There seems to be some confusion about paper piecing. One is using a paper foundation to sew on. The other is using freezer paper templates. I would like to know more about using freezer paper templates. Not for applique, but for piecing.............

Georgia Bonesteel has books out on that method of using freezer paper.

Freezer paper is used for templates as in her method, as well as a fold and sew PP method where you fold freezer paper foundations along each seam line and sew beside it :wink:

I thought freezer paper was used for making templates and tissue or special paper piecing product (Carol Doak & others recommend) is used for paper piecing - surely freezer paper would leave residue on needles if sewn into!!

I've never notice residue on my needle and I use freezer paper alot for applique. I've heard of using if for pp, just haven't tried it yet. There are so many different ways to pp that I forget the latest until I am finished with my pp.

Interesting. I never thought of freezer paper for PP.

This explains it quite well, I would love to give it a go one day

http://dquilts.blogspot.com/2007/04/...per-piece.html

freezer paper DOES NOT LEAVE ANY RESIDUE ON YOUR FABRICS, NEEDLES OR ANYWHERE ELSE. The plastic coating will 'stick' to fabric (or other surface it is adhered to) but peels off without leaving any residue behind.
and usually when using it for piecing you do not actually stitch through the paper, you stitch beside it. your freezer paper is actual size, the seam allowance is added to the fabric so you can stitch beside the paper.

Way cool, having been a "Fish monger" for 12 years I saved up end pieces of freezer paper for inexpensive painting palet. Now I have another use for all that paper I saved. By the way, the paper will not gum up your needles because it is not sticky until you heat it up to press your fabric. After it cools it goes back to its original texture and will stay stuck to the fabric until you pull it away.
Great idea and thank you for sharing it.
:-D

http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v6...rrent=b727.jpg
this quilt pattern was on freezer paper. i sewed fabrics onto it in sections, then sewed the sections together. no problem with my needle either. just a bit stiffer to move around than nice transparent paper.

I learned a different method of freezer paper pieceing where you leave the paper whole and just fold it back and sew right along the fold.