EP 47: Why I Finally Tried Foundation Paper Piecing — And What Happened

Loose Threads & Stitches: A Quilting Podcast · Aug 11, 2026 · 10m

I always said I was not a paper piecer. Too rigid. Too rule-bound. So I just kept

telling myself that story — for years. Until I tackled a Violet Craft abstract elephant

foundation paper piecing project... and everything I thought I knew about myself unraveled.

In the best way.

This episode is about more than quilting. It's about all the things we've decided about

ourselves that we've never actually checked in on. The beliefs that started as observations

and quietly became identity.

And the question I keep thinking about: What have you decided about yourself that might

not be true anymore?

In…