Lina Tips

The table is intended to provide information about approximate aerial coverage of the paper pieces on offer in our shop. This should help you to work out how many pieces of a certain size you will need to make your quilt project! This is a question that we are often asked, so we hope this…

The preparations are the same as when working with Hexagons or other paper shapes:   Place the paper shape on the wrong side of the fabric (pin the paper in place if needed). Cut the fabric patch at least ¼ inch (6-7 mm) larger than the paper using good scissors. It is important to have…

This method is only suitable for small to medium sized paper pieces (1/2 to 1 inch edges in length; 1 to 2.5 cm). The difference here is that you do NOT stitch through the paper piece at all. This has the advantage that there are no basting stitches that need to be removed and the…

Place the paper shape on the wrong side of the fabric (pin the paper in place if needed). Cut the fabric patch at least ¼ inch (6-7 mm) larger than the paper using good scissors. It is important to have enough fabric excess to easily cover the paper shape all the way around, remember this…