Originally Posted by
QuiltE
Is there a different freezer paper than the stuff I buy on a roll like waxed paper?
I'd be scared to put it thru my printer!
Sure would be easier to do it that way, than to have to trace everything on.
I'm not a Y-fan person either. But who is??
I found PPing the saving grace for the FWS ones that needed to be done. The Candlequilter block in the summer was probably the first Y-PP I did and it slid together nicely, so I was sold!
Freezer paper is white with wax on one side. I grew up calling it butcher paper.
Here's how I did it. I cut my freezer paper 8.5" x11" then ironed it onto some copy paper. I ran that through the printer, & then took it off of the copy paper. When I cut the templates out of the freezer paper I cut 'em out on the dotted line (the finish shape.) These were ironed onto my fabric. I then used my pinking blade in my rotary cutter & using my ruler, cut a 1/4 seam allowance. I used pins to line up my blocks like this lady does.
http://dquilts.blogspot.com/2007/04/how-i-freezer-paper-piece.html
Since this block has so many Y seams I backed stitched at each corner. This was the first time to use this method & boy do I like it.
Last edited by dublb; 01-05-2012 at 08:46 PM.