Paper Piecing

Paper piecing is the art of placing pieces of paper together to make shapes, animals, and scenes. There are many places to find patterns. You can make your own, copy from a children’s coloring book, buy a paper piecing book or the most popular…download from free online sites. Good patterns will have dark lines and definite areas of different color pieces. Beginners should look for designs with large pieces not a lot of small intricate pieces.

You will simply trace the pieces or print them directly onto the cardstock. If you are going to get patterns from the web and use them more than once, I suggest printing them on good cardstock. You will then cut out the shapes in the colors of your choice. Place them into the desired shape as directed on the pattern and adhere. One of the great things about making your own paper piecings is you can change the colors to match your pictures and layout. If you buy pre-made embellishments you are stuck with the colors offered.

Below are links to some great free paper piecing websites. I would love to see any of your finished layouts. Please try to remember where you got the pattern from so we can give appropriate credit.

Free Patterns:

Disney Castle
Great Moments
The Quilted Snail
Scrappers Haven
Kindred Creations
~ Val Selby www.littlescrapbookshop.com