FPP Beginners Pattern Club
Learn to Foundation Paper Piece with Kristy from Quiet Play
Have you been wanting to learn how to foundation paper piece? You love the look of foundation pieced patterns but maybe you've put off learning the technique as it looks too complex, confusing, and you've heard it's really hard. Then this is the Pattern Club for you! Let me guide you from being a nervous novice to a confident beginner tackling foundation pieced patterns with ease!
The Beginners Pattern Club runs for six months, covering topics such as choosing your fabrics, how-to foundation piece, cut fabrics to the correct size, deal with angles, and generally streamline the FPP process. By the end of the Club not only will you have gained skills and confidence, you'll have a beautiful quilt top to show off.
So what's included?
- a course to take the overwhelm out and put the fun into FPP!
- captioned videos to guide you through the process of foundation paper piecing
- specially designed beginner friendly patterns to build your confidence
- a cheat sheet to keep by your sewing machine for easy reference
- member-only discount to the Quiet Play pattern shop
- ten bonus patterns to practice your skills on - that means a total of 20 patterns to build up your pattern collection!
- handholding (the virtual kind) and guidance to help you learn to love foundation piecing!
This course teaches you how to foundation paper piece, but it assumes knowledge of basic sewing and quilting skills such as use of a rotary cutter and mat, quarter inch seam, basic quilt assembly - joining blocks together, basting and binding etc. It's for foundation piecing beginners, not necessarily quilting beginners :)
Payment is a one time only payment for the entire course. Pay once then access the course as many times as you like. You can download and keep the patterns forever. I can't guarantee lifetime access to the videos, but you can access them for as long as they're available on the learning platform (and I plan for that to be a good long time, just can't say lifetime ;) ).
Foundation paper piecing is my favourite technique, and I'm here to take the fear out of FPP. I want to share my love of FPP and inspire you to try it yourself!
The patterns included are designed specifically for beginners, accompanied with videos, resources, plenty of hints and tips, and an opportunity to ask any questions along the way. We'll be sewing nine fun feature blocks, plus the classic flying geese pattern for the borders. Not to mention bonus patterns to help you build up your FPP pattern stash.
As soon as you join, you can access learning resources to get you started on your foundation piecing journey! Work through it at your own pace - allowing time to watch the video, practice piecing and learn that lesson's skill before moving onto the next lesson.
We'll then start learning how to foundation piece with our flying geese border, before moving onto the nine feature blocks (shown below). Each is designed to build your skills before we move onto the next block. I'll guide you through how to put the blocks together to finish your quilt.
"I had never really paper pieced before. A friend convinced me to try Kristy’s class. I love the fact I could take it at my own pace and that all the videos and information were always there. The notes and videos were extremely helpful. I’m still working my way through the lessons but am happy to say I love paper piecing. It is so satisfying to see it come together. I had a few epic mistakes but that’s part of the process! Take this class if you want to learn a really fun new skill from a great teacher!"
"This was the best course I have ever taken! Easy to follow instructions and patterns are detailed but very easy! I was very unsure about my FPP skills until this course! WORTH IT! Thank you so much!!!"
"This beginners pattern club was really awesome. It is very organized, the information is very clear, and the videos are super helpful. That still doesn't mean I made a few mistakes -- so if you are a beginner to quilting and piecing, beware because you might get super frustrated. But for me, where I've tried my hand at it a bit before and am very comfortable with piecing in general, it was perfect. The repetition of blocks helped me find my groove and I even discovered a few tricks on my own that made it easier. I really enjoyed where you could ask questions and share your block after."
So whatcha waiting for?
It's time to learn how to foundation piece and create something beautiful!
Kristy Lea | Quiet Play
I'm Kristy - I'm a mama, maker and designer. While I enjoy quilting, I love to foundation piece. There's just something about those perfect points and crisp angles. I've been designing FPP patterns since 2012 and love to fill them with rainbow and geometric shapes. I want to share my love of foundation piecing with you, encourage you to make the patterns your own, and to build your skills and share your love of sewing!
