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I've long loved the accuracy and speed of foundation piecing, but have been discouraged by how few blocks can be constructed on a single, undivided foundation: basically Log Cabins, Pineapples, and New York Beauties. Yearning for a new technique that would enlarge this range, I one day fumbled my way into an entirely new approach that enabled me to foundation-piece hundreds, even thousands, of different blocks, each on its own single paper foundation.

  I have since published a book describing that approach, a new paper-piecing system in which a quilter works on not one, but both sides of every foundation. The book, entitled Flip-Flop Paper Piecing and published by C&T Publishing (www.ctpub.com), outlines 13 techniques. One of the 13 eliminates the Y-seam (painless Attic Windows), another allows partial seam piecing on a paper foundation, and yet another presents the secret to a perfectly stitched, classic Ohio Star. The system was developed on full-sized blocks but is a dream-come-true for miniature piecing. Please click on Quilt Gallery for examples of quilts made with this new paper-piecing system, a system with the accuracy of foundation piecing and a range as limitless as our imaginations.

  As I have begun teaching at quilt guilds and presenting my piecing technique, everywhere I go, quilters ask me how in the world I did the applique on my quilts. And in answer to that question, I have added a class and a

program starring my own

Turned-Edge, Machine-Sewn

Applique technique.