With Willo44

It doesn't get any easier than this swap. You make as many blocks as you want and get back as many as you sent!

Send 4, get 4 back. Send 2, get 2 back. Please make sure each and every one of your blocks is identified by your name and your nick and that your blocks are in a zip lock bag with your name and address on it.

Each block must be foundation paper pieced and must be 4" finished (4 1/2" unfinished). Background must be a CREAM on CREAM 100% cotton print with any color you want with it. All fabrics must be 100% cotton and pre-washed please!

Blocks are to be mailed to me, Willo44, no later than March 15^th, 2005. Please include a self addressed envelope with your blocks.  If you live in Canada please put sufficient return postage on your self addressed envelope. If you are in the USA please include the self addressed envelope and tuck $2 paper money (no coins please) in your block baggy for postage.

Again . . .  Send 4, get 4 back. Send 2, get 2 back. Please make sure each and every one of your blocks is identified by your name and your chatname and that your blocks are in a zip lock bag with your name and address on it.

Please mail to:

K. Christensen
547 Linton Street
Coquitlam, BC
Canada V3J 6J3

HELPFUL HINTS!

**I find it best to use typing paper for my foundation paper piecing and a stitch length of 1 or 1.5 (15 to 20 stitches per inch) for easy paper removal. You can get packages of typing paper at Target. News print works well too.

**If I happen to make a mistake, I don't try to pick it out with my seam ripper, the stitches are too small for that. I use the smallest size of rotary cutter and as I lightly pull apart the pieces I want to undo, I lightly tap the threads with the cutter blade and the seam comes away easily.

Here is the best foundation paper piecing instruction site I have ever found on line. Really fabulous, print this one out!

Christine Thresh's site for very good FPP instruction.

http://www.winnowing.com/ppp.html

And another nice basic instruction page

http://www.nmia.com/~mgdesign/qor/technique/pfp.htm

Here are a few sites to get 4 1/2" foundation paper piecing patterns.

This site has many blocks of all sizes and you will find 4" blocks.

http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Hills/6649/paperpiece.html

At About.com there are loads of blocks and info.

http://quilting.about.com/od/foundationpiecing/

Pieces by Number, this is a big site of free patterns.

http://www.piecebynumber.com/pastbom/archbom.htm

More patterns at FreeQuilt.com

http://www.freequilt.com/piecing.html

Here is a nice directory of foundation paper piecing sites

http://dmoz.org/Arts/Crafts/Quilting/Paper_Piecing/

Yet another big directory of sites for free patterns.

http://www.upspiral.com/index.php?tpid=10204&tspid=0&ttid=100&st=free+foundation+paper+piecing+patterns

And another big page of links to foundation paper piecing sites.

http://www.quilterscache.com/P_R/paperpiecingsites.html

Here is a really good deal to buy Debbie Kratovil's CD Rom of foundation paper pieced patterns. 117 patterns.

http://www.softexpressions.com/software/cd/Kratovil.php

Here you can buy Foundation Factory, fabulous foundation paper piecing program with hundreds of patterns that you can size to your liking.

http://www.ericas.com/quilting/quiltpro/

Here is a good price for Sew Precise programs. I use these programs and find them very easy to use and they have a lot of patterns to size to whatever you want.

http://www.softexpressions.com/software/eq/sewprecise.htm

If you are still having trouble finding patterns or if you need further help with your blocks please feel free to contact me at:  kaseychristensen@shaw.ca .  I will be more than happy to help in any way I can.