Paper Piecing the New York Beauty Quilt - Episode 306.2

[@maggletooth]

your fabric choices are...AMAZING. that's the part that makes me catatonic

[@QuiltingWithNancy]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@miswilks5567]

Chain piecing was an excellent tip, thank you

[@QuiltingWithNancy]

Glad it helped!

[@adelaolivero9966]

Even if takes longer, I prefer to get up and move constatly. Don't like to be sitting or standing all the time. Love your tutorials even if this is a twins birth without Epidural!!!!! BTW, this is my second NYB. I made the other one about 4 yrs ago.

[@1zelcat]

Thanks so much for the only NYB tutorial that makes any sense to me.

[@QuiltingWithNancy]

Thanks!

[@eunicehartley9084]

Headed to Florida (and quilting) for the winter and can't wait to try this. Your instruction is as precise as your blocks, making the most complicated understandable. Thanks Nancy, you're the best!

[@QuiltingWithNancy]

Thanks Eunice :)

[@roxywood5278]

Nancy, your instruction/teaching is SO Awesome!!! Thank you

[@QuiltingWithNancy]

Thanks Peggy 😄

[@Matonabbee1]

Great videos! I did some quilting years ago, but now I find myself returning to it - with an ambitious idea to do a Mariners Compass. So I started looking at videos on how to do it, and yours are the best!! Wow - this paper piecing technique is so precise and you make it look so manageable and possible for even a novice. I am looking forward to seeing more on your You Tube channel. Thanks so much, Virginia from Toronto, Ontario.

[@QuiltingWithNancy]

Hi Virginia from Toronto :) I'm so glad your watching. We started the channel about 3 years ago so there is ALOT to see! Happy Quilting!!

[@luckytowndxb]

Thanks a lot..Finally i made it:)..its took half a day to learn :(..and at the end of the day everything is perfect ..super beautiful work..Rgds Tanya from DK

[@QuiltingWithNancy]

Great job! would love to see a picture - can you post on the Facebook page? or send me a picture and I will post it :)

[@loisrobinson6382]

Wow! Thanks Nancy that is soo much easier than cutting rectangles , I love your videos I always learn something new and your tips are the best😍

[@miriamayala5757]

Thank you for this great tutorial on NY Beauty!! I am so excited to do :)

[@QuiltingWithNancy]

You are so welcome!

[@QuiltsAndBeyond]

Hey Nancy, Lovely videos. I am from India and enjoying watching your videos, you tempted me to make NY beauty 🤗 Thank you!

[@QuiltingWithNancy]

Hello Madhura - you might be our first visitor from India - thanks for watching and sharing :)

[@SewGurl58]

Your chain piecing method is genius!

[@QuiltingWithNancy]

thanks!! i don't often get called a genius!! - Nancy

[@cindymcfarland4686]

Great episode on paper piecing!

[@carolvanleer3386]

When I saw your New York Beauty with the Tim Holtz fabric, I fell in love with NY Beauties and Tim Holtz! I just bought some of that fabric and I can't wait to use it, but I don't want to cut it, LOL!

[@QuiltingWithNancy]

Done be afraid Carol - the fabrics were meant to be cut - TIm and I both agree!!

[@briteddy9759]

I have just finished paper foundation piecing Dear Jane, and what a learning experience in paper piecing! But I see there are still more tips and tricks to pick up. I found the adding of 1/8” all the way around very interesting. I think my blocks came out a little short and now I know how to compensate in the future. Also the order for the removal of the paper was worth noting. It can be hard to get out every piece of paper, especially when the pieces are small. Thank you for a very good tutorial.

[@QuiltingWithNancy]

Thanks Brit - have you watched the other paper piecing tutorials I have done? They are all part of the Learning to Quilt series - you can easily find them through our website also www.onpoint-tv.com Please let me know how it goes. I have done of the small block quilts using Linda Frantz techniques - she is a genius - you should look up her work with Dear Jane items - I think her website is www.lindafranz.com - her books and techniques are amazing :)

[@kimjohnson3110]

Great video. I'm doing a block of the month called Urban Owls that has a couple of New York Beauty blocks, and I had no idea how to do them. This will help!

[@QuiltingWithNancy]

Glad it was helpful!

[@HRHDMKYT]

Great video!! If you want a good tiny rotary cutter, these days you can try the new Man Sewing "Shark" Applicutter tool. The blade is even smaller than 28mm (I think it's 14mm), so it can really get into those nooks and crannies. Available (when in stock) at Missouri Star Quilt Company, or Amazon.

[@dagmarl8061]

Hi Nancy, thank you very much for this tutorial. It looks great the NY Beauty Block!!! Greetings from Germany, Dagmar

[@QuiltingWithNancy]

Hi Dagmar - it's great to hear from you again :)I am just today back from visiting family in you side of the world - the Netherlands - my husband has family there. we have the most wonderful weather and time - sunshine for use for 6 days!!

[@dagmarl8061]

Hi Nancy, that`s wonderful. My husband and me we love the Netherlands and every year we going for vacation Zeeland and other places in Netherlands - i love it :-) . Sorry , my english is not so good. Have a nice time !!! Dagmar

[@QuiltingWithNancy]

Maybe some day I will be able to come and do a teaching tour in Germany and the Netherlands - that is my dream !! :)

[@dagmarl8061]

Maybe i can see you in a workshop on " Nadelwelt" in Karlsruhe ;-)

[@carleenb9426]

EXCELLENT technique! Thank you so much!!

[@karenbarnak8396]

Hi Nancy and Gina, got the pattern, downloaded it, went to the printer to have it enlarged 200 percent. (Sure looks big, does not look that big when I watch you.). Any way , I did not see the 1/8" fudge factor on the bottom of template E. I added it, cut the pattern out, but I can cut it off if I did that wrong. Thanks for all the effort you put in to get this pattern to me. Gina is a hoot and you are hilarious on your out takes. Love you guys. KB

[@colleenschaefer5333]

Chain paper piecing... Genius!!

[@marykubach1188]

Brilliant!

[@karenbarnak8396]

Hi , forget the message about not getting into your website. It finally worked and I ordered the pattern. Can hardly wait to get started. I will send you a picture if you have a place to send it. Best to you

[@QuiltingWithNancy]

Hi Karen - i can't wait to see it :)!!

[@bwaldron8449]

You are a hoot! Enjoy the running commentary..Great tips!

[@laurenandlilly]

Thanks for the info. Just so you know, there's an option in EQ to print the block with a user specified seam allowance. You can change that to .325 so you don't need to draw in that extra 1/8"

[@QuiltingWithNancy]

Hi Lauren - great suggestion, but I think that would add the extra allowance around all the templates and for my technique you only add it to the outside perimeter of the template pieces, not the internal seams. Would love to know if you figure out how to make it just on the outside though :)

[@sistersparky]

If I did it correctly, you should be able to find the pattern tonight in the SHOP area of the website! Gina

[@KathyFujiki]

I took a class with Nancy at the most recent Paducah Quilt Expo and I LOVED the pincushion on her wrist. Any idea where I can purchase one like it? It looked super sturdy. The class was literally life-changing! She is such a fabulous teacher!!!

[@QuiltingWithNancy]

Hi Kathy - and thank you!! The pincushion is mine and my design. I have patterns and kits available on my website www.onpoint-tv.com Thank you for tanking the class and the kinds words :) - Nancy

[@TLRB86]

Ironing on ur cutting mat, even jut a quicky, can 100% mess up ur mat. I even had a thick padding down and just used the tip of my iron to press a couple seams and it bowed my cutting mat. I've tried lying heavy books ad stuff on it to flatten it back down but it won't fatten

[@QuiltingWithNancy]

Hi Lovey - When i am doing the pressing for paper piecing i always do it this way and not issues but don't risk it if you don't want to :) and you are correct, they are impossible to fix but i have taken a bent one and cut out the flat part and then had a smaller mat - Nancy

[@howudoing18]

Thank You! That added 1/8" tip is brilliant! There are far fewer F-bombs being dropped in my sewing room because of it. My husband thanks you! 😄

[@QuiltingWithNancy]

Glad it was helpful!

[@donnabailey947]

The finger pressing is tough on the finger buuuuut think about guitar players, they have a pick that looks like a brass curved fingernail. It slides over any finger. If you slide it on whatever finger you use, so the curve is going up, there you go, finger pressed better than with your tired finger. Try it, doesn’t cost much in all your better guitar pick’n stores.

[@reta165]

me encanta lo que esta haciendo,es super bellisimo,le podria preguntar donde encuentro el patron de esta belleza xfavor?

[@QuiltingWithNancy]

Hi - the pattern is mine - here is a link to the pattern on my website - www.onpoint-tv.com/product/new-york-beauty-e-pattern/

[@cjane51]

This is the best video I have seen for making a New York beauty. Can you tell me where I can find the templates that you used? Is there a particular book I can purchase? Thank you so much. I really love all your videos Nancy they have helped my quilting in enormously

[@QuiltingWithNancy]

Hi Claudia - thank you !! You can purchase my pattern on my website www.onpoint-tv.com :)

[@RandyGendronChannel]

Thank you.

[@juliemccall8366]

I wish I had known the larger add-a-quarter 12” was a little too big for everyday...unLESS it was a Mariner’s Compass. I hope I make that Mariner’s Compass one day...because I’m gonna be ALL set then...😂

[@QuiltingWithNancy]

Hi Julie - Yes there is a Mariner's Compass quilt coming - stay tuned :)

[@scrappinvt]

HI Nancy, I am enjoying your videos. I have a few questions about the NYB. Can Fat quarters be used to do these? And what size block will your pattern be ? Thanks for any info you can give me.

[@QuiltingWithNancy]

Hi Pat - yes these are fat quarter friendly. i think we will have the PDF pattern available for purchases on our website www.onpoint-tv.com - the pattern will be about a 6" but you can increase it when you copy the pattern onto the foundation paper and freezer paper to be any size you like. the pattern i am working on in the show is increased to be a 10" finished block. thanks for watching and sharing!!

[@HeideD100]

Do you always start and stop off the paper when sewing on all paper piecing projects and is there a reason why? Learning lots of great tips, Thank you!

[@QuiltingWithNancy]

Hi Heide, the quick answer is no, but it does depend. have you watched the other paper piecing tutorials I have done. they are all part of the Learning to Quilt series - you can easily find them through our website also www.onpoint-tv.com Please let me know how it goes.

[@huisuk]

Thanks

[@sheilafite6370]

Hi Nancy, I am having trouble with the printer ink transferring onto the ironing board cover. My concern is that I’m will eventually get on my quilt fabric. Any solutions for this? Thank you

[@QuiltingWithNancy]

Hi Sheila, I honestly have never had this problem. Can I ask, what paper are you using. the papers I use don't seem to have this problem. Let me know :)

[@sheilafite6370]

@@QuiltingWithNancy I assume they are the quilting foundation paper piecing products as they with a commercially printed kit that I purchased.

[@QuiltingWithNancy]

Not knowing then what exactly is the paper I think I might blame the paper - sorry I couldn't' be more help.

[@hannahjean9420]

Where is this pattern? I have just started watching your videos. I looked on your website and couldn’t find it. Please provide a link to the pattern. Thank you!

[@QuiltingWithNancy]

Thanks for watching - here is the link to all my books and patterns :) www.onpoint-tv.com/product-category/patternsandbooks/

[@BAPrincess]

Thanks SO much for this tutorial! Is there any way the volume could be increased or a microphone used?

[@QuiltingWithNancy]

Hi Frassy, I'm so glad you like the show. For this tutorial we were using the microphone so there is no way we can increase the output - sorry. Sometimes when we do a LIVE video there is no mic and i just try to talk load. :) Nancy

[@BAPrincess]

@@QuiltingWithNancy No problem, I really appreciate your videos, you're helping me become a much better quilter!

[@dijones2441]

Impressive

[@TheLadycopeck]

I also Looked for the pattern......cannot find ...can you advise us where we can get this pattern..thanks

[@QuiltingWithNancy]

Hi - The pattern I am working on is my own, designed on EQ8 - we are really new to this "selling" stuff part of this - we are working to be able to have PDF versions of the lessons and patterns available on our website, www.onoint-tv.com , but honestly, there is a learning curve :) and we all work full time jobs so I am sure you understand. I promise to keep working on this because I want to see some quilts!! thank you so much for watching and sharing our channel - I hope to be able to travel and teach in the future also, so if you are a member of a guild or have a favorite local quilt shop, please share the show.

[@ravest95]

What needle do you use for paper piecing?

[@QuiltingWithNancy]

Hi Renee, i use a Microtex 80 :)

[@adelaolivero9966]

Hi Nancy! This is a great tutorial. I have been dreaming to make a NYB and you have made this piecing so easy. Thank you. I have a question though, can I use parchment paper? Thanks again.

[@QuiltingWithNancy]

Hello Adela - thanks for watching - not sure about the parchment paper, i guess it comes down to if you can make a photo copy on it? if not you could duplicate the pattern using your sewing machine the way i show in the "Free Style NYB" videos. In The Free Style I use Freezer Paper.

[@adelaolivero9966]

Will try to find your videos. Thank you!

[@lizaddison-duenas4351]

I have gone to the website looking for the pattern for this. If you don't sell this do you have a suggestion where we get it?

[@QuiltingWithNancy]

Hi Liz - The pattern I am working on is my own, designed on EQ8 - we are really new to this "selling" stuff part of this - we are working to be able to have PDF versions of the lessons and patterns available on our website, www.onoint-tv.com , but honestly, there is a learning curve :) and we all work full time jobs so I am sure you understand. I promise to keep working on this because I want to see some quilts!! thank you so much for watching and sharing our channel - I hope to be able to travel and teach in the future also, so if you are a member of a guild or have a favorite local quilt shop, please share the show.

[@sistersparky]

The pattern should be live in the SHOP area now!

[@lizaddison-duenas4351]

hey!sister sparky. chill out! i am thankful she is sharing her tips.There are many patterns out there forthe new york beauty

[@lizaddison-duenas4351]

Thank you so much for the response. No worries!

[@lizaddison-duenas4351]

I meant to thank you here. No worries. Thx for all your tips

[@MyChilepepper]

Found some New York beauty pattern on eBay.

[@maryredick9894]

Nancy, using strips of fabric is a new concept for me. Do you use strips solely for NYB, or does this work in any other paper priced patterns?

[@QuiltingWithNancy]

Hi Mary - generally this technique really only words for these type of patterns because the colors repeat and the starting and stopping are off the design. the 4th part of this series I will be doing a Free Style NYB - for those I use pre-cut pieces and strips - be sure to watch :)

[@karenbarnak8396]

Nancy, I want to do this. Where do I get all the notions I need and the pattern?

[@QuiltingWithNancy]

Hi Karen - we are really new to this "selling" stuff part of this - we are working to be able to have PDF versions of the lessons and patterns available on our website, www.onoint-tv.com , but honestly, there is a learning curve :) and we all work full time jobs so I am sure you understand. I promise to keep working on this because I want to see some quilts!! thank you so much for watching and sharing our channel - I hope to be able to travel and teach in the future also, so if you are a member of a guild or have a favorite local quilt shop, please share the show.

[@karenbarnak8396]

Hi again Nancy. Thanks for the reply and yes, I know all about having a full job and trying to have a life outside of it. I am retired now but actually, I never started sewing until 1988. My first quilt, I made from a book and gave it to my brother and he still loves every crooked block in it. Lol! Hope I get to take a class from you some day. Nevada is a long way from Michigan, but anything is possible. Best to you. kB

[@QuiltingWithNancy]

Hi Karen, Nancy's New York Beauty pattern is now available at www.onpoint-tv.com/shop/

[@karenbarnak8396]

Hi again Nancy. I received your message and could not get into on point with my IPad. How else can I order your beauty pattern? Any advice? Thanks Nancy

[@marytillman372]

@7mins. I want to see the rest of your blocks!!!!

[@QuiltingWithNancy]

Hi Mary - sorry I disappointed :( - please keep watching, at some point I will put these all into a quilt and you will see them all :)

[@donnabailey947]

With the overhead shots everything is upside down to us.

[@randisroost]

Thank you for the excellent tutorial!

[@QuiltingWithNancy]

You're very welcome!