Oops, I was guessing that you didn't mean paper piecing, but strip piecing etc.

wqh, sue in CA

I agree, I just foundation pieced 30 blocks for the Bonnie Hunter mystery and I shortened my stitch length and the paper came out so easily. In fact, that was my favorite part of making the blocks, was ripping the paper out!!

I use the paper that I have in my coping machine.....works fine for me.. Use a bigger needle and really tiny stitches.....

I use a book of graph paper to keep all my favorite patchwork blocks in one place. When I need to pp something, I just use a piece of that graph paper. Good luck with your pp project!

I use thin, cheap type paper. You don't need to spend a lot of money for this. And is the foundation for the block a full 12" or is it in sections that you sew together? I just run my patterns through my printer. If you are tracing, I agree with buying bolt ends of newsprint from your local newspaper. Ours used to give them away, but now they charge $2 per roll.

I use cheap printer paper and shorten the stitch length. I also either back stitch or use my tie off at the beginning and the end of each seam so the stitches wont pull out when I tear the paper away.

Talk about cheapo! I save the packing paper (Newsprint) that comes in anything I order threw the mail. I iron it flat and it works quite well! I figure, that way I make up for a little of the shipping and handling charges! lol

I use tracing paper that comes in pads at Walmart. I prnt the pattern using my printer. You can see through the paper and it is very easy to line up your fabric. The only problem is that the paper size is 9 inches by 12 inches so I trim 1/2 inch off one side as my printer only takes 8-1/2 wide paper.

I've been PPing for several years and have found by trial and error that the very cheapest and thinnest copy paper you can buy at the big box office store works best. I buy it by the box which will last me for two years.

I tried the thinner papers but found that they easily tore with a very multi-pieced pattern and they definitely did not hold up if you had to ripit. If you use smaller stitches, it tears out as easily as any other.

I wouldn't recommend back stitching or machine tying off with PPing. With the smaller stitch, be sure you sew two or three stitches beyond your pattern line when starting and ending. Doing this will have you sewing over previous stitches which locks them and avoids thread buildup and lumps.