OK another question about scrappy quilts.
07-01-2012, 01:16 PM
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I guess I am missing something here. Why use the phone book pages? If I were going to use anything I guess I would use muslin. But why use anything. Can't you just sew your strips on top of each other and then square them up? I cam imagine how that would allow for chain stitching too. What am I missing here?
07-01-2012, 01:40 PM
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I just sew the strips together and make a new chunk of fabric - about the size of a fat quarter - cut it out however I want to make blocks. I have never used muslin or paper. I do use the strips as enders/leaders and that makes them "free" material in so many ways!!!
07-01-2012, 03:07 PM
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These rolls are called end rolls. Some newspapers charge a dollar or two for them, but there is likely to be enough on any roll that you will be hard pressed to ever use it up. They may come in two widths, so you might want to look at what your local paper has.
You will have to go the trouble of cutting them to size, but all you have to do is measure the width and then cut them the same length if you want a square. The unprinted paper is wonderful for packing material and I have found it relatively easy to pull off strip piecing. Inexpensive muslin is also a good choice, but you may not want the extra layer of fabric...Your strips, your muslin, your batting and then the quilt back may make a heavier quilt than you want. I know several people who have used phone book paper and they didn't have any trouble with it, but be sure to get your hands wet and handle a page or two with those hands to see if the print comes off. Newsprint ink is not as fragile as it once was. froggyintexas
You will have to go the trouble of cutting them to size, but all you have to do is measure the width and then cut them the same length if you want a square. The unprinted paper is wonderful for packing material and I have found it relatively easy to pull off strip piecing. Inexpensive muslin is also a good choice, but you may not want the extra layer of fabric...Your strips, your muslin, your batting and then the quilt back may make a heavier quilt than you want. I know several people who have used phone book paper and they didn't have any trouble with it, but be sure to get your hands wet and handle a page or two with those hands to see if the print comes off. Newsprint ink is not as fragile as it once was. froggyintexas
Originally Posted by conniejean
Most newspapers give away the ends of rolls of blank newsprint paper. Just call & ask. Here in Indianapolis, there is a limit of two rolls twice a year. One roll would last for a long, long time.
07-02-2012, 02:12 AM
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Sediment Shield
Originally Posted by JustAbitCrazy
Ok, everyone. Are you ready for this? There's a roll of very thin semi-transparent white stuff for sale at Lowe's, called "Sediment Shield for Trenches", which was recommended to me by a quilter I know for use as a foundation for a selvedge quilt I am making. It is very inexpensive (the roll I got is 24" wide by 300ft long--it comes in different widths, etc.) and weighs next to nothing, and doesn't have to be removed. This quilter had made a selvedge quilt using muslin as the foundation, and was unhappy with how heavy the finished quilt was. I have been cutting 12" squares and using them for a foundation for my selvedge quilt, and it works fine.
One of these days I plan on trying it for paper piecing. It's very thin and I'm sure I'll have to hand trace each block pattern onto it, but I still think that's preferable to having to remove all that paper. Not sure how it'll work for that, as it's not stiff at all...
One of these days I plan on trying it for paper piecing. It's very thin and I'm sure I'll have to hand trace each block pattern onto it, but I still think that's preferable to having to remove all that paper. Not sure how it'll work for that, as it's not stiff at all...
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