Originally Posted by
quilterpurpledog
I have used Carol Doak foundation paper and like it a lot. I have also used copy paper and find that the cheaper, the better for this purpose. I know there are people who like freezer paper but I found that it is not flexible, does not fold as cleanly and hard to tear away and stretches the thread in the stitches. My first consideration is that it go through the printer without hassle. The second is that it tear easily and quickly. I really enjoy paper piecing because of its precision. It is its own 'journey'.
Oh my QPP with freezer paper you don't stitch through the paper like regular PP. You first stitch your pattern onto the FP by sewing on the line with no thread in the needle. What I do is use the regular paper pattern then layer up about 4 peices of FP. I hit the FP with the tip of my iron in several places so it sticks together then I tape my regular Paper pattern that I printed out to the top.
Then when you go to PP instead of stitching through the paper you fold it back and stitch right next to it. You can reuse pattern pieces several times (I think I have gone up to 8 times before it quits sticking when I iron on my fabric) and you don't have any tedious ripping. I love FPP for this. It takes a bit more prep work but more than makes up for it in saving time with no tearing the paper and being able to reuse the pattern pieces.
Here is a fabulous blog that explains the difference in both technique and results. However, unlike this blogger, I have found I got very precise results with FPP as well as regular PP.
https://denversews.com/2014/03/07/fo...freezer-paper/
To the OP, I am loyal to no kind of paper with traditional PP. I use copy paper, newsprint, and vellum. But vellum is by far the best to use as it tears easily, is semi transparent and is crisp. But the cost is prohibitive compared to the other choices. It can be found relatively inexpensively if you purchase it by the ream but it is still more than copy or newsprint.