Sir Snips’ Daily Snippet: Tiny Bites, Tidy Seams

Sir Snips, a black, cream, and gray raccoon, demonstrates tiny English Paper Piecing whipstitches through folded fabric edges.

Sir Snips’ Daily Snippet 🦝🪡

Tiny bites. Tidy seams.

For neat English Paper Piecing joins, place two paper-basted pieces right sides together and align the edges. Whipstitch with small, even stitches, catching only a few threads from each folded fabric edge. Keep the papers inside while joining for support, but don’t pierce them—the papers need an exit plan.

Sir Snips says the needle is sampling, not tunneling. 😉

Do you prefer a whipstitch, flat-back stitch, or ladder stitch?

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October 15, 2026

Sources: WeAllSew — Hexagon Pillow Tutorial; Paper Pieces — English Paper Piecing for Beginners