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01-05-2011, 07:49 PM

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sosewcrazy

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Originally Posted by rob529

Just let me know if I am missing something. If you glue the tissue paper on printer paper so you can send it thru the printer, aren't the 2 pieces of paper glued together? They can't be pulled apart can they? And if they are glued together you might as well just use the printer paper.

I'm not positive, but i

01-05-2011, 07:50 PM

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I'm not positive, but I think that's why it said to use the repositional glue stick. It's like post-it note glue and comes off easily.

01-05-2011, 07:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Roxanne

I've just had my AH-HA moment! I am struggling with FMQ and have been so upset that I couldn't seem to get the hang of it...I see all of the beautiful quilts which you ladies do and my pieced tops look beautiful too; but my quilting is soooooo bad. I have practiced and practiced and still they look like something alien (certainly not feathers or whatever). I'm off to the studio this morning with a new goal and a roll of freezer paper and a package of tissue paper....Wish me luck!
Thanks for this post..
Roxanne

You go girl!

01-05-2011, 10:57 PM

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I use transfer paper which runs trough the printer beautifully and just pin it on with curved pins, then sew.

01-05-2011, 11:34 PM

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Originally Posted by jaciqltznok

I just use golden threads paper and baste it down...I don't spray basting at all...ever....but that is another topic!

Thanks for this tip. I never heard of the stuff, and when I googled just now it turned up readily available and reasonably priced. (Where has that been hiding?) Are you able to use it in the printer? And are you basting it down by machine or by hand? I'm brand new to machine quilting, and I'm looking forward to trying this idea.

01-05-2011, 11:39 PM

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Originally Posted by yellowsnow55

I use transfer paper which runs trough the printer beautifully and just pin it on with curved pins, then sew.

Of course I didn't have the sense to read through everything before posting. This looks especially useful because it is made for the printer, cut to size and won't risk damaging equipment the way some less conventional things might. I assume it's available at office supply stores?

01-05-2011, 11:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Farm Quilter

Another way to accomplish your goal is to draw your design once, put it on top of 5-6 layers of tissue and sew your design with your DSM without thread, just an old needle. You can use your original design many times before it falls apart. Using a copier to make several of your original is an option too, before you start "sewing" your design, just to make sure you have enough copies. I've done that with Golden Thread Papers and then used them on my longarm. They tear away easily.

This reminded me of a very old method I read about somewhere online not long ago. They would pierce their design on one sheet of paper this way, and then they would pin the paper down and rub chalk dust so that it would filter through the piercings to leave the marks on the fabric. I suspect it was kind of messy and hard to see, or maybe hard to wash out. It does have the advantages of one sheet being reusable and nothing between you and the fabric when you sew. Use an old needle if you sew paper because it will dull the needle.

01-06-2011, 12:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Farm Quilter

Gosh I remember being taught that in high school, no longer works for me though, eyesight really bad. Now it's just easier to fmq

01-06-2011, 01:23 AM

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I have used huge amounts of freezer paper in my lazer printers over the years with no problems. Freezer paper is what I prefer to use for the fancier paper piecing, because I can iron it into place and have it stay there. I also use it to back treated fabric when I want to print directly on cloth.

(BTW, I have had several printers since I started quilting, all HP, because my DH is always determined to get me the "next" thing, whether I want and need it or not. My current printer, however, is because VISTA would not recognize my older printer. My delightful neighbors and the senior center use my old ones.)