What is your favorite type of paper for paper piecing?

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01-13-2014, 02:59 PM

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tropit

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Originally Posted by Yooper32

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.

I'm referring to foundation piecing. The type of piecing where you sew your fabrics onto paper, as in string quilts, etc. sorry if I used the wrong term there.

01-13-2014, 03:47 PM

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Eileen De Ville

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Phone books. Free, and they put too many on my front steps. I used to to toss them in the recycle until I heard about using them for foundation piecing. Being that I am a true scrapper, I am frugal. Eventually, there will be no more phone books, or, so few, you will have to to order them. Not me.

01-13-2014, 03:51 PM

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Vera39760

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I use Carol Doak's paper for paper piecing and for foundation piecing I am using used dryer sheets. They can stay in, smell nice and are kept out of the garbage. I am using them for a crazy quilt right now. I mentioned it at my sewing group and several people have started using it also and others have been bringing in plastic bags full to those using them. I won't run out any time soon.

01-13-2014, 06:02 PM

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I just bought a 500 sheet bundle of newsprint sheets that fit in the printer.The cost was $6.50. almost a lifetime supply!

01-13-2014, 08:03 PM

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I use news print which my local newspaper will give free the ends of rolls which they cannot use on the presses. It tears away easily.

01-13-2014, 10:05 PM

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JeanieG

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Originally Posted by sandy l

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".

I bought 2 reams (8 1/2 x 11") at Dick Blick on line. The shipping was the same for two as for one. I use it for paper piecing - works great and goes through my printer just fine.