Steady Stiching

IMHO The paper should never be removed until after the blocks are joined to their sashing or each other. My thoughts on this come from the fact that very often you are dealing with bias edges and I want to keep everything stable. Not to say sometimes if an edge seems stable I will tear it off just as I am getting ready to join that block just t keep the paper out of that last seam.

LorraineA

I also wait until all seams are completed including the outer edge of the block. It keeps it accurate that way and nothing stretches out of place, plus you have the line to stitch along.

GammaLou

I find that the paper slides under my presser foot if I try and sew blocks together with the paper still attached, so I remove it after the block is finished, but before I sew the blocks together.

tessagin

I take the paper off after each block or a few. I have purchased the foundation paper through MSQC and I like to use tissue paper from the gift wrapping sections in the stores. At craft stores you can buy large quantities and they usually come in 20"x20" sheets. Some range from 30-100 sheets. I also lightly score the paper and fold on the seam, It perforates the paper making it easier to tear off. My little niece comes over often and she likes to help so I save her some blocks. She'll say "I'm helping in the process, right? and I reply absolutely.

nyleve

I remove the paper as I am piecing the block. I try and keep the grain lines correct with each piece . Bias edges do not bother me. The seams are not so bulky this way. Works for me.

katybob

I get 8 1/2 x 11 freezer paper sheets from here: cjenkinscompany.com I haven't had any problems at all running it through my printer. I don't remember what I pay for it, but it's not terribly expensive and well worth the price to not have to trace on regular freezer paper and struggle with it jamming in the printer. A 200-sheet pack lasts a long time.

fireworkslover

Yes, I have ordered this and it goes right into your printer, no problem. I do not iron it to a piece of fabric, just put in one piece at a time. It's a bit heavier than freezer paper on the roll from the grocery store. I usually press it to my ironing surface one time before using it for PP, then it doesn't stick so hard to your PP pieced block. You can reuse it multiple times before it no longer sticks to your fabric. How many times depends on how many times you iron it, but I generally get 6 -7 blocks out of one piece. You fold your paper on each sewing line and then fold the paper back and stitch right next to the fold, so you are not sewing thru the paper. 8.5" X 11", 50 pages /pack www.cjenkinscompany.com

qbtexas

I'm guessing this is one of the things I am liking about the Judy Niemeyer pattern I am working on....since you cut templates for the paper piecing, they are aligned so that you don't have bias edges at the edges of the blocks.

maxnme01

I just purchased this same pattern last week. I have a HUGE stash of oriental fabrics I want to use. It's a generous block size and no teeny tiny slivers in it. Yah.

Sewbeeit2

Many wash away stabilizers for embroidery...but pricey...
haven't used them for paper piecing..
.but save all the scraps add a small amount of water
and it paints on with a brush to fabric and batting...great to sew through also..
This liquid I use it to add on batting without sewing it ....