On April 27, I will be teaching a workshop for the Textile Arts Guild of Richmond on freezer paper piecing. I will provide each participant with a full-size pattern (12 x 24 inches) of two Japanese maple leaves. Here’s my class sample, with some photos of the techniques and tips I’ll be teaching.
Pattern is traced onto freezer paper (FP) and pinned to pattern on design wall; background and stem fabrics are pressed onto FP pattern pieces and pinned to pattern:
FP pattern piece is marked with a directional line to ensure stripes are aligned correctly. Press fabric to create a straight cutting line without a ruler:
Auditioning fabrics for leaves; all leaf fabrics ironed to FP pattern pieces and section O has been removed for stitching:
Section O ready to sew; section P ready to sew; sections P and O ready to join:
Sections O and P pinned together, and checking that edges are straight before sewing:
All sections are sewn together except 2 which are pinned. Because this is a class sample, I’m not going to sew the last 2 sections or remove the freezer paper.
a glimpse into how you do it! wonderful! Thanks Terry
I love the colors of your class sample! It will be beautiful!
Great fabric, Terry, it looks like a real leaf even when just pinned in place! Good luck with your workshop.
Great tutorial. I like the idea of using FP instead of drawing on the fabric. And the result is very elegant! Great leaf!
Love the explosion of colour quilt. I am planning on making a quilt for my brother and his wife. They collect various Japanese Maple trees (didn’t realize the variety of them). I came across your Japanese Maple paper piecing blog piece. Is there any way to purchase the paper piecing pattern? Thanks
I attended this workshop and the information was very well presented and great handouts were provided so that we could finish our projects at home. Everyone had a thoroughly enjoyable day. Thanks Terry