What is your favorite type of paper for paper piecing?
01-13-2014, 07:38 AM
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I use tissue paper for gift wrapping! I have an old paper cutter so it doesn't take long for me to cut the size I need. For a couple bucks I can get 30, 20"x20" sheets. That's 120 layer cake size cuts all for about $2.00. I can also use my rotary cutter (assigned to paper) and cut to size.
01-13-2014, 08:20 AM
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Originally Posted by Peckish
Ditto. I am so over tearing the paper off.
After doing the required time of paper tearing with the cheapest or free paper that I could find (also seems to be a requirement) I gave myself permission to use the best paper and the easier methods. Foundation piecing doesn't require much effort so any paper will work for that.
01-13-2014, 08:22 AM
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Originally Posted by Sandra in Minnesota
I use regular white bond paper in the ream. Try to get the cheapest so it is easier to tear apart when pp.
I use use the same printer paper for paper piecing that I use everyday. I used it for my quilting fairy godmother and had no trouble removing it from the back. Any tricky spots were easy with tweezers or just folding a couple times, easy peasy.
01-13-2014, 08:37 AM
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I just went to the Dollar Tree store and purchased Scribble tablets, 60 sheets for $1.00 and they are 9x12. I think I got 5 tablets. They also carry larger sizes, I think they are 18x?. They run through the printer exceptionally well - no tracing needed. I also have tissue paper and end rolls of newsprint if I need larger pieces that I might want to trace.
01-13-2014, 09:33 AM
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I use Velum paper you can by 8.5 x 11 inch sheets or you can get it on a roll. Since I like to do things quickly I unthread my machine and use an old needle, long stitches, and than sew along the fold lines and of course include the 1/4 inch stitch lines. Works like a snap. It fold really nice and comes off really clean.
01-13-2014, 11:08 AM
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Originally Posted by tropit
I have found my favorite paper to use for foundation piecing: Garden Catalogs! I'm a long time, avid gardener, so I get tons of them this time of year. Many of them are made from a lightweight newsprint, perfect for tearing later. Plus, I get to see lots of pretty fruits and veggies while I quilt, inspiring me to get out there and prepare for the upcoming gardening season!
~ Cindy
~ Cindy
01-13-2014, 02:38 PM
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freezer paper. I've bought online from a scrapbook company, cjenkinscompany.com It's heavier weight than what you get in the grocery store. Press to ironing surface a couple times before you iron to your fabric. Otherwise, you'll never get it off your fabric. I send it through my printer, one page at a time. It works great!
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