Create Your Own Paper Piecing Pattern

Paper piecing is a great way to add pizzazz to your scrapbook pages. But what if you can't find a pattern for exactly what you have decided you need for that certain page? This article will teach you how to create your own paper piecing patterns; thereby allowing you to create anything from paper.

For my sample scrapbook page, July Skies, I decided I wanted to make a hot air balloon to accent the pictures I took of planes and a balloon over our house this summer. To begin, I needed to design the pattern.