glad you liked the links. i, like you, feel that it looks like a lot of extra work. i will definitely give it a try..but no hurry. i enjoy the process of needleturn. i have several of the piece o cake books..love thier work, but have been doing needleturn for a bit longer than they have been publishing. lollol...as i am sure many quilters have, but thier use of color & mixing of background fabs etc are new (to me) and unique & i love the look.

net searchs use up an inordinant amount of my time on the web lollol...long lengths of time in bed when young recovering fr thi or that illness etc...reading encyclopedias & dictionaries for fun...then my son & dh decided i needed an ipad so that i can play on net in more comfort hahahaha..such a monster they have created. but reading response by mandy currie & trip to her page etc etc...you get the trail i embarked upon..lollol so, on to my most fav web hangout of all...zapmeta & here are some more links...the you tube link to connecting threads .. a site with a section similar to this site for learning meeting other quilters, videos etc besides best general purpose, as well as quilting, sewing thread..ck out all thier videos. but for now

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yDrTVi0jk6w

then a couple more pages that i liked after my vivit to them

http://www.amygunson.com/Sewing/Paper%20Piecing.pdf

http://tqanews.blogspot.com/2011/01/english-paper-piecing-tutorial.html

both of these are well written/illustrated with good "comments" esp the second one about diff ways for diff stitchers.

other than an initial quilt class that mainly focused on learning to use rotary cutter & strip cutting for simple quilts, i have learned out of books and now the internet.

am going to also include a link to the search page where i found the above links. there are lots af links here...i only posted my favorite go thru and see if something u like better. also, all the illustrations of basted pieces look exactly like basted pieces in my collections of antique paper pieced peices, blocks etc ...paper and basting not removed..that is done after sewing shapes together. have fun...i have not done a lot...just experiments to see what it is like, therefore sending links from "experts" instead. happy playing/experimenting/learning!!

thx for the invite. i wander in & out of web sites most days, esp when too wet to go & play in the dirt...such heartbreak! lollol..but now with mqp added to quilting board & quilt chat + my fav news sites, i can sit and read the grey rainy days away..tho sometimes am reading when there are chores or promised to-do's awaitn' :))...so i guess this is apology for taking so long to accept your invitation..am very glad to have met u here & hope you can post more photos of your quilts.