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How to make a paper piece pattern

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karpet
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How to make a paper piece pattern

Post by karpet » Fri Feb 08, 2008 6:15 am

I have a really cute picture that is relatively simple of a bear doing a somersault (actually 4 pictures progressing.) I want to turn this into a pieced pattern. I have them sketched on graph paper - has anyone made their own paper-piece pattern before?

gardenquilter
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Re: How to make a paper piece pattern

Post by gardenquilter » Fri Feb 08, 2008 7:08 am

i have made for very simple plain lines nothing as adorable as what you are descriping if i were to try i would scan it into the computer and import into eq and then go from there
do you eq or do you have someone locally who does

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MAWmum
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Re: How to make a paper piece pattern

Post by MAWmum » Fri Feb 08, 2008 7:10 am

I found this that gives hints on how to make a pattern
http://www.geocities.com/pcpiecers/draf ... esson.html

karpet
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Re: How to make a paper piece pattern

Post by karpet » Fri Feb 08, 2008 2:44 pm

Thanks Carin! Gardenquilter - I don't have eq - does it help to draw patterns?

sewbug
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Re: How to make a paper piece pattern

Post by sewbug » Sat Feb 09, 2008 7:59 am

I use EQ to turn patterns into paper piecing patterns. Sometimes a simple redraw of a few lines will be all it takes to convert most patterns into foundation patterns. EQ is worth the price for me for this feature.

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