How A paper pieced square comes together

By Nicole Bracken
April 30, 2018

This blog is just to show you how one square comes together from many small pieces.

Finished Green Lantern Square
This is the finished product
The start of his fist
This is the start of Green Lantern's fist - it is made from 10 separate pieces of fabric
More of the fist
More of the fist
Tiny pieces
Tiny pieces
Still more of the fist
Still more of the fist
The ring appears - although it doesn't look like one.
The ring appears - although it doesn't look like one.
Now two separate pieces are sewn together
Now two separate pieces are sewn together
.. and a third piece is added to the two
.. and a third piece is added to the two
Another section gets started
Another section gets started
That section gets added to the fist
That section gets added to the fist
Now we start on the face - here is an eye and part of the mask.
Now we start on the face - here is an eye and part of the mask.
Another piece of face and hair
Another piece of face and hair
It is hard to believe that this will come together to look like anything
It is hard to believe that this will come together to look like anything
The bottom half of the face comes together
The bottom half of the face comes together
And the side of the face gets attached
And the side of the face gets attached
Believe it or not, this will become part of the neck/chin
Believe it or not, this will become part of the neck/chin
The face is really coming together now.
The face is really coming together now.
Need to work on the background and his hair
Need to work on the background and his hair
Face hair background
Face~ hair~ background
Now it is really taking shape
Now it is really taking shape
..and it all comes together in the end
..and it all comes together in the end

Features

Silent Auction

April 30, 2018
This amazing paper-pieced quilt will be up for auction at our Fundraiser on May 5