I think I had forgotten how time consuming it was to remove all that paper. The first time I made this quilt, I cut the center rectangles and strips to measurements given in the book. It turned out a little wavy and I liked that hand made-free looking effect. Someone asked me did I paper piece it. They knew very well I had not paper pieced it by the curves in my lines. But it kind of got under my skin. I wondered if they asked that to insinuate that I should have. So I figured I’d just try it with the paper and see.I absolutely loved it! The paper piecing fed right into my need for control. Now I’m wondering if I will ever make a free flowing house quilt again. It doesn’t matter though, because I make so many other free flowing quilts. It is okay to feed my control issues some times. Isn’t it?
