Hi it’s me -Sylwia 2
Today I would like to share my adventure with FPP – Foundation Paper Piecing technique. This is patchwork sewing method in which we sew fabric to a paper template, creating beautiful and precise patterns. If you are not familiar with this technique, I recommend watching a few videos on YouTube, which will explain the method much better than I can.
My challenge was Verushka Zarate’s project – Queen of the Nile. This is a beautiful pattern depicting a woman’s portrait in the Egyptian style, with a rich crown and ornaments.
Verushka describes in detail in the instructions how to sew all of the individual elements and sections, but you still have to work hard to make everything go smoothly.
I admit that it was a pretty long process for me to even dare to take on this project because it is quite large, 120 x120 cm (50” x 50’). It consists of 65 elements, 6 sections, 527 individual shapes and 17 colors. It really was quite an undertaking!
The first step was to choose fabrics. I opened my closet and looked through my supplies, but I decided I needed more colors. After a few days, I received a package from Panie Szpilka and could start playing.
This is my kind of rainbow.
The next step was to print the pattern on foundation paper that has been waiting for this moment for quite some time.
With such a large number of elements the good organization is essential. I cut out all the elements and arranged them on my design wall and arranged by sections.
Then, using Verushka’s suggestions, I matched my colors by the color card. As you can see, each color has its own number.
I also made my work more difficult that it should have been because I used two different colors under the same number, e.g. I didn’t want to repeat the same color on the face and the crown, so I increased the number of colors used from the suggested 17 to 20. It was a kind of test of my observation skills, but if I failed the first time, I sewed it again. I think we’ve all experienced this before.
And here is the finale of my FPP adventure. I am very proud of the effect and delighted with this technique. I recommend you try something like this if you like challenges and precision.”
The quilting process I will have to postpone till spring, now it’s time to focus on my next project.
Happy sewing.
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