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Create this quilt to trigger imaginative story telling either with or without a second person “playing.” There are all sorts of ways to use this quilt if you create this combination of an I-Spy quilt with the rules of Calvin and Hobbes’ Calvinball.* Start with your stash, or ask your guild to send you scrap fabric squares that fit a theme: I asked my guild members to give me 5″ squares that depicted either a destination, a vehicle or conveyance, or something you would take with you on a trip. I received wonderfully diverse fabric scraps and it was a ...

What a great way to border a quilt — lettering!. Be it a name, a date, a wish, or a promise, use lettering that uses both upper and lower case for a personal and readable look. You can do it yourself (read below) or buy this printable design in two sizes, 24″ long and 51″ long for $6, or ask me to do custom lettering for you. (email me, Peggy Aare, at PaperPiecingHeartlandATgmail.com The cost will be about $18.)

If you want to make a pattern on your own, start with the whole phrase typed in whatever font you want ...

Paper piecing lets me make sure that the quilts I produce have personal meaning. I love this paper pieced Santa $9 pattern (makes a 15″ x 15″ square, or if you add a bit more background, a quilted lined bag) because it started long ago with a “mid-century” candlestick that my mom brought out during the Christmas season.

My designs start with a sketch, playing with light and angles.

The pattern comes as a PDF download for you to print: 4 pages for the Santa and 4 more pages to cover the straps and wider belly of the bag if ...

Here is a stack of three Santas each holding a candle. This paper-pieced pattern builds on the previous single Santa, ” Let Your Light So Shine.”

Click to download this $8 wall hanging pattern finishing at 15″ x 27″ . Make it with either a dark or a light background… it’s sure to bring smiles to everyone.

The top Santa alone make a great place mat, pillow, or framed hanging. You can modify this pattern, or order just the single Santa with the purse instructions.

Single Santa with purse option $9
Three Santa wall hanging $8

What a great little Santa project to finish as a pillow or purse or wall hanging. This paper piecing $9 pattern makes a 15″ x 15″ square, or if you add a bit more background, a quilted lined bag. Full instructions and pattern for the bag are included. So either way, Let Your Light So Shine with this delightful Santa. There’s more to say about this project, with some photos on its construction to add, but I’ll save that for later and just get this into your hands so you can get started. The pattern comes as a ...

Celebrate a bit of US history with your own 5-pointed star. Paper piecing gives you precise points and lets you easily adjust the background to your needs. The original Star Spangled Banner, sewed in 1813 by Mary Pickersgill originally had cotton stars measuring 24″ across. Purchase the 6 inch and 12 inch paper pieced stars for $5 and pass down some history for your own family. The stars themselves measure 5-1/2″ or 11″ from tip to tip. Blocks finish at 6″ and 12.”

Mary Pickersgill, a flag maker in Baltimore in 1813 was commissioned to sew a huge ...