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Old 05-27-2009, 03:43 PM
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weezie, that's a great idea!
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Old 05-27-2009, 04:24 PM
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I use 16 pound typing paper. You can usually find it at an office supply store. It works very well in a copier so you don't have to trace your pattern. Also, it is very easy to remove.
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Old 05-27-2009, 04:59 PM
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I use the Carol Doak paper or cheap printer paper and print my foundations on my printer. I have great luck tearing both away. Recently I was out of state for an extended period because my son was in an accident and hospitalized. I ran out of handwork. I went to the local quilt shop and bought a couple of kits. They were paper piecing but I had no sewing machine in the ICU. I hand pieced the paper pieced blocks. I found water soluble foundation paper at the same quilt shop. I worked very well since I did not have to pull on my delicate hand stitches to get rid of my foundation paper. (Fortunately my son is now fine :-) ).
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Old 05-29-2009, 07:52 PM
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Originally Posted by azam
Try newsprint paper, you can purchase it at a school supply. I'm not sure if they carry it at an office supply store. I suppose you can call and find out. Hope this helps!!!
For my classroom, I used to get roll ends of newprint at the local newpaper office. They gave it to schools, and perhaps charged a minimal fee to others.
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Old 05-29-2009, 07:56 PM
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Originally Posted by MadQuilter
Originally Posted by loves2quilt
now Im tracing that pattern onto freezer paper...very tedious...there are 4 blocks to make one block, and you need 20 blocks, so I need to trace that template..80 times!!
Why don't you get the freezer paper in 8.5x11 sheets and run it through the printer? I would either create a template page on a computer paint type/graphics program or print the pattern off an existing pattern file (pdf).
Freezer paper in 8.5 X 11 inch sheets? Where to you find that??
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Old 05-30-2009, 10:02 AM
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I print the patterns on regular printer paper. I don't have a scanner. I'm usually printing the patterns from one of many sites I've found that offer free patterns.

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Old 05-30-2009, 01:06 PM
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you can buy letter size freezer paper online at a couple of online quilt shops or your LQS might carry it
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Old 05-31-2009, 06:55 AM
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Originally Posted by kluedesigns
you can buy letter size freezer paper online at a couple of online quilt shops or your LQS might carry it
Thanks, Sweetie.
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i found vellum papera at the office supply store the other day in a pack of 50 sheets for cheaper than my quilt store can sell 20. was looking for the cheap copy paper but no luch. the vellum was $13, thought that was reasonable.
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Old 08-25-2012, 03:47 PM
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I am new to paper piecing and tried J Tailor sheets. They are supposed to work with copiers and printers, but I have had no luck with copiers or printers. Does anyone have any ideas to get it to work?
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