Dogwood Quilter

I may be wrong but I believe if you cut the freezer paper to paper size, press it to a piece of printer paper, then run it through the printer. Then you can pull it off the printer paper. This is how they use the printer to print to fabric. I've not tried it myself yet but I've been researching how to do it. Do some YouTube searches.

Sewnoma

I've used it for years to make stencils and masks for painting onto fabric. I buy it at the grocery store, around here it's available pretty much everywhere that you can buy stuff like waxed paper. One box does go a long way, I've been using it for probably 10 years and I think I'm only on my 3rd box.

I also second the recommendation for parchment paper. I believe it's silicone coated so it's heat resistant and pretty much nothing sticks to it (like fusible web) so it's great as a pressing "cloth". Weirdly, I even cook with it!

tessagin

I have precut my own freezer paper. I have about 10-12 sheets. I just put them between some large quilt magazines I have. That flattens them so I can print when I need to. I have letter size sheets. Much less expensive than buying it in the store.

tessagin

I go through parchment a lot. I rarely have to wash my baking sheets. Another way to flatten precut sheets of freezer and parchment. Put the precut paper between baking sheets then set a heavy bowl or pan on top. After couple hours just put in a folder for later use.

Sneed

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.

madamekelly

Just an aside, when using freezer paper to make appliqués, I sometimes lay a piece shiny side down on the ironing board on a pressing sheet, top with a second piece and iron the two layers together to get a little thicker paper to work with. This is really nice for ironing the edges under before Appliquéing them down. ( sometimes I get a little bit of a ripple in the paper when I do this, but it does not seem to be a problem. Just a note, I do draw my patterns on the top sheet before I iron, using a fine sharpie so it does not " iron off", then cut the shapes.

sorry sneed, I just saw your post, but I have added some info, so I left it.

wbfrog

Yes, that is correct also next time pick some up from Walmart you get more on the roll and it is wider. I did market research checking several stores in my area looking for the best price and I found that Walmart was the best value and got more on the roll.

-Vontina

mjhaess

It sure is...I use it all the time..