It Sure Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time


Well, the quilt that was called "Some Pig" while it was in progress is now a full-fledged flimsy. It measures 36" by 36".

It felt as though it took as long to pull the paper pieces off the back as it did to piece the blocks.

I told my friend Rosita that I'd make a baby girl quilt for the Oktoberfest this fall. I'll ask her if this would be a good choice or if she would like something more traditional.

I like the quilt well enough but have become no fonder of the process, particularly pulling of the 30,493,601 pieces of paper.




Comments

Scrappy quilter said…
That is one of the reasons why I don't paper piece. Such a nice quilt though.
AnnieO said…
Cute! I'm sure you're exaggerating and there were only about half that many pieces of paper ;)
Janet O. said…
I think it makes a delightful baby quilt. The new mothers of today don't do "traditional" as we know it, do they?
*LOL* I don't paper piece anything larger than a mini quilt for that very reason!!!
Nann said…
Be it newsprint, phone book pages, or special paper foundation paper, it's a pain to remove. I do like the quilt and I love the name. (What would a Fern and Wilbur quilt look like?)
QuiltingFitzy said…
I give it a light mist of water, makes the paper 100% easier to remove. I love it, it looks soft and cuddly.
Barbara Anne said…
Love the scrappy baby quilt and its happy fabrics.

Boy, do I hear you on the bother of removing paper backing! Like Janet O. said, I don't paper piece anything large either. I'll try QuiltingFitzy's suggestion to spray the paper a bit when I next, if ever, do paper piecing again.

Hugs!
Quiltdivajulie said…
Nodding in agreement (that really is a BIG number).
Tanya said…
Grrr. I'm with you on that paper pulling. There has to be an easier way! But you've made a pretty quilt and used up fabric AND paper!
Judi said…
Remind me to show you a way(s) to paper piece without all that paper pulling.

J x
Quayquilter said…
A bit late, I know, but there was no need to paper piece but I see Judi is ahead of me!! Mary in Canterbury
Unknown said…
I must've been bad if you felt sufficiently moved to total up the number of pieces of paper :)