Heart Coaster - Foundation Paper Piece

Foundation Paper Piecing



This is a great sewing technique for making perfect points and joins every time. A little bit tricky to get your head round at first, this great little project is perfect for making a small item and learning the technique.

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This project makes a small coaster, but don’t think that is the only thing you can make with the finished item. How about making it into a needle case?

So dig out your left over pieces of fabric and have a go.

Get the pattern and instructions

Here

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How to Make Continuous Bias Binding


Cut a square of material and mark the diagonal and cut across the diagonal

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Place the pieces side by side and sew a narrow seam. Press.

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Turn the material so that the seam is diagonal, draw width of bias on the bottom edge

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Roll the material to make a square with the edges now diagonal
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Pin together, so that the drawn line is the edge of the other side. Sew and press open.

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Cut along this line and by drawing and cutting you will get a continuous length of bias binding
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