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rj.neihart 08-28-2016 03:15 AM

I use paper from my printer - a bit frugal I know - but it works great and is always on hand!

Texas_Sue 08-28-2016 04:51 AM

I use newsprint. It's really easy to get off after you're through piecing. I look around on the web for the cheapest prices. I also have some vellum (spelling???). I bought a ream of it at the Papermill.com. It's super easy to remove. Since I've started doing Judy Niemeyer patterns I haven't had to do any printing or use any other paper, but her patterns expensive.

JENNR8R 08-28-2016 05:24 AM

If I'm doing regular paper piecing, I use blank newsprint that I buy at Michaels on a pad with a coupon.

My favorite method is freezer-paper piecing. You fold the seam back and sew next to it so there is no paper to tear off and the freezer-paper pattern can be reused several times.

This is where I learned the method: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OqMiC1_JdqQ

csknott 08-28-2016 08:09 AM


Originally Posted by 5moose (Post 7638300)
dickblick.com has reams of newsprint paper. 500 sheets per package. My printer has no problem feeding it through and its only in the neighbor hood of $3 something a ream

This is what I do and no problems here. And it comes in 8.5x11.

ontheriver 08-28-2016 08:48 AM

I just use my regular printer paper.

marge954 08-28-2016 10:48 AM

I use the useless phone books that I find thrown on my front porch. The paper is very thin which makes it easy to tear off the back of the project, there's lots pages and it's free!

JustAbitCrazy 08-29-2016 05:52 AM

I took a piece of the Carol Doak paper, which I love (but it's too expensive) to a paper factory, where they identified it as newsprint, plain old newsprint, and sold me a gigantic 12" wide roll for about $9, if I remember right. It should last me the rest of my days, and I calculated that each sheet I cut off of the roll costs me less than a penny.

ljptexas 08-29-2016 06:28 AM

I use this too from dickblick.com. Sooooo affordable! Lasts me a long time... Use it a lot 'cause I only do paper pieceing...


Originally Posted by csknott (Post 7638926)
This is what I do and no problems here. And it comes in 8.5x11.


Sneed 08-29-2016 06:36 AM

I use light weight tracing paper. Buy it by the roll.

Onebyone 08-29-2016 06:38 AM


Originally Posted by marge954 (Post 7639059)
I use the useless phone books that I find thrown on my front porch. The paper is very thin which makes it easy to tear off the back of the project, there's lots pages and it's free!


That's good for foundation piecing but not paper piecing. PP is having the pattern printed or drawn on the paper.


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