Agree with leaving the paper in place till the squares are sewn together.
**Never would have thought of using pages from a telephone book. Great idea. Although, I live in a small rural town and our phone book measures 9 1/2 x 6 1/2. They best be small blocks. :eek:

Sew the blocks together with the paper on it. Use thight stiches 1.2. After the top is done take the paper off carefully. It helps to fold it on the lines before trying to remove the paper. I also use a little tweezer for tiny pieces that are stuck.

I will need to try some of the tips offered in previous posts for removing the paper. Remember to set your stitch setting to very small stitches.

Don't we all live and learn? Thanks for the tips.

It'll work best if you sew the whole top together before removing the paper. That way, you won't have to worry about pulling stitches loose.

the only tip I have is to mention that this would be great to do in front of the TV. Mainly because it gets boring after a while!

All that bother....just wash the finished quilt and the paper will dissolve away into the batting....I have made many quilts this way and there is no problem. I just made a spiderweb with tissue paper. Yes it was a bit noisy when quilting but now that is is washed you cannot tell I left the paper in. If you are worried about the ink it dries and is then non transferable, if you are still worried, run a hot iron over it and it that will also dry it. My DMIL taught me this back in 1964 when she taught me to quilt and many scrap quilts have been done this way ever since. Too much fuss and muss for me to worry about the paper.

Telephone book pages! I would worry the ink would come off on the fabric.

Welcome to the board. You will find lots of helpful people here. I have learned so much from the members. I still consider myself a beginner, but I'm getting better with practice.

I never thought of using a drywall spatula to remove paper from foundation pieced blocks. Next time I am at Lowe's, I'm going to pick on up. We all learn a lot from each other.

Another method is to use a moist "Q" tip to run down the seam. Makes the paper soft and won't rip the seams, although phone book paper is soooo thin.

Good luck and welcome from Missouri.