NEW WAY Foundation Paper Piecing FPP Starburst Quilt Block 

My wife does not sew thru the paper. She transfers pattern to freezer paper using window or light box. Cuts out pattern pieces-numbered, use tracing wheel to score fold line. folds that back after afixing material , places add-a-quarter or add-a-eight ruler, trims material and procedes-no need to tear paper and the freezer paper can be used several times, using hot dry iron to hold material in place.

I went to a class recently on paper piecing and had a wonderful time. I was exhausted because not only was paper piecing and quilting new to me but I am 75 and recovering from a stroke. It took me so long to do one block and I still have not torn away the paper. Each block consists of 8 sections. I have 16 more blocks to complete. The one block took me almost 5 hours. The next day I tried your method. WOW! I completed the block in a lot less time. I was able to check and see if the material covered each section a lot easier and no paper to tear away. They look identical. I also did a birdhouse pattern I had for practice. I downloaded this pattern and am eager to try it. You brought a grown man to tears and I thank you. This is also the first comment I have ever written.

Sorry for all the nagging comments 🙈 I just wanted to say that this is my first time watching your videos and I as a beginner love how you go into detail every step of the way and the tips you (especially about starting in the middle to get everything lined up nicely, I’ve never seen that before) give are much appreciated. Your videos cover the seasoned quilters and also help the beginner sewers as well. I think a lot of people forget that usually beginner sewers coming to RU-vid for help. So thank you so much for taking the time and explaining everything so well, it’s incredibly appreciated ❤️🙏

I've used this technique before and used my stitch-in-the-ditch foot to get my seam as close to the paper without sewing on the paper. Thanks for sharing the Starburst pattern!

Thank you for posting this!! Very easy to follow and very thorough in your explanation of the method you’re using!

You could also print this out on the non waxy side of freezer paper and then use your iron to hold everything together on the waxy side. Everything is the same except you use your iron in place of glue and your end product might be a little crisper since you’d be ironing. I love using the freezer paper and you get just as many uses from the freezer paper as regular paper

This is so awesome! I knew someone would figure out how to do this much easier. I could never get mine to look right after flipping it over, it seems so wrong to sew without looking at it. Thank you so much showing us all how to do this.

Tracy, I love this!! And I'm so happy I'm not the only quilter who is both happy and sometimes surprised when my points come together the way I want them to. 🤠

This is how I do all of my fpp. It’s so fast and easy.

I’m trying my first paper piecing project and have been watching so many tutorials. This one is the by far the BEST and most information of all. Thank You for so much help.

This is the *only* FPP video I’ve watched (and I’ve watched so many) that made this click. And the best part is that there is no major paper waste! A giant thank you for this 💙 can’t wait to try this out, this was a very well done tutorial!

It's amazingly beautiful. I was thinking paper piecing wasn't my thing, but I'm going to have to try this. Thank you.

What a great new way to do FPP! I am so excited about not having to tear out papers and also not need 80 pieces of paper for my foundations! Thanks for this tutorial!

You are a genius thanks so much❤️🙏

I like FAST sis!!! Your brilliance is AWESOME!!!🤗

Thank you so much for this awesome tutorial. I have been trying to master FPP and this helped me more then you know. I can't wait to try this new way of doing it.

That tip about starting to sew in the center is major, never thought about that

BRAVO!!!! Thanks for relenting and doing this video, Tracy! Much more complicated than the first paper piecing block in your last video. Don't think I could have figured it out correctly without watching this video had I decided to give it a try. Made for a good pt. 2 for your channel this week, huh? 😉 Praying your area of the country isn't being bombarded by fire, monsoon floods, or excessive heat! Sewing hugs!!! 💜

Have you thought of using double sided fashion tape? I've been working on a double wedding ring quilt and the archs are done with foundation paper piecing. I found the tape helps for the first piece. 😊

This is some kind of sorcery😯😍 ! Better late than never, totally worth the wait. Thank you for the tips , you did an awesome job showing this ! Stunning results! 💞

FINALLY!!! Instructions I can understand! Thank you so much! I've been wanting to learn this technique for years. I even bought books on it, but was unable to understand the directions. You are an excellent teacher! Thank you for your thoroughness and willingness to help those of us who are challenged by written directions. 💞🥰

OUTSTANDING!!!!!

Wow, I was always so afraid of even attempting FPP. This method just opened that door for me. Thank you Tracy for sharing this. ❤❤❤

Excellent demonstration of piecing without added paper! Love it and I think I can do it! 💕❤️😊 Thanks

Hey Tracy! Thank you for sharing this method. Learned a similar technique doing a JN quilt this weekend at a retreat. My only suggestion would be to use Scotch repositioning glue for that first piece. I loved it, just a suggestion. 😊 - Stephanie

I will definitely try this method…great ❤️❤️❤️👏

Revolutionary and brilliant! I'm looking forward to using this method of FPP on my next project. Thank you for your wonderful tutorials!

I’m dancing with happy feet. I did get what I came for! Wow!

I’m using a cheap children’s art paper pad on a very similar 8 pointed star PP pattern and you’re right. I hate tearing out the paper, but the paper I’m using tears right off and doesn’t add too much bulk thru all the seams. next time, I’ll try it this way.

Love FPP so this is awesome. Thanks.

I do love your channel. You are easy to watch and learn from.

I think this is the prettiest star I've seen ! The materials you used are just GEORGEOUS!!❤❤❤

Love it!

Wow! I think if I watch this one more time (both parts) I will have enough courage to actually make an attempt! I bought a beautiful big FPP project that I have been procrastinating on because I just couldn’t see myself sewing on all that paper. Thank you!

Thank you!

Thanks!

Been working on your idea of scallops, oh boy I’m having a ball, the half of the circles are a fan, lot’s of ideas. Thx so much and no nervousness!! Just full of ways to do scallops!!🥰🥰

It’s also called “paperless” paper piecing. Two great aids are the “add a quarter inch” ruler (which comes in several lengths), and a “stitch-in-the-ditch” foot.

Thanks for the cool idear with the glue. I knew this whith freezer paper. But then you have to copi All the FPP pattern.

Another great video. I have been practicing big stitch quilting as you showed me. I am enjoying it

Tks for this. Love this method.

Thank you!!

I actually think this method looks easier to follow. Thanks!

Thanks looking fwd to making❤

Hi, greetings from the UK, I was blown away by your tutorial. I am definitely going to try this. Thank you for sharing your skills and knowledge.

I just found you. I love you. I love your personality and your teaching style.

i am so going to make this with christmas fabrics. I think it would make a stunning quilt. I love Foundation Paper piecing, but hate the ripping of the paper off. Thanks Tracy.

Saw one of your videos and am making a farm Animal Baby quilt. Love only having to draw out 1 pattern for each animal.❗️

Great video! Most brands of machines have an "edge foot' or "stitch in the ditch" foot which rides right along the paper. So easy! For Bernina it's #10, #10C or #10D. Thank for all your great video Tracy!!

So useful.Thanks a heap😊

finally a use for my tracing wheel collection!

Спасибо огромное!

Wow - you're a genius. I was not interested in EPP until I saw your video. Thank you for this awesome tutorial. 🙂April

I loved this video and the other fpp video of yours I watched... amazing... I've just started paper piecing with hexagons and am really enjoying it... and wanted to learn to do foundation paper piecing

Love the tracing wheel. It does make it easy to fold on that line.

Spot on Tracey Girl❤

I found your other video first. Then I found the template, then I found this second excellent video that you did showing exactly how to use this template. Thanks so much for making both videos and teaching us about paper piecing. Now I'm going to try it and see what happens. Have a great day!

Thanks again!!!!

Thank you

Thank you for showing us this "floating star", my name for this one. Two questions. 1. How do you keep your tips from being sucked down into feed dogs and ruining the points without a little leader scrap? 2. Why do you open the seams in final ironing instead of seams all to one side? Swore I would never, ever, do another paper pieced star but will have to try this one. Great tutorial.

Thank you for simplifying this for me, I just couldn’t wrap my head around Epps , this video makes so much more sense to me! I can’t wait to try it.

I love FPP but i hate tearing off the paper. This is so awesome Tracy!! Thanks for sharing….you’re the best!!!❤️

Gotta say, you made this look really, really easy. This is backwards thinking for this ole lady. I'm going back to my machine after watching now for the third time! 🙈 C'mon Tracy you're going with me so I can hear for the fourth time! Having fun now ♥️♥️

I’m definitely going to try this!🤗

I have never seen this before for FFP. Tracy what a great video of I can I want to watch it again!!’

Thank you and I do appreciate the time you spent in explaining this technique. 😊 I hope i get to dance too💃🏻

Love this will have to try 😉

Thank you for such a great tutorial, you have made this technique look very simple.

Again this is great. Paper piecing complex angles can be hard to get right. As on #7 the paper is folded and the angle is obvious. Not Getting the fabric piece sew on wrong is solved.😊

This is great. I will try paper piecing now😊

I truly enjoyed the way you admited your faults and ended up with a perfect star I tried six time to get thatstar right and you made it simple for me to understand and I must admit I was amused keep sewing friend 😂

Thank you so much for showing a much easier way 😉

Thank you for the tutorial! I love this block😀

Looks great. Something that that my Mom might have sewed.

Genius!!! Thank you for sharing it. I'd been putting off FPP because of the tedium of paper bits everywhere. Now I can give it a try. :)

Very clever!

Thank you for making paper piecing soooo much easier

Yay! Thank you so much. I can’t wait to try this. ❤

love the method and you make it look so easy and the results are amazing. kind regards

Delightful ❤❤

Thanks for another great video Tracy 😊

Thank you mam you are teaching super easy way to us.

Love learning something new, thank-you so much for sharing your technique.

Excellent video! I haven’t read through all the comments, but I’ve never seen anyone FPP on the lined side of the fabric? And a suggestion or two…add a quarter ruler in 6”, 12”, or/and 18” is a FPP game changer along with printer sized and compatible freezer paper.

AWESOME!!!

Thank you so much! I'm brand new to this technique. Happened to download this very pattern and got very stuck in execution. Again, this is so helpful and I am grateful!

Thank you. Thank you. Thank you for showing ALL the detail on a fairly difficult block. This has helped me immensely!

My word for the year is challenge and this looks like a good one. I wanted to learn PP and this is the year, thanks. Videos are awesome!

thank you! learned a new skill! Thank you that your pattern has #4 and #5 the same width. Another version I found was not the same width for these 2 pieces and it bugged me...although I'm going to finish what I started with that template. Yours is accurate. I will subscribe. Thank you!!!!!!

Thank you so much for this tutorial. You are a wonderful teacher.

This is how I hve always paper pieced. I have done quite a lot. Much better than ripping off paper and wasting it.

You are amazing. You have taught me so many hacks and given such good advice in quilting all done humbly. Thank you, I appreciate your hard work and effort to help others with their quilting projects.

New subscriber here - this is great! I love the detail of scrappy paper piecing, but quit paper piecing because I hate pulling the paper off. Really can't wait to start up again using this method. Thank you!

Thanks Tracey. It's beautiful.

Yay! I love that you've figured out how to cut down on the waste produced by the usual foundation piecing method. When I'm in the sewing room, I want to SEW, not clean up paper shreds. I notice that your technique produces less fabric scrap, too.☺

Iv never tried paper piecing but you've inspired me to try .thank you for this video

So often, you are so brilliant! You offer alternative ways to do things. Paper piecing has always been a bother for me, even though I love the precision of this technique. The no-sewing-through-the-paper method has brought me back. Now I am brave enough to tackle the "make 96 copies" Carolina Lily. Thank you.

Yayyyyyyyyyyy!!!! ❤️

I love your tutorials. ❤❤❤

Really enjoyed your tutorial, it's got me excited to get started.