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    Old 01-18-2013, 08:55 AM
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    Oh, I like the idea of recycling those dryer sheets...would you still need to remove them, or no?
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    Old 01-18-2013, 09:05 AM
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    Originally Posted by maviskw
    You don't need to go out and buy paper..
    Very true, but if you already have the rolls of paper it's a good way to use them. My parents had one of those adding machines from back in the "olden" days. When I visited I dug around the desk and found a roll.

    I've used fabric and telephone books as foundation also. It's all in what you have around the house handy.

    You don't have to use foundation at all if you don't want to. It just makes it more sturdy as you put it all together. I take the papers off after I get the quilt put together one evening while watching TV.
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    Old 01-18-2013, 09:29 AM
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    Originally Posted by Geri B
    besides the fact that there is no embroidery stitches over the seams, it seems that crumb is the same as crazy?? I thought crumbs were bits of fab to small to sew w/seams so were put onto a foundation and either fancy sewed all over or even covered with a piece of tulle and then sewed over using various emb. stitches....not as a full quilt, but rather a decorative thing. So what is this technique called....thanks......
    The difference between Crumbs and crazies: crumbs are chain stitched. You usually start with a strip of one fabric that isn't a scrap and sew scraps to it. That unifies your eventual blocks, and it makes it easier to start sewing the scraps together. Then you cut that strip apart, and you chain sew scraps to the resulting pieces. You keep sewing until you have pieces big enough to cut squares, usually 6" squares. The other difference: crumbs are sewn together with sashing - another way of taming the wildness (or craziness) of all those scraps.
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    Old 01-18-2013, 09:31 AM
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    great info... thanks
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    Old 01-18-2013, 09:38 AM
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    One thing to remember when using paper foundation is to decrease your stitch size. Smaller stitches will perforate your paper more and make it easier to remove.
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    Old 01-18-2013, 09:45 AM
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    Originally Posted by CoventryUK
    Check out the fantastic Tutoriahttp://www.quiltingboard.com/tutorials-f10/string-piecing-adding-machine-paper-t56940.htmll by Sue Fish!!
    do you have the actual link for this.. I am unable to find this when I type it in
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    Old 01-18-2013, 09:47 AM
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    Originally Posted by huntannette
    I use adding machine paper....it is easier to sew small strips together....you just have to cut the sides even when you have a whole roll finished ...got the idea on th QB...i`ve done quite a few quilts this way...
    Your quilts are very pretty. Now I have another one on my bucket list.
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    Old 01-18-2013, 09:56 AM
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    Originally Posted by JLMiller
    do you have the actual link for this.. I am unable to find this when I type it in
    Here's a hot link for you ...
    http://www.quiltingboard.com/tutoria...er-t56940.html

    BTW there was no need to type it all in ... I just cut and pasted it into the browser and was there.
    Then cut and pasted it here, so you had the hot link.
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    Old 01-18-2013, 10:13 AM
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    Originally Posted by huntannette
    I use adding machine paper....it is easier to sew small strips together....you just have to cut the sides even when you have a whole roll finished ...got the idea on th QB...i`ve done quite a few quilts this way...
    Thank you so much for posting these pictures. I've been reading about this method for some time, but it took these great pictures for me to get some motivation! I'm off to finally do some sewing after a bit of a slump.
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    Old 01-18-2013, 10:21 AM
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    Originally Posted by QuiltE
    Here's a hot link for you ...
    http://www.quiltingboard.com/tutoria...er-t56940.html

    BTW there was no need to type it all in ... I just cut and pasted it into the browser and was there.
    Then cut and pasted it here, so you had the hot link.
    Thanks QuiltE!!! Thats what I tried to do but I'm not too computer savvy!! DUH!! I get it right sometimes!! Thanks for coming to my rescue!!
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