kellen46

All these ideas will work just fine. I just did the spider web quilt....I also did not want to buy a new template or special paper. I used el cheapo white tissue from the dollar tree and a kite shaped template I already had. However I could have made a template to size if I had needed to. I used scraps from the bin with some pale yellow for the kite pieces. I have known some to use old newspaper as well. My blocks came out larger than MQC and that is OK with me. I don't like to pay more for a charm pack only to toss most of it in a scrap bin. As for all white...I can cut up white fabric just fine on my own. Once you get your kite pieced sized you can determine the size of the HST you want to use. I used a glue stick to anchor the kite piece in the center and then just grabbed from a pile of left over strips of scrap fabric. I went fine and the tissue stays on till you need to remove it. The only thing is, paper dulls the needle so you may need to change it when the blocks are all done.

miz mary

I just used a piece of lightweight interfacing I had laying around ... worked perfect, and I dont have to rip it off since it's just a wall hanging ! I will try the tissue paper !

Peckish

You can get it for FREE from your local newspaper. I went down to my newspaper and asked if they had any "end rolls". When they get near the end of a roll of newspaper that they're printing on, they'll swap it out for a new one, and they give the ends away to anyone who asks. It's a roll about 4 feet tall and who knows how many thousands of feet long - way more (CLEAN!) newspaper than I'll ever use in this lifetime.

I've used it for sewing, making patterns, wadding up and putting it in boxes I'm shipping, art paper for the kids to draw and paint on, project paper for school and after-school activities. It was perfect when my kids did a community-service project for the Humane Society - they took several layers of newspaper, cut them, stapled corners into them, and presto! instant disposable litter boxes.

BellaBoo

frarose

I use newsprint paper. It is the cheapest.

Quilterfay

I like to time saver ..... so I use Velium and then I use my sewing machine to make the lines. I take the thread out of my machine and just sew along the lines of the pattern. Then when I am done I copy the numbers to each section of the PP.

By doing it with the sewing machine you just need to fold the paper on the line(you don't need to use that hard peice of paper to fold with) and the little holes make it easier to tear it apart.

Lynette-Merlin

Hi Joan,
I live in Hampshire UK and I would suggest you try The Man from Rio. [email protected]
I have had paper for paper piecing from him. He is very speedy. Has a website so you can look it up.
Good luck,
Lynette

fireworkslover

I've done many PP quilts and have learned easier ways as I've gone along. I no longer use regular paper and sew thru the paper, resulting in many long hours to pick that paper off my block. I now use freezer paper. You can buy it in precut 8.5" X 11", print your pattern w/ your printer or draw it yourself. Each freezer paper block is reusable about 5 - 8 times and then the plastic side is no longer able to stick to your fabric when you iron it. Cut out your block leaving 1/4" all around outside edge of pattern. Then crease along all the sew lines on the pattern. I use a postcard edge to fold the paper over onto and get a good crease. Iron your first piece wrong side to the freezer paper. I hold them both up to a light & look thru to make sure the fabric is covering the space, carefully place on ironing surface and press. Then fold back on the first sew line, trim the fabric w/ your 1/4" sa or 1/8"sa. Place your strip for the second piece right sides to the first, pin if needed. Bring to sewing machine and sew right next to the folded freezer paper. Press seam like regular, flip over and press from the freezer paper side, fold 2nd sew line back, trim previous sa, line up next strip of fabric and con't. It works so slick and no paper to pick out at the end. I know you can find other tutes about using freezer paper on here as well as on U Tube.

butterflywing

i've never used old telephone books. how hard is it to see the template through the printed names and numbers?

sylvia77

I use freezer paper, works great!