PAPER PIECING....AHHHHHHHHHH.... Well thanks to the lovely folks of the NYC Metro Mod...I have awakened from the Nightmare on Paper Piecing..  Thanks to Kim and Andrea..and V's lovely Flying tutorial...I went home took out my scraps...(no fabric commitment - atleast not really) and i used "The Attraction Block" as a start...and let her rip...So i will continue playing with these and a few others...using scraps...(still dealing my fear of fabric commitment...smiles) and will use the white fabric I purchased this Sunday...(Yet another Horror...that is slowly drifting away....)

P.S. I just remembered the questions.  I always wondered how everyone got their point so sharp...and seems so perpendicular...and then i was told that it was paper pieced.  I ventured a try a time or two...and could not figure the flip flop...I bought a book...and that made it worse.  I attempted it on our chedder block...and gave up no sooner than i started...and then...I asked for a visual...and Kim and Andrea and V..provided the much needed training wheels...to get me on my way...right David...although...now I have to overcome the Not Using the Good Stuff. ;-)

Another amazing meeting has us all energized and ready to sew.  Did you see, David went home and tried paper piecing!  Awesome!

What have you been scared of?  Would you like some friendly guild encouragement to get over your fear?

This week, let's talk about some quilting technique that you haven't tried because you don't know how or you're scared you won't be able to do it.  Or maybe you've tried it a couple times but it still frightens you..
What is it folks?  I'm sure someone in the guild can help~

(honest confession-- until 6 months ago, I had a secret fear of HSTs)

Don't forget to consider these questions:

1. Where did you see this technique that it intimidated you?
2. What's one technique you used to be afraid of, but now you're comfortable with?