Originally Posted by
qltgrose
I know this is an old thread, but I am hoping someone will share their thoughts. I want to do a spiderweb strip pieced quilt. I have looked at Bonnie Hunters method and she says to piece on a white square of fabric. Is there some special reason to use paper first? Just to avoid the weight of the backing fabric? I just shudder at the work of tearing all the paper off
I use fabric to foundation-piece my crazy quilts - I have used up all my old bedsheets (like my gran taught me) and when I ran out of those I started buying the cheapest, thinnest muslin I could find. It's inexpensive and works great, and like you say - no tearing a bunch of paper out afterwards. (and no ink all over my fingers) The extra fabric does add some weight to the quilt, so that might be a consideration, but I tend to prefer heavier quilts anyway so it doesn't bother me. And really thin muslin is pretty easy to find.