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wow that is a lot of paper. Penny
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Originally Posted by Jingleberry
I bought my roll at Wal Mart. I love the black cat in your avatar, I have one too and he is so sweet and well behaved.
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Originally Posted by dixiechunk
I have both but prefer the sheets I bought on-line a couple of years ago. The pad of FP I bought at a quilt shop (Jenkins?) was thrown in the trash. Once it was ironed on I couldn't get it off. Sometimes my local groceries don't carry the Reynolds FP so I bought a box of FP sheets from a restaurant supply place.
won't ever have to buy any more...box contained 43lbs of paper! Love it though. |
Thanks everyone for your replies. I will try it out soon for sure. Just wanted to have it on hand .. it's important ya know to have all the things on hand!!! lol
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i buy mine on a roll at the grocery store, sometimes (when they have it) i buy it from our Sams Wholesale store
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Originally Posted by bronnyb
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Which explains why I've not seen it anywhere - I have been looking - eager to try the process..might have to ask for it when I'm doing my next stash swap with my sister stitchers in the USA... - now there's a thought!!! (I am certain that somewhere, in some supermarket someplace, that I cannot for the life of me, sometime in the past 6 months, I saw a roll of freezer paper - did I buy it then??? of course not... just like seeing a funky fabric and thinking that you'd go back later to pick it up and then finding the week later that it's vanished!) |
I guess I should pass along my all-time favorite thing for
freezer paper. Buy a roll, find a guy with a bandsaw---cut through the whole roll into sizes you use. for applique', you just need a small roll. cut 8 1/2" (for printer)-5 1/2"- 3 1/2". so much easier than handling a big roll and wasting so much when you only need a small piece. great for making vines on borders. store the rolls back in the box. Reynolds is the best brand. elaine |
You can get it at most grocery stores on the isle with the tin foil and zip lock bags.
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Originally Posted by brushandthimble
I use and buy both, the roll from grocery store and the sheets. I prefer the sheets to put in the printer, they don't roll up. I like the 8.5 x 11 sheets, do have a package of 11 x 14 ordered by mistake.
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Look on the bottom shelf at the grocery store. You can print patterns on the sheets with a ink jet printer. Do not use a lazer printer as it will melt the wax all over the printer. Just be sure to put the paper in so it prints on the dull side not on the waxed side. You should be able to purchase the sheets at any quilt for fabric shop.
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Thank you. I will definitely look, because I just hate cutting freezer paper.
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1000 feet is a lot of freezer paper. I but it in the grocery store on a roll for only a couple of dollars.
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uhhh, am I the only person in the world who doesn't know WHAT you do with freezer paper? Like the vines on borders -- and printing designs on the dull side of the freezer paper: do you then iron it onto fabric somehow, or what?
Sorry for no doubt stupid question but real newbie here. Thanks for your patience. Red faced :o< |
Yes, the you iron the shiny side to the wrong side of your material for paper or foundation piecing. I also iron it to the right side of my material and do what is called picture piecing. Try going to www.englanddesign.com/ and look at some of her work and patterns. They are really neat. I have made several for wall hanging gifts and plan to make many more.
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Okay, thank you. I just couldn't imagine what freezer paper could be used for in sewing. It'll be a whole other aspect of this wonderful folk art to explore.
Wow, that picture piecing is incredible! My hat's off to you for doing it - and for taking your time to answer my elementary question. Thanks again. |
Originally Posted by smitty
I guess I should pass along my all-time favorite thing for
freezer paper. Buy a roll, find a guy with a bandsaw---cut through the whole roll into sizes you use. for applique', you just need a small roll. cut 8 1/2" (for printer)-5 1/2"- 3 1/2". so much easier than handling a big roll and wasting so much when you only need a small piece. great for making vines on borders. store the rolls back in the box. Reynolds is the best brand. elaine |
Your are welcome. This forum is great for information and no question is too mundane to answer. I have learned a lot just by reading, don't always respond, but do learn a lot.
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remember also that freezer paper patterns can be ironed on and used many times. saves making so many patterns for applique'. Reynolds brand is the best.
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I so agree with you, Reynolds FP is the best.
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