Paper peicing
 

Hi
Happy New year to all quilters. I am very new at quilting, I have gone through the four patch, nine patch ans so on, quite successfully for a green horn.
I now would like to try the Missouri Quilt Company's Spider web quilt, it looks great.
My question is do any of you know as to whether it is possible to buy the paper or do you make your own, if so HOW?
HEEEEEEELP.
I know that the Missouri Quilt Co. sells them but I live in the UK.

You can use tissue gift wrapping paper (very inexpensive), copy paper (depending on the size of the project you are paper piecing), old phone books (again, depending on your project size), etc. I use tissue paper. usually I cut it to copy paper size, run it through my printer and away I sew. Good luck learning this new method! Once you get the hang of it, it gets addictive!

Sometimes I buy the paper made for PPing but most often I just use the thinnest, cheapest copy paper I can find. Good luck, I love paper piecing. Have 2 WIP I am doing with this method.

I use inexpensive copy paper, too, and set the stitch length to very small....think postage stamp-size perforations.

Draw your master design by hand or on the computer and then copy on a copy machine for the number of blocks you'll need. Have fun and be sure to post your project!

I'm so lazy -- I use copy paper and print the design on with my printer --- I hate tracing.

I am making a spider web quilt using muslin. The quilt I am working on is from the book Material Obsessions 2. This book is from two quilters in England. I love both this book and their first book Material Obsession. I have attached a picture of the book and what I have done so far on my spider quilt. The big plus is I don't have to tear the paper off and it adds another layer of fabric so it will be a nice warm quilt.

A friend just used an OLD PHONE book... I was like WHAT.. her quilt is WONDERFUL... who knew?

WOW...I love your quilt. I watched a Fons & Porter episode a few months ago that featured paper piecing and it does look like fun. I think I'll try and master reqular quilting before I jump into something like this. Oh...and I ordered some books from amazon...one is 12 months of small wallhangings of SunBonnet Sue. These require a lot of applique which I haven't quite mastered yet.

Anyway...can't wait to see your quilt when it is finished.

I am a new paper piecer, vellum paper works great for me, it also goes through the printer.

Another vote for vellum, I can print on it, see through it, and it's available just about everywhere. However, I started using the folding method of paper piecing instead, and am much happier! No more tearing the paper away!

I use the scribble pads that you can buy for kids to draw on. It is sort of like newsprint. So far I only find it in 9x12 so I have to cut it to 8 1/2 x 11 to go through my printer. My laser printer doesn't seem to like it too much, it curls up as it comes out. But the inkjet works well!! Ann

I use freezer paper. I cut it to fit my printer and tape it to printer paper. It works great, and when you iron your pieces as you sew, they stick to the paper. Keeps the block flat. I use on old rotary cutter to cut the freezer paper to size and spend an evening just cutting freezer paper.
Sue

You might try Quilter's Cache http://www.quilterscache.com/S/SpiderwebBlock.html You should be able to print the pattern from there.

I am doing folded freezer paper piecing with a Venice Rose Quilt I am doing. Soooo much better than tearing that stuff off later.

I have to ask - what is the folding method?

Instead of stitching through the paper, you fold the paper out of the way and stitch NEXT to it. This is why I like vellum - I can see through the paper and make sure that I'm folding right on that line. I'm sure there are a couple of folding techniques, this is the one I use.

I use Tesco's cheapest copy paper and print it as it saves time. I love paper piecing but have to have another project to swap to as it can get repetitive. I like the consistently accurate results (unlike some of my piecing).
You live in a lovely part of the world btw.
Annie

I just use the cheapest copy paper I can find. Please don't forget to shorten your stitches considerably.

The website here has a good tutorial on how this technique is done: http://www.twiddletails.com/store/in...age=page&id=21

The biggest advantage to this method is not having to tear off the paper backing. It saves time from that standpoint. Even if I am going to stitch on the paper I find that folding on the lines helps when it comes time to remove it. Also scoring along the stitching line with the blunt side of a seam ripper will facilitate in the removal process. Ann in TN

Your quilt is wonderful. So happy and colorful!

Hi Rosemary, I live in Norway and although I have bought some Carol Doake paper, I think the best option is to go to a moving company place and buy a pack of their packing paper. It is cheap and can be cut to size for the printer. It is also thin enough to easily take off after sewing. Hopes this helps.

I use Newsprint. It tears away very clean.
MaryKatherine

I'm getting ready to do the spiderweb top as well - as I'm working on my Dear Jane. I use the Telephone Book for my foundation paper, I used it on the Orca Bay quilt, and it worked great!

this quilt is GORGEOUS!!!!!! I need that book so one day I can make one like this. :D

Thanks Val in IN. I never thougth of tissue gift wrap. I would have thought it was too flimsy. I will try that.

Love that technique. Thank you so much for the website ncredbird

Try searching on Amazon for newsprint in the business and office supply section. I saw a ream of white newsprint for about $4. Didn't order it, but considering it.

For inexpensive paper: buy a tablet of children's doodle paper. It's light weight, but heavy enough to go through a printer. Be careful of using phone book pages or newspaper, the ink could transfer.
SandyQuilter

go to quiltville.com and check out the instructions from Bonnie Hunter - very simple to follow and the results are great.

I just used thin paper I bought at the dollar store. I made sure it measured 9 inches and cut my square and then cut my diagonal triangles. then all you have to do is trace the template on to it.

All these ideas will work just fine. I just did the spider web quilt....I also did not want to buy a new template or special paper. I used el cheapo white tissue from the dollar tree and a kite shaped template I already had. However I could have made a template to size if I had needed to. I used scraps from the bin with some pale yellow for the kite pieces. I have known some to use old newspaper as well. My blocks came out larger than MQC and that is OK with me. I don't like to pay more for a charm pack only to toss most of it in a scrap bin. As for all white...I can cut up white fabric just fine on my own. Once you get your kite pieced sized you can determine the size of the HST you want to use. I used a glue stick to anchor the kite piece in the center and then just grabbed from a pile of left over strips of scrap fabric. I went fine and the tissue stays on till you need to remove it. The only thing is, paper dulls the needle so you may need to change it when the blocks are all done.

I just used a piece of lightweight interfacing I had laying around ... worked perfect, and I dont have to rip it off since it's just a wall hanging ! I will try the tissue paper !

You can get it for FREE from your local newspaper. I went down to my newspaper and asked if they had any "end rolls". When they get near the end of a roll of newspaper that they're printing on, they'll swap it out for a new one, and they give the ends away to anyone who asks. It's a roll about 4 feet tall and who knows how many thousands of feet long - way more (CLEAN!) newspaper than I'll ever use in this lifetime.

I've used it for sewing, making patterns, wadding up and putting it in boxes I'm shipping, art paper for the kids to draw and paint on, project paper for school and after-school activities. It was perfect when my kids did a community-service project for the Humane Society - they took several layers of newspaper, cut them, stapled corners into them, and presto! instant disposable litter boxes.

I use newsprint paper. It is the cheapest.

I like to time saver ..... so I use Velium and then I use my sewing machine to make the lines. I take the thread out of my machine and just sew along the lines of the pattern. Then when I am done I copy the numbers to each section of the PP.

By doing it with the sewing machine you just need to fold the paper on the line(you don't need to use that hard peice of paper to fold with) and the little holes make it easier to tear it apart.

Hi Joan,
I live in Hampshire UK and I would suggest you try The Man from Rio. [email protected]
I have had paper for paper piecing from him. He is very speedy. Has a website so you can look it up.
Good luck,
Lynette

I've done many PP quilts and have learned easier ways as I've gone along. I no longer use regular paper and sew thru the paper, resulting in many long hours to pick that paper off my block. I now use freezer paper. You can buy it in precut 8.5" X 11", print your pattern w/ your printer or draw it yourself. Each freezer paper block is reusable about 5 - 8 times and then the plastic side is no longer able to stick to your fabric when you iron it. Cut out your block leaving 1/4" all around outside edge of pattern. Then crease along all the sew lines on the pattern. I use a postcard edge to fold the paper over onto and get a good crease. Iron your first piece wrong side to the freezer paper. I hold them both up to a light & look thru to make sure the fabric is covering the space, carefully place on ironing surface and press. Then fold back on the first sew line, trim the fabric w/ your 1/4" sa or 1/8"sa. Place your strip for the second piece right sides to the first, pin if needed. Bring to sewing machine and sew right next to the folded freezer paper. Press seam like regular, flip over and press from the freezer paper side, fold 2nd sew line back, trim previous sa, line up next strip of fabric and con't. It works so slick and no paper to pick out at the end. I know you can find other tutes about using freezer paper on here as well as on U Tube.

i've never used old telephone books. how hard is it to see the template through the printed names and numbers?

I use freezer paper, works great!