What is your favorite type of paper for paper piecing?
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What is your favorite type of paper for paper piecing?
I have found my favorite paper to use for foundation piecing: Garden Catalogs! I'm a long time, avid gardener, so I get tons of them this time of year. Many of them are made from a lightweight newsprint, perfect for tearing later. Plus, I get to see lots of pretty fruits and veggies while I quilt, inspiring me to get out there and prepare for the upcoming gardening season!
~ Cindy
~ Cindy
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I have two reams of onion skin paper. My printer doesn't like it but it's transparent enough to see thru easily to trace thru. It's getting *very* hard to find though and it's not exactly cheap when you do find it.
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You can buy newsprint, which is thinner than copy paper and it can be bought in white, by the ream of 500 sheets at Amazon for under 5.00. I think it was 3.50 but of course there will be shipping. I've bought pads of the regular newsprint at Staples but it was too wide for the printer. I took it to the printshop at staples and had them trim it. Still using that stuff. Runs through the printer just fine. If there is a Dick Blick store close to you they also carry it, and you can order on line. Hope this helps.
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I don't know the name of the paper, but it is almost as thin as tissue paper, but more durable. Of all things, I haven't paper pieced in a long time, and the other day, I started a project using PP. It took me a while to get "back into the groove" but, it is coming back to me. Take care and keep quilting.!!
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