eparys

I love PP but am cheap - lol.

1. I use plain copy paper
2. I shorten my stitch length so it is tiny
3. Use either the back of a seam ripper or "that purple thang" rubbed gently down the seam on the paper side to rip the paper apart at the seam. I use my Long narrow tweezers that came with my serger for pulling the paper off.
4. For tiny pieces that do not have a long seam - I use a moist Qtip and rub it down the seam on the paper side - that generally softens the paper under the stitches and the paper pulls apart perfectly - with, I may add, no pressure on the seam or the pieced fabric

Recently, I have been gravitating to the second method mostly. If I am doing lots of blocks - I moisten two and when I get done with the second one, the first one is ready. You kind of have to play around with how wet the Qtip needs to be - different papers have different absorption rates. Just moisten the stitches and stitch line!!

Scrap Happy

It helps if you can 'recruite volunteers' to help :-D They can be bribed with food (pizza & chocolate works well.) This is how I got help taking the paper off of a queen size pineapple quilt.

Mommomjoann

It's like giving birth...and then we have another! I just made a hummingbird, I sprinkled it with water, used tweezers, pin, and worked over a large bath towel, when finally finished I shook the towel in a large trash bag, so much easier than cleaning the floor! Now I'll start another one!!!!

Patti Mahoney

That bad language thing works everytime for me, lol, especially when I keep pricking my fingers with needles, lol...Rats, OUCH, WOW!, darn. Those are a few of my choice words

19angel52

I use regular bond paper used for copying....and using a tiny stitch, the paper comes right off for the most part. Tweezers get out the rest!!!

eparys

I like the bath towel idea - I just usually work over the trash and always have pieces on the floor.

Patti Mahoney

I saw on the internet that someone once told me she used a tracing wheel to run along the stitch lines. She said it added alot of extra hold in the paper without damaging the fabric as the little spokes on the tracing wheel are thicker than a needle and the paper pieces are alot easier to remove. I'm making my first quilt which is a hand stitched paper piece hexagon quilt and my paper pieces are only held in using a large basting stitch so I haven't had the opportunity to try this. I thought I'd share with you all. Let me know if anyone tries it and it works.

glowworm

I never would have thought of that! LOL Good one!

chatonne40

I started using USED fabric softener sheets that I traced my pattern on and I just leave it in.
Works like a charm especially if you need to rip the seams for some reason it will not break away.

mar32428

I use very small stitches which works fine for removing. However, it's pure hell if you have to unsew.