Years ago Judy Siccama taught me to paper piece, so I decided to explore what this pile of mostly batiks could yield ! I
totally forgot how frustrating sewing backwards on paper fueled by wine can be! After several mishaps, I got back into it and and started humming along!
Of course I ran out of paper up in Vermont, so had to resort to using copy paper. Windows 8 would not allow me to download the piecing disk from Carol Doak's book, so I had to hand copy my last printed pattern. A minor side-track to my mission! I will share that I actually prefer the copy paper to the purchased foundation paper when it is time to remove (another story for another time)
So from this pile
I created these
And ultimately this beauty
So I can only offer that returning to traditional piecing is a great way to challenge your right and left brain and de-clutter at the same time!
