Paper Pieced Kitchen Aid Mixer Pattern

Paper Pieced Mixer Pattern and Tutorial

Paper Pieced Kitchen Mixer

by Erin @ Why Not Sew? Quilts

© 2011

Welcome to the tutorial and pattern for the paper pieced mixer block. This isn't paper piecing in the traditional sense of the word. You won't be sewing onto a foundation. You will be piecing using the paper templates as your guide. The best part is there is no paper to rip out when you are finished.

You will need:
freezer paper
Spray starch (optional)

Step 1.) The first thing you want to do is download and print these 2 files.

paper pieced mixer pattern (print this on the paper side of freezer paper that has been cut to 8.5 x 11 inches) - download pattern 

And another smaller one with brief instructions (these will be helpful if you don't want to print out the whole tutorial) - download 

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Step 2.) Color in the pattern. This helps you keep track once you start cutting your pattern apart.

Step 3.) Cut the first 3 lines of your pattern apart. Pieces 1-10

Step 4.) Cut all of the pieces apart from those strips.

Step 5.) Iron your paper pieces onto the right side of the fabric you have chosen for those pieces.

Step 6.) Trim all of your pieces. Leaving 1/4 inch around all sides of your piece. 

Here is a picture of pieces 1-10 trimmed.

Step 7.)Sew piece 1 and 2 together.

Matching your paper pieces up so that they are properly aligned. Carefully pin trying not to shift the pieces. 

It helps to only stick the pins straight through.

Step 8.) Sew piece 3 to piece 1.

Step 9.) Sew pieces 4, 5, 6 and 7 together.

Step 10.) Sew pieces 8, 9 and 10 together.

Step 11.) Sew piece 1,2,3 to piece 4,5,6,7.

Step 12.) Sew piece 1,2,3,4,5,6,7 to piece 8,9,10. Set this piece aside. This is unit 1.

Step 13.) Cut apart the section that includes pieces 11-18.

These are small pieces. Starch may be particularly helpful here.

Step 14.) Piece 14-17 next...

and then the rest of the section. This is unit 2.

Step 15.) Sew unit 1 to unit 2. Becoming the new unit 1. I took the paper off at this point because I am impatient and want to see what it looks like and because they start to fall off by this time.

Step 16.) Cut apart pieces 19 - 26.

For piece 25 you will cut out the whole piece. Later we will carefully peel this away and cut out the bowl piece.

Iron on your pieces to the front of the fabric and trim leaving 1/4 inch seam.

Step 17.) Sew pieces 20 and 21. Then sew to piece 19.

Step 18.) Sew together 22,23,24.

Step 19.) sew piece 22,23,24 to piece 25.

Step 20.) Sew on piece 26. Then sew 22,23,24,25,26 to piece 19,20,21. This is now unit 2.

Step 21.) Cut apart pieces 27,28 and 29. 

Iron onto right side of fabric. Sew together.

Step 22.) Sew piece 27,28,29 to unit 2.

Step 23.) Peel off the paper pieces carefully. Cut the mixing bowl out from piece 25.

Step 24.) Iron the mixing bowl piece onto the WRONG side of the fabric. Cut out the bowl leaving at least 1/4 inch on all sides.

Step 25.) Fold your raw edges over the paper and baste them down.

 

Step 26.)  Position the mixing bowl on the block. 

Try to align the flat edge of the bowl with the piece that is the bottom stand of the bowl.

Try to align the top of the bowl with the seam where the mixer attachment piece comes down.

Step 27.) Using your preferred method of applique, stitch the mixing bowl to the block and remove the thread.

at this point the paper piecing part is finished. 

Step 28.) Now to finish off the block. From the print you used for the background cut a 1 1/2 inch strip by the width of your block (I used more but trimmed it down). Sew this strip to the top of your block. Cut a 1 1/2 inch strip by the width of your block of a contrasting fabric to give the block a place to rest, like a shelf or counter top. 

Now stand back and admire your paper pieced mixer!

 I can see a whole quilt of these in bright, happy colors. I also think they would look great embellished with knobs and such. Here is the one I made and used a selvedge for the contols. Have fun making this block and please let me know if you have any questions! If you make one please let me know I would love to see your blocks!


© 2011 Erin @ Why Not Sew? Quilts

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