Something that makes me go 'hmmmmmmm.......'
 

Ok so i was pondering an idea.. (Scary thought !!!! )

I was thinking, back in the day, some quilts were made with 'paper'.. (stay with me here)

Well, Ive got quite a few string blocks made up on telephone book pages ( getting where im going?)

So, I wonder if i leave the paper foundation on it will eventually disintegrate right?? I mean after multiple washings it would be gone with the disappearing 'other' sock in the land of limbo.. ( yup i was going there!)

I mean, it would mean no tearing off paper, but instead have a 'crinkly' sounding quilt for a while till the paper breaks down ... it would break down wouldnt it?? It does in my garden, so why not in the wash?? ( and theres the 'Hmmmmmmm'....... )



thoughts???? as to Why and why not?? Id like to hear more than "No i wouldnt.."... So why wouldnt you??

the why not is....
as it breaks down it will become wet-globs- which will then cause globby lumps in the quilt- and sure 100 washes down the road it may all be gone---but in the mean-time--
better to tear off the majority of the paper- you don't have to worry about the little bits that stick in the seams- those will disappear fairly soon & completely- but larger pieces will glob up-then take longer to break down.

I guess I woudn't just for the simple fact that I just wouldn't. But there are water soluble foundation paper out there. Just google it. You don't have to remove it and it will dissappear in the wash.

Here's one by Sulky but I know I have seen others. http://www.amazon.com/Sulky-Paper-So.../dp/B002LN1CJ2

Carol Doak (Queen of Paper Piecing) has her own line. http://www.joann.com/carol-doak-s-fo...-pkg/prd34221/

Yup I agree, globs are no good...

Another wonderful idea.... thx

I agree with ckcowl. The paper would clump together and cause lumps between the layers. Paper is made of wood and will have fibers, no matter how fine they are. So it's not going to go away completely when sandwiched between layers of fabric. There's no way for the fibers to get out. In your garden the wood fibers just go into the soil. That's why you don't see them when the paper starts breaking down.

It really isn't that hard to take the paper off ....

When I'm PPing I do it as I complete each block, and then give it a good pressing. If I waited til the end, it'd be one big UGH!!!!!

A neat trick that I learned here on the board for removing the paper is to take a cotton swab or a small paintbrush and just wet the seams down and the paper will come off very easily.

I have to agree with ckcowl on this one. I would also be concerned about the ink bleeding through.

Then, too, there's the issue of the paper (especially from a phone book) being acidic and what it might do to your quilt fibers while it is breaking down! It might not cause damage in the near term, but would weaken the fabric so that it would not stand the test of time.

Not to mention your washing machine! How many are you willing to buy after they clog up.ha. My 90 yr old sister has one and I have it, a beautiful string quilt made on readers digest pages. When she got it all sewed together, she sat and took all the paper off ugh. Her den was like a den.Grin. But the quilt is scrappy and beautiful. One of these days when grandson tells me what to do, I'm gonna take several pictures and put them on here. Barny