I saw this quilt block somewhere and I knew I had to make it. It took me a while to come up with the pattern. The person was selling the pattern for $9 or so. But I wanted to challenge myself to come up with the pattern in paper piecing. I have no idea what method she used whether traditional piecing or paper piecing, but this one created by me is solely designed by me. The completed block measures 14″ x 14″ square. I hope you like it.
As there is an active interest in this block and lot of folks asked me for the pattern I am posting it here. Please click on the link below.
That’s the name my son chose for this star when I asked him to name it. I could never see a snowflake until he pointed it out. Now I can clearly see one. Aren’t the kids amazing? Amazing is their imagination.
Let me write a thing or two about paper -piecing and what I found out while doing this kind of quilt piecing. If you read books or article about this technique people would mention how easy it is and it will give quite accurate corner without worrying about perfect cutting etc. That is all true. If you always dread about making cutting perfect pieces and make it all magically match after you sew them together then this is the perfect method to quilt. You follow the previously drawn pattern on paper and stitch along the lines, no more worries about not being able to make a perfect 1/4th inch seam or cutting.
But let me tell you some cons as well. This method is rather slow than normal quilt piecing. So unless you have lot of patience its very hard to finish a big quilt using paper piecing. And another thing about it is wastage of fabric and paper. At the end of the project you end up being the messiest person in your household with small cut outs of fabric and shredded paper all over.
In spite of all these drawback I admit I am quite addicted to paper-piecing quilts, mainly because the results turns out to be quite amazing.
I found this YouTube link very easy to follow when I learned this technique.
In the above tutorial she used rotary cutter and ruler to cut 1/4th inch seam allowance after the sewing. That is not necessary. You can you scissors to cut the fabric instead. This will not make any difference in the look or result of the finished block.
Sudeshna's Creation 