sometimes you need to tug those stitches free from the paper. I don't know if that's what the quilt police would do, but it is what i have done.

I haven't done a lot of paperpiecing, and have a few thoughts. Are you trimming your seam allowance after each piece you are sewing on? Are you following the order on the paper? Charlene

Yesterday I made my first-ever paper pieced block. It has a couple of problems, so I am trying it again. I have a question before I can proceed and I have posted pictures here:

http://tinyurl.com/4lqdby

My problem revolves around extending the sewing line into the 1/4" seam allowance. Logic tells me that I should do this for secure seams, but for most of the seams in this block I can't trim the seam allowance without picking out that extension all the way back to the finished edge of the block. Hopefully the pictures will illustrate my issue.

What am I supposed to do in this situation?

Robin in Short Pump