A question for Paper Piecers
#11
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Join Date: May 2009
Location: NY
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This is a wallhanging. So it will never get washed.
I'll try running the back of the seam ripper along the stitching lines and get some pliers out.
I do have a quilt bee to go to in a week or so. Maybe I'll work on it there. Perhaps I'll get some help. Although it does make quite a mess. I could sit and chat while doing it.
I'll try running the back of the seam ripper along the stitching lines and get some pliers out.
I do have a quilt bee to go to in a week or so. Maybe I'll work on it there. Perhaps I'll get some help. Although it does make quite a mess. I could sit and chat while doing it.
#12
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Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: Houston, TX
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This is what I do. I use the cheapest paper I have and shorten my stitch length. That seems to help a lot.
#14
Some paper is much easier to remove than others. For me, the easiest to remove is the manila paper in the Scribble Pad from the dollar store. I also make paper piecing removal an "event". Movie, ice tea, feet up.
#15
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I have tried every paper that has ever been referred to as paper piecing paper. I stick with lightweight vellum to tear out ( easiest to take out, no tiny bits) or Stable Stuff that is left in . Check wholesale online paper manufacturers for the vellum by the ream. One ream should last you for decades. Amazon has 50 sheet packs for about $7 by Darice.
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#18
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Shorten stitch length ( I use 18 stitches per inch) the paper pops right off. When I'm working on a piece with lots of close/ tiny pieces I tend to print my pattern on thin muslin or lightweight interfacing instead of paper- then I can just leave it in instead of removing. I love paper piecing.
#19
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Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: Saskatchewan
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I've used the wet Q-tip method successfully. I also find that tugging on opposite sides of the block and twisting it a bit makes the paper tear along the seams, which makes removal much easier. I would start here I'd you're really worried about the fabric running, as it avoids water.
The method that looks easiest, but terrifies me the most, is what MarionsQuilts describes here: Best way to remove paper piecing paper!. She put the whole top in the washing machine, and it worked like magic! I'm not brave enough to try this yet, but I have that same JN snowflake kit sitting on my sewing desk waiting for me, and I would really like a quick way of removing the papers. Whatever method you go with, please let us know how it works!
The method that looks easiest, but terrifies me the most, is what MarionsQuilts describes here: Best way to remove paper piecing paper!. She put the whole top in the washing machine, and it worked like magic! I'm not brave enough to try this yet, but I have that same JN snowflake kit sitting on my sewing desk waiting for me, and I would really like a quick way of removing the papers. Whatever method you go with, please let us know how it works!
#20
The washing machine method sounds good. I would be afraid the little paper bits would clog the pump in the washing machine. I love the Ricky Timms stable stuff. That is what I used in my avatar. I did all 50 of Carol Doaks paper pieced stars. I didn't have to remove any paper.
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