feline fanatic

Even more reason not to worry about every little bit of paper. If it is a wallhanging no one will ever know there is still a few pieces of paper clinging to the seam allowances. It won't cause the wallhanging to hang oddly and it won't harm the fabric. I wouldn't worry about it.

cashs_mom

This is what I do. I use the cheapest paper I have and shorten my stitch length. That seems to help a lot.

EasyPeezy

I use a pair of bent tweezers similar to the one that's used for sergers.

KarenK

Some paper is much easier to remove than others. For me, the easiest to remove is the manila paper in the Scribble Pad from the dollar store. I also make paper piecing removal an "event". Movie, ice tea, feet up.

Onebyone

I have tried every paper that has ever been referred to as paper piecing paper. I stick with lightweight vellum to tear out ( easiest to take out, no tiny bits) or Stable Stuff that is left in . Check wholesale online paper manufacturers for the vellum by the ream. One ream should last you for decades. Amazon has 50 sheet packs for about $7 by Darice.

https://www.rickytims.com/online-sto...-sheets-8-5x11

hybearn8er

When I did my paper piecing I wet a qtip with water and ran it down my stiching. It mad the pieces come off very easily.

sval

That sounds promising. I'll give it a try.

ckcowl

Shorten stitch length ( I use 18 stitches per inch) the paper pops right off. When I'm working on a piece with lots of close/ tiny pieces I tend to print my pattern on thin muslin or lightweight interfacing instead of paper- then I can just leave it in instead of removing. I love paper piecing.

Jennifer23

I've used the wet Q-tip method successfully. I also find that tugging on opposite sides of the block and twisting it a bit makes the paper tear along the seams, which makes removal much easier. I would start here I'd you're really worried about the fabric running, as it avoids water.

The method that looks easiest, but terrifies me the most, is what MarionsQuilts describes here: Best way to remove paper piecing paper!. She put the whole top in the washing machine, and it worked like magic! I'm not brave enough to try this yet, but I have that same JN snowflake kit sitting on my sewing desk waiting for me, and I would really like a quick way of removing the papers. Whatever method you go with, please let us know how it works!

meanmom

The washing machine method sounds good. I would be afraid the little paper bits would clog the pump in the washing machine. I love the Ricky Timms stable stuff. That is what I used in my avatar. I did all 50 of Carol Doaks paper pieced stars. I didn't have to remove any paper.