The joys of waxed paper!

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12-21-2011, 11:04 AM

#61

Awesumpunk

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Wow!!! Thanks!!!

12-21-2011, 12:51 PM

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faykilgore

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Val in IN

Man-O-Pizza!!! I sure wish I had known about this before I spent a HUGE amount of time and bleeding fingers HANDQUILTING 20 T-shirt blocks!!! I'm still not sure, even with this tip, that I will ever do another one. What a PAIN in the caboose

Val,
Glad you found this thread. I thought of you when I read it. Let us know if it works for you.

12-21-2011, 12:54 PM

#63

bstock

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Thanks for the tip!!

12-21-2011, 01:40 PM

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tetcha

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Wax Paper

Fabulous tip! Thanks for sharing with us!

12-21-2011, 02:10 PM

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SaraSewing

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Quote:

Originally Posted by joyce888

Thanks for sharing! T Shirt quilt is on my list for 2012.

me too! I have a whole pile of cool shirts that have a "story" that I want to get done into a quilt.

12-21-2011, 02:37 PM

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GailG

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Quote:

Originally Posted by ckcowl

be VERY careful using Wax paper!!! it can gum up your needles---and if you use it alot after some time some of the wax could work it's way up into areas you can not clean---and cause some very costly repairs...a paper without a wax coating will have the same benefit---with out the huge danger of messing up your machine.

I have used tissue paper for the same purpose.