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.