I love the precision of paper piecing! I use cheap copy paper also, and usually download patterns from internet sources, or copy on my printer. I use smallish stitches. When I paper piece, I set my ironing board to the same height as my sewing table and put them next to each other in an L, so I don't have to get up to go iron after each seam. I use Best Press each time I iron because I like the crispness it gives to the piece, and I have never noted any shrinkage at all. I can't remember where I saw the idea to dampen the paper before you try to remove it, but that works so well! I use tweezers to get at the little bits that stick here and there. Removing the paper is a good thing to do with your feet up in front of a good movie!