New york beauty quilt pattern free paper piecing

Definition of Paper Piecing - Quilting technique in which a design is printed onto paper and fabric pieces are stitched together on the paper for accuracy. I'm not very experienced at paper piecing. I have a tendency to not use a large enough piece of fabric to cover the foundation area I'm working with! So when Karen Neary from Sew Karen-ly Created was asking for pattern testers on a pattern using a New York Beauty block I volunteered. I can't show you the completed project yet, but it…

NY Block

The fastest way to create your own New York Beauty block is on the PatchDraw Pieced worktable. Below shows you how to make a standard star. Use these techniques to create variations. Setting up the w

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Do NOT roll your eyes! It's not becoming. It's true: you either LOVE or HATE paper piecing. Yes, my new book is finally in and it...

This month's Ambassador Challenge for Island Batik is sponsored by one of our industry partners, Aurifil thread. We were sent a selection of weights and colours in our Ambassador box back in January, and an additional packet of thread arrived later this spring. It included these 3 spools of 40, 28, and 12 weight to be used in our challenge. Our instructions said, "Fabric is your canvas and Aurifil thread your paint! Create a one of a kind art quilt or project with Aurifil thread." This…

Do NOT roll your eyes! It's not becoming. It's true: you either LOVE or HATE paper piecing. Yes, my new book is finally in and it...

Ula Lenz quilt of pattern variations. Use for barn quilt tile? They're stunning!

While you're waiting for the Inklingo Mystery clues, we thought it would be fun to show you what happens when you mix the NY Wheel shapes with the shapes in the 3 Inklingo New York Beauty shape collections.