So far, I've only used regular printing paper. I need to look into if there's something else available locally. I hate tracing... :)
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I use regular copy paper - but I also don't sew through the paper. It has saved me tons of frustration and time. I love not sewing through the paper. I won't go back to any other way if I can help it!
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Originally Posted by Yarn or Fabric
(Post 6508017)
I use regular copy paper - but I also don't sew through the paper. It has saved me tons of frustration and time. I love not sewing through the paper. I won't go back to any other way if I can help it!
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Originally Posted by Geri B
(Post 6508070)
Please explain this technique..
The block I used to demo this was really simple but I used the same method to make the tiny bagpipe quilt I made and it worked perfectly so it's good for any size paper piecing project. Here's a link to my mini bagpipe. You can tell it has a lot of really really tiny piecing. http://www.quiltingboard.com/picture...s-t236873.html https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bW9kN2hDzEQ&feature=c4-overview&list=UUN-LXJdXmWqELzH5svT-EYA |
I'm working on a scrape flying geese that is done on 2 1/2 in. adding machine tape. and for the my string quilt I'm using a roll of brown paper towels. and for my fan quilt I have 10 in.sq.parchment paper, and my light box.[a good-well finded].
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Don't remember what it costs, but I buy newsprint paper, 500 sheets at a arts and teachers supply store. I do have to trim 1/2" of the side so that it fits my printer, as its 9x12".
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Yarn or Fabric, thanks for the youtube link. That is so cool, gonna try it. I'm making the BOW 50 Fabulous paper-pieced stars, and removing all the paper is a pain!
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At my office we receive tons of faxes every day and most people use a cover sheet. I keep a folder near the machine and if there's no personal patient info on the cover sheet, the staff saves all the cover sheets for me. I also use the exam table paper if I'm tracing large pp blocks that won't print on my printer.
To illustrate how much paper is wasted: we were off for a long 5 day week-end. When we came back to the office there were hundreds of faxes on the machine. At the end of that just one day, I had over an inch of cover sheets! |
I use Ricky Timm's Poly Stable Stuff- I know it is a bit more expensive (I don't do a lot of PP) but I hate tearing paper out. I have used other types of paper & swear I'll never rip again. With the Stable Stuff it is a tear out or leave in product.
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Do you mean "foundation" piecing, or "paper" piecing? There is a huge difference in them. You can use just about anything from comic books to deli-paper for foundation piecing. However, paper piecing requires you to print or trace a pattern onto paper, most usually done on your printer, so if you used phone book pages, you are going to have a hard time seeing your pattern lines to sew on.
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