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Orca
NORTHERN WILDERNESS
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• As the name implies some sort of
foundation is necessary for this type of
piecing. Various things can be used:
muslin, newspaper, printer paper,
freezer paper, Totally Stable, Vellum,
paper made specifically for paper
piecing.
• For our purposes, I’ve used printer
paper (shown on the left side of the
picture) and freezer paper (shown on
the right) Each one will be used to
demonstrate a slightly different
method.
FOUNDATION PIECEING
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• Freezer paper is available in sheets,
however you can cut your own 8-1/2” x
11” sheets from a roll.
• If you choose to cut your own sheets
you will need to flatten it or there will
be issues putting it through a printer.
• For this demonstration, all the
foundations were copied on a home
printer/copier. When making multiple
copies all copies should be made from
the original
• If a copier is not handy, patterns can
be traced onto the foundation.
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• The pattern gives specific precut sizes
for the fabric, while this is not
absolutely necessary, it can make life
a little easier. In the examples, I have
precut the fabric.
• Cut the foundations apart. In this
picture I’ve just roughly cut out the
foundation. (Some foundations have
an outside seam allowance and some
don’t – this one doesn’t)
TRADITIONAL PAPER PIECEING
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• You may find it easier to visualize if
the foundation is trimmed on the
outside edge. Just remember, you will
need a seam allowance, so the
finished piecing needs to extend at
least ¼” beyond the cut edge.
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• Center piece number 1 under the
foundation pattern with the right side
facing out. In this method regular
printer paper or foundation paper is
used so pins will be necessary to hold
the fabric in place. Be sure the fabric
piece completely covers shape #1 and
extends beyond the drawn line.
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• This step is optional, but I find it easier
to place the next pieces if excess is
trimmed away from the seam
allowance.
• To do this, fold the foundation back on
the drawn line between pieces 1 and
2.
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• Line the quarter inch mark up with the
fold line (there are special rulers called
Add a Quarter that can be used for this
purpose.)
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• Cut away the excess leaving a ¼”
seam allowance.
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• Line up piece #2, matching the cut
edges of the fabric with the right sides
together..
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• It is easy to add a piece and not
completely cover the pattern, so I find
it helpful to fold back the piece I’ll be
adding on the seam line and check to
be sure it completely covers the
foundation. You can also hold it up to
the light to check it.
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• Pin in place. Stitching will take place
on the paper side, so I put the pins on
that size for easy removal.
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• For this method, shorten the stitch
length. On my machine 1.0 or 1.5
worked well.
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• It is also helpful to use a size 90
needle, it isn’t necessary that the
needle be a Jeans/Denim needle, a
Universal would also work, but this is
what I had on hand.
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• I like to use an open toe foot for better
visibility. Stitch directly on the line. I
usually start and end a couple of
stitches beyond the line.
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• Press or finger press toward the
newest piece added. This will always
be the case with foundation piecing,
because you can’t press the other way.
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• Fold the foundation back along the
next stitching line. If you find it difficult
to fold exactly on the line, use a light
piece of cardboard (this happens to be
the back from a charm pack) or a
postcard and place it on the line.
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• Fold the foundation over the cardboard
to get your crease.
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• Line up the ruler and trim off the
excess.
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• Line up the cut edges of the fabric,
right sides together.
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• Check to be sure the new piece covers
the foundation.
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• Pin, and stitch on the line. Continue
these steps.
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• Until all the pieces have been added
to the foundation.
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• At this point, line a ruler up with the
outside stitching line (that would be
the outside line on this pattern) and
trim off the excess leaving a ¼” seam
allowance.
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• The trimmed piece should look similar
to this.
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• Here’s one of the reasons I’m not fond
of foundation piecing – all that waste is
from just this block.
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• Perhaps your brain will be more
engaged than mine was for this
process , for this piece --
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• The fabric for #1 is placed like this, not
covering the whole foundation.
• Also remember to make one corner of
each of these blocks the light blue.
The pattern is marked showing one is
different, but it doesn’t really matter
which one as long as one is light.
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• For this second method of paper
piecing, the foundation needs to be
either freezer paper or Totally Stable.
• I find it helpful to keep an iron and
ironing surface next to the sewing
machine so I don’t have to jump up
and down constantly.
• Center piece #1 on the wrong side of
the foundation, right side facing out.
Press the foundation in place.
MODIFIED PAPER PIECING
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• Fold the foundation back on the line
where you will be stitching. I’m using
the thin cardboard here to get the
crease. In this method, it is important
that the crease be accurate.
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• The foundation folded back.
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• Line up the ¼” mark on the ruler with
the crease, and trim away the excess.
• Match the cut line of piece #2 with the
right sides together and as in the last
method, check to be sure the piece will
cover the foundation.
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• For this method, it is not necessary to
have the short stitch length (I usually
go slightly shorter) and the heavier
needle is not necessary.
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• With the modified method keep the
foundation folded back and sew right
next to the crease. I still like to use an
open toe foot for visibility.
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• Open the foundation back up.
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• Press the seam toward the just added
piece. It may be necessary to flip and
press from the other side as well so
the foundation sticks to the fabric.
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• Move onto the next piece and continue
until all the pieces are added.
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• Here are all the square in a square
blocks stitched, just like the others,
they need to have their seam
allowances trimmed. (Paper pieced
blocks can be stitched together without
trimming seam allowances, however it
makes matching more difficult and
results in a sloppier finished project.)
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• As before line up the quarter inch
mark with the outside line and trim.
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• Layout the block. Make sure the light
corners of the small square in a
square blocks point into the middle.
• Sew together in rows.
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• Typically when paper piecing, I leave
the foundations on until the pieces are
sewn together. This helps reduce the
chance of stretching due to any off
grain.
• This picture shows how I matched the
various points on the block.
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• I do use pins to hold the subsections
of the block together.
• Stitch right next to the foundation (If
you chose to not trim the foundations
on the outside line, stitch on the
outside line.)
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• There is a lot of bulk where the points
meet, so I opted to press the seams
open.
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• Once the rows are together, stitch
them together to make the completed
block.
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• Once the block is stitched together it
will look something like this (a few of
my foundations are already gone in
this picture).
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• The foundations made from either
printer paper or foundation paper will
be torn away on the stitched line. This
is where the short stitch length and
bigger needle make all the difference.
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• The freezer paper or Totally Stable
foundations just peel away.
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• Press the block, this is how the back of
my finished block looks.
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• And the front.
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• There are only 6 pieces in the applique
and the order is correct so I didn’t
provide any pictures of that.
• This completes the third column of the
quilt, so sashing can be added and it
can be attached to the first two
columns.