Oh I just love that quilt!!! Very Beautiful Roses! I'm jealous!!! You did a wonderful job on that quilt.
I'm still getting up the nerve to try paper piecing. I have a project to start but am afraid to fail at it, LOL!!! I think I need someone to sit with me to show me the correct way the first time. That way no frustration issues...
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I hate cutting out all the little tiny pieces so the fold and sew is my preference also. I was putting a little dab of glue on regular paper while paper piecing and folding on the line before I even heard of the freezer paper piecing. Much better than using the glue on regular paper.

thanks, wish i had the quilt. i made it for a co-worker. i do still have the full page pattern. i could make another one day but would have to trace the pp template page(s).

i was in a sunbonnet sue swap for 6 inch blks and they were paper pieced. i couldn't do it, so i traced the tiny pieces and laid them on fabric and cut and sewed the old fashioned way. even her ribbon on her bonnet.
so where there is a will, there's a way.
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Very pretty! When you say sewed the old fashioned way do you mean by hand or on a treadle?

Thanks for info on freezer paper for paper piecing, please note that I did say "If sewn into" could leave residue on needles, obviously only guessing but I was concerned about thickness of freezer paper too, so your wisdom through trial is worth having :D I have only recently tried Carol Doak's paper piecing by machine.

I have found that using freezer paper for regular paper piecing is doable (do-able? Neither word looks right. Sorry.) but I have to shorten my stitch length a lot more. So instead of using a 1.5 stitch length like I normally would with any other papers, I needed to use a 1.0 to get it to perforate without stretching the seams too much.

I like using the freezer paper (to iron onto the signature area) for stabilizing anywhere I need to write. I know a lot of people swear by tape or sandpaper behind their work but I find this works best for me.

I actually use an old needle to run along the PP pattern lines. This perforates the freezer paper and makes it easier to fold back the paper. I also use the zipper foot and sew ALONG the folded line (not through the freezer paper). Then I fold down the segment, press it to the fabric and sew along the next fold. Works like a charm.

ha,ha. not that old fashioned, sorry. just meant sewed by machine without any paper. just regular piecing method.

Oh ok, LOL!!! It's all good, No need to be sorry. Sometimes you just never know how someone sews. It could happen..... Right? :roll:
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