How Do You Make Foundation Piecing Quilting Crafts?
Foundation piecing is used for quilting crafts of different types, including crazy quilting and working with stretchy fabrics or tiny quilt pieces. There are several ways to do foundation or paper piecing, and the way we do foundation piecing is not the “standard” way. We do not use paper, and we do not work from the backside. Start with the backing or foundation fabric. Cut squares the size of the blocks you are making. Most quilt blocks are between eight and sixteen inches square. Cut the total number of squares needed for the quilt, using a muslin or similar fabric that has been washed and dried for shrinkage, and pressed if necessary. Mark the design on squares with a pencil or quilt marking pen. Mark each piecing square with the quilting design, unless you are making a crazy quilt with the pentagon in the center that is random piecing. Cut the quilting pieces for the patchwork. Use a rotary cutter or maybe scissors, and cut the pieces for the quilt. Be sure to leave about 1/4 inch
