Foundation Paper Piecing for Quilts: Tutorial and Tips
Foundation paper piecing (sometimes referred to as FPP) is a foundation quilting technique that uses paper to guide stitching lines for a quilt block. This is a great technique for...
Foundation Piecing
Make precise quilt blocks with foundation paper piecing. You simply stich on the pattern lines printed on foundation piecing paper, then remove the paper when you finish sewing the block. If you don’t want to remove papers, you can piece on a muslin foundation that stays in your quilt. No fussy 1/4-inch seams with foundation piecing – just stitch on the line and you are foundation piecing quilts!
Browse our foundation piecing quilting projects for your own inspiration.
Paper Foundation Pieced Quilts & Quilters
Paper Pieced Kaleidoscope Quilt
Oh, how I love designing in Electric Quilt! The drawing tools helped me design one side of a paper-piecing-friendly 60-degree triangle and mirror-image it. I made six of them. I...
How to Foundation Paper Piece using Freezer Paper
The traditional method of foundation paper piecing stitches through the paper. Then the paper needs to be removed when the quilt block is sewn. With a freezer paper foundation, the...
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Spotlight: Jeanette Walton, Quilter and Teacher
Jeanette Walton is definitely on Team Foundation Paper Piecing, creating complex designs with sharp points and angles. Quilting is in her DNA, both her mother and grandmother were quilters. Her…
How to Foundation Paper Piece using Freezer Paper
The traditional method of foundation paper piecing stitches through the paper. Then the paper needs to be removed when the quilt block is sewn. With a freezer paper foundation, the…
Foundation Paper Piecing for Quilts: Tutorial and Tips
Foundation paper piecing (sometimes referred to as FPP) is a foundation quilting technique that uses paper to guide stitching lines for a quilt block. This is a great technique for…
Spotlight: Carol Doak, Foundation Paper Piecing
Once foundation paper piecing designer Carol Doak found her signature quilting technique, she never looked back. After designing hundreds of patterns and writing dozens of books, Carol continues to share…
Spotlight: Mary Hertel, Paper Piecing Pattern Designer
With her whimsical animals and happy characters, paper piecing pattern designer Mary Hertel takes you along as she designs quilts for kids and kids-at-heart. Her designs have a youthful and…
Spotlight: Amy Friend, Modern Quilt Designer
Challenging herself to bring floral designs to the world of modern quilting, quilt designer Amy Friend faced a challenge: how to render the curves of nature with the straight lines…
Spotlight: Olesya Lebedenko, Quilter and Designer
After finding it hard to maintain a creative life in war-torn Ukraine, Olesya Lebedenko closed her business and emigrated to Canada. It all just felt right during a 2017 visit,…
Spotlight: Ingrid Alteneder, Quilt Designer
If you think that foundation paper piecing patterns are predictable, you have not met Ingrid Alteneder. From her third-floor studio in Frankfurt, Germany, Ingrid breaks images down into basic geometric…