Paper Piecing
Percy
the Snowman
Nancy Devine
If paper piecing intimidates you, watch our video
with Nancy Devine demonstrating this technique
every step of the way. It’s easier than you think.
Once you’re done with the paper piecing part, it’s
all fun and craft! Enjoy!
English paper piecing is a great quilting technique
to master.
It uses up scraps and it’s a very portable hand
sewing project for taking on long car trips, to
waiting rooms, or any other place you could
spend some time in the pursuit of the gentle arts.
The current resurgence of hexagon quilting
projects, and their 3-D cousins, pentagons, has
inspired this little winter friend.
You will need:
•• scraps of white fabric (I used the same fabric
for a uniform finish)
•• the templates provided printed on regular
computer paper
•• card stock poster board scraps work very well
•• a glue stick
•• needle
•• flexible thimble
•• basting thread
•• Gutermann thread to match the fabric
•• good quality toy stuffing
•• doll or mattress needle
•• heavy duty thread
•• glue gun
•• wooden plaque
•• white paint
•• black paint
•• orange paint
•• snow texture paint
•• bamboo skewer
•• 22 gauge floral wire
•• brown floral tape
•• scrap of fleece
•• one sock – the one that was left behind in the
dryer…
•• decorative buttons
Percy is a snowman created using paper piecing.
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