The Paper-Pieced Home
March 24, 2015
I am always amazed at the paper piecing designs that my friend, Penny Layman, makes. Seriously wowed. And when I heard that she was writing a book, I was anxious to get my hands on it. I imagined that it would be chock-full of cute patterns and also all the information needed to paper piece successfully. I was right!
I admit that I am a huge fan of Penny and completely biased, but that aside, this is a great book. The Paper-Pieced Home by Penny Layman has 40 different paper piecing blocks and 14 projects all centering around house and home. The designs have a retro vibe and are all well thought out. The best part? The designs come on an included CD that makes printing the foundations a breeze. Just pop it into the computer and print what you need.
I have told Penny and I will tell you: paper piecing is not my favorite piecing method. There I said it. BUT when the block is as well designed as Penny's are, it does make for some enjoyable sewing. Take the oven mitt block that I chose for this blog tour. It includes many tiny bits and the thought of anything remotely fussy almost always makes me want to run. Not this! It was a JOY to put together and I was able to do it easily and confidently given all the information that Penny relays in her book. I think it took me about thirty minutes after printing the foundation. Not bad! And pretty cute, if I may say so myself! I did increase the overall size of the block by about two inches by adding a border. Of course, I plan on making this into a hot pad (perfect for an oven mitt, right?!?).
I encourage you to take a few minutes and check out the other stops on the blog tour. Be prepared to be overwhelmed by all the darling blocks people are making. Seriously, so cute.
The Paper-Pieced Home
Blog Tour Schedule
3/16 McCall’s Quilting / Sewing Machine Block
3/17 Love of Quilting / Review
3/17 Sandi Sawa Hazlewood of Crafty Planner / Watering Can Block
3/18 Quilty Pleasure (Quiltmaker blog) / Review
3/18 Imagine Gnats / Rotary Phone Block
3/20 Verykerryberry / Lion Block
3/21 Artisania / Cast-Iron Skillet Block
3/23 Where the Orchids Grow / Lamp Block
3/24 Katie Blakesley of Swim Bike Quilt / Layer Cake Block
3/24 House on Hill Road / Oven Mitt Block
3/24 Lee Heinrich of Freshly Pieced / BBQ Grill Block
3/26 Pink Penguin / Allie-Gator Block
3/26 A Happy Stitch / Giraffe Block
3/27 Bijou Lovely / Jar Block
3/27 Two Little Banshees / Saucepan Block
3/27 Charise Creates / Espresso Mug Block
3/30 Karen Lewis Textiles / Couch Block
3/31 Poppyprint / Clawfoot Tub Block
3/31 One Shabby Chick / Stack of Books Block
3/31 During Quiet Time / Sleeveless Dress Block
4/06 Pat Sloan The Voice of Quilting / Author Podcast Interview
More information on the book can be found here on the Interweave site:
The Paper-Pieced Home: Quilting a Household One Block at a Time
By Penny Layman
Interweave/F+W; $26.99
http://bit.ly/1zClNAv
Your block is so cute - I love paper piecing, but get frustrated sometimes. I'd love to win this book! LOL!
Posted by: NancyB from Many LA | March 24, 2015 at 09:52 AM
Love your little oven mitt.
Posted by: Tamie | March 24, 2015 at 11:36 AM
HI,Thanks for sharing your oven mitt! Something we always need!
HAPPY STITCHING!
Posted by: LINDA | March 24, 2015 at 12:16 PM
Your oven mitt turned out very cute. It will make a great hot pad.
Posted by: Vicki H | March 24, 2015 at 05:55 PM
Cute oven mitt!
Posted by: Linda Webster | March 24, 2015 at 09:23 PM
Very Clever Oven Mitt and orange is the "In" color.
Posted by: Rosalind Gutierrez | March 24, 2015 at 11:00 PM
Your oven mitt is cute, and what better use than on a pot holder!
Posted by: Joy | March 25, 2015 at 07:46 AM
You did great on the oven mitt!
Posted by: Kathleen | March 25, 2015 at 10:59 PM
I treated myself to this book for Christmas, and just yesterday made my first block - the lawn chair!! I was so pleased to get your email about the blog hop - whoever wins this will LOVE it!! And, you blog reminded me to make a block - yipppeeee!!!
Happy winning, whoever gets a copy!
Posted by: Elizabeth Bolton | March 26, 2015 at 01:13 PM
Cute block..love your choice of fabrics!!!
Posted by: Terry | March 26, 2015 at 08:57 PM
I LOVE the colors/fabrics you used Erin!!! It will make the perfect hot pad :)
Posted by: Penny@sewtakeahike | March 28, 2015 at 08:27 AM
The strawberry fabric was perfect!
Posted by: Lee | March 29, 2015 at 12:27 PM
I like your oven mitt block - and I would use it for a potholder too!
Posted by: Elizabeth McDonald (catskill quilter) | March 30, 2015 at 10:50 AM
What a great idea to use the strawberries for the mitt! Love it!
Posted by: tara | March 31, 2015 at 10:42 PM
Your mitt is cute! Love the book - great inspiration!
Posted by: Allison | April 03, 2015 at 02:42 PM