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institches33 02-06-2013 04:52 AM

Check out paperless paper piecing. So easy!

sewnsewsue 02-06-2013 05:48 AM

Try yellow legal paper.goes through printer easily and is so soft that you don't rip out stitches when you remove it.

lclang 02-06-2013 06:11 AM

For smaller blocks I use phone book paper. Good way to recycle the old ones. I got 8 inch squares from some of them and that paper tears off easily and it's FREE!

Steady Stiching 02-06-2013 06:32 AM

Spritz with your spray bottle..you should be able to remove it quite easily. If you can order online in the future I ust love Carol Doaks paper. I use the scraps as leaders and enders....waste note want not : ) Its pricy but lovely to work with.
http://www.amazon.com/Carol-Doaks-Fo...undation+paper

quiltmom04 02-06-2013 07:18 AM

Yes, there is a better option than copy paper! I use Carol Doak' s paper piecing paper. Is more of the feel of newsprint and a whole lot easier to remove than copy paper. You want something that will tear easily, copy paper is made to hold up, not to tear easily.

jeaninmaine 02-06-2013 09:31 AM

What about newsprint, you can go to your local newpaper and buy the end rolls for about a dollar and there's a lot on there. Just cut to size. If it doesn't tear easy, spray with a little water and try again. Plus it's wide enough that you can draw a larger pattern on it if you're doing a special center block.

CAS49OR 02-06-2013 01:39 PM

5moose, do you have the url to the actual product you purchase? I went to dickblick but only found tablets and rolls.


Originally Posted by 5moose (Post 5838544)
I order reams of news print paper that fits right into my HP printer from Dick Blick. dickblick.com 500 sheets per ream for 3.59. I never have any problem with it jamming my printer and is very thin and tears of completely clean. I use it so often that I buy 4 reams at a time. Great Stuff and cheap!


lynnsv 02-06-2013 03:32 PM

I use lightweight sew-in interfacing. Then I don't have any paper to remove

Byrdwoman 02-07-2013 08:06 AM

I've stopped using paper - instead I use old thin fabric of some kind - sheet, etc and mark my pattern on that. When I've finished with the block just leave the material on - not only do you NOT have to tear it off, it adds a little thickness to your pieces and you may not have to use very thick batting.

sewellie 02-07-2013 10:34 PM

I use telephone book paper. Cheap, cheap, cheap. :) Really works well. Tears off with no trouble. So many phone books go to the land full. Think green.




[QUOTE=WTxRed;5837487]Hi everyone - I am looking for ideas/suggestions please.
I have started my first paper piecing quilt. I am using regular printer paper which sews up fine. However, when I sew all my pieces together for my block - it's a lot of thicknesses and getting that paper off is a bear.
I still have about 25 or so big blocks to finish up and am wondering if there's a better option than copy paper. I live in a very rural area so not much in the way of options for shopping (other than online).
I appreciate your comments and thoughts!


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