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Old 02-20-2015, 08:46 AM
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The freezer paper on a roll is great and economical for most pping and applique. I always tear off my piece that I'm going to use and before tracing IRON it. It will stick to the ironing board...just peal it off and there is plenty of wax left for your task. There is a certain amount of shrinkage that happens when you iron it and if you really want to be precise this takes care of that. Plus, it takes some of the "roll" out of it. Also, for applique I use two layers ironed together after preshrinking them. It gives the applique pieces much more stability. I trace the patter to the plain side and then iron another piece on top of the tracing. You will be able to see the pattern through it and no ink will touch your fabric. Just be sure to iron the waxy side to a plain side. For printing I like the packaged paper from Amidon Quiltworks. Her paper seems to have more "stick" to it than some on the web and goes through the printer really well.
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