.

[@BonnieLeah]

I didn't understand this tutorial.. how does this work in paper piecing? It would have been nice to have seen how you did the paper piecing after you did your markings on the picture... God bless..

[@meganruthstay448]

There are lots and lots of tutorials on how to SEW the FPP patterns. This is specifically on how to DESIGN. Hope you found what you were looking for elsewhere.

[@BonnieLeah]

@@meganruthstay448 oh. Ok. Thank you. God loves you. Jesus loves you and died for you. God bless you.

[@soSEW-COB]

Hey Megan Ruth, thank you for this video. Could u make another one? If u can. So appreciate ur knowledge on this. Thanks Chris, Ontario, Canada 👋🏻

[@meganruthstay448]

Sure thing! Maybe not in my pajamas and with a much better camera this time ;)

[@sandybergmaier7548]

Thanks I really want to learn how to do this. I think the picture was too tiny for me to grasp the process. Could you please do another video and maybe use a coloring book page. I can’t find any other videos like this. Is there a how to book? Thanks again Sandy

[@meganruthstay448]

I definitely need to do another video. I had the same issue as you did, couldn't find how to design my own without software.

[@tristabarrera498]

Do you have a rule of thumb on your picture on making it bigger. To make a quilt out of it. I hope this question doesn't sound dumb 😂😂

[@dodge10P1N]

Great video, but i think a bit slower and more in depth about why you have to do it that way.

[@jobhamilton]

Do you have to mirror the image?

[@meganruthstay448]

Yes, if you want it to be the way you see it on the paper then it needs to be a mirror image.