string quilt issues
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string quilt issues
I shortened my stitch length, but I still find stitches pulling out when I try to remove the phone book paper. It is such a mess to remove all the paper. Tweezers surely help. Is there a simpler way to string piece. I know a fabric foundation adds extra weight.
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I use a pin to lift the paper middle and tear the paper away as I hold the end of the seam. Some give the paper a light spritz of water to help remove papers also. Ricky Tim has a water solvable product I think that you can leave in and it comes out in the wash.
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Lightly spray dampen the papers. That should help them come off easier. I do that with tear away stabilizers for machine Emb.
Last edited by QuiltnNan; 02-24-2019 at 02:07 AM. Reason: shouting/all caps
#4
I use computer/copy paper for paper piecing. I shorten my stitch length. When I am ready to remove the papers, I fold it back and forth, back and forth along the stitch line. This seems to "weaken" the paper fibers and it tears off much easier. Sometimes I spritz the paper, too, if it is a tough piece.
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I use thin, cheap muslin for my foundations. I have also used lightweight interfacing ( about the weight of a dryer sheet) the sew in kind of lightweight interfacing I can usually get at Joanne’s for about 99 cents ayard. Then you don’t have to remove it. It doesn’t add any noticeable weight. String quilts tend to be heavier than regular pieced quilts anyway. Sure beats the aggravation of paper removal
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I have made a quilt with paper and if you fold the paper at the stitch line it will help a lot. I also have my machine stitch length at 1.5 and that helps too. Sorry you are so frustrated with the process. I feel sewing on a fabric foundation has too much weight. Just my personal opinion
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