economical foundation papers for paper piecing?
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I have used masking paper, found at Home Depot or Lowe's, for paper piecing. It comes in a 9" roll from which I cut printer-size pieces. It goes through the printer just fine, is almost translucent, and probably easier to remove than regular copy paper.
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Well, you'll never guess what I did today. I took a piece of the Carol Doak's foundation paper to a paper factory! They identified it as newsprint, slightly over 30 lbs., and sold me a 12" wide roll of the same stuff (exactly 30 lb) for $15! It's 1200 feet long, so cutting it down in 8.5" sheets will give me over 1600 sheets, costing a bit less than a penny each! It goes through the printer just fine, and I don't even have to cut off the extra inch in length. The paper comes out as usual. Score! I'm a happy, happy quilter.
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I you check on the "net" for the flip and sew method that uses freezer paper...you can adapt that method by using a children's glue stick to secure the fabric to the pattern, then you sew along the fold line NOT through the paper, flip, press, stick, trim and sew again. The pattern then peals off and can be used again, no pointy sewn papers to remove, you use less paper, fewer mistakes to rip because you see what you are sewing, can use a regular stitch length...it is the way to go. That roll of newsprint will supply an entire guild plus and you are saving trees as well.
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If I bought a ream of 500 sheets from Dick Blick at the great price of $3.56, shipping would have been over $9 for me. Paper is heavy, and shipping is high. So you have a local source for newsprint, it's worth your while to look into buying from them. Besides paper factories, newspaper offices come to mind. They may have cheap or free newsprint remnants, and newspaper offices are everywhere.
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