Create Your Own Paper Piecing Pattern

To use this pattern, I simply roughly cut out the shapes and affix them to the color of cardstock desired with repositionable glue or a small piece of double-sided tape. Then cut out the shape through both the pattern and the cardstock. Remove the pattern and your pieces will be perfect. For the red stripes, I was careful to layout each one in order as I cut them.

After you assemble the pieces, you can add any details needed. In this case, I used a silver gel pen to draw in the arched lines on the blue portion of the balloon, extending these lines also up to the top of the balloon. I then added some small, white star punches, and drew in some detail on the tip and basket to finish it off.