Square In Squares Done

 And now for some actual I-sewed-something-content!

I was really pleased with how easy it was to make all the square in a square blocks for the Old Town mystery quilt with the new method of paper piecing I've been using lately. Here's some process pictures to somewhat explain.

When you're done, you won't have sewn through your paper at all. I did just a teeny tiny bit, you can see where I repaired the paper at the bottom.

When you're all done sewing, you just peel that finished block off of the paper. Easy peasy, no picking out all the paper bits in the seam lines!

So far this method works best for me on fairly simple paper piecing blocks.  To break down the steps:

Your first step is to fold the paper back exactly on the line, like in the picture above. 

Second, you lightly glue stick the paper pattern to the wrong side of the fabric so it won't shift around.

Third, sew right up against the folded paper edge. But try your best not to sew into the paper. You can see a bit of perforation where I did a little of that, but it's okay. 

Fourth, unstick the paper when done, and re-use your pattern for the next block.

This method is just a teensy bit less accurate than normal paper piecing where you're sewing directly on the seam line. Thus, it doesn't work quite as well when you're assembling a bunch of small sections together. But in this case it worked out just fine. Also, I printed out and used just two paper patterns to make 25 blocks.

Almost done, 18 out of 25 completed.

This one is probably my favorite fabric/color combination.

That's it! They're all done now.