What is your favorite type of paper for paper piecing?
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#41
YesterdayQuote:
I'm referring to foundation piecing. The type of piecing where you sew your fabrics onto paper, as in string quilts, etc. sorry if I used the wrong term there. Originally Posted by Yooper32
Do you mean "foundation" piecing, or "paper" piecing? There is a huge difference in them. You can use just about anything from comic books to deli-paper for foundation piecing. However, paper piecing requires you to print or trace a pattern onto paper, most usually done on your printer, so if you used phone book pages, you are going to have a hard time seeing your pattern lines to sew on.
#42
Eileen De Ville , 01-13-2014 03:47 PM
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Phone books. Free, and they put too many on my front steps. I used to to toss them in the recycle until I heard about using them for foundation piecing. Being that I am a true scrapper, I am frugal. Eventually, there will be no more phone books, or, so few, you will have to to order them. Not me.
#43
I use Carol Doak's paper for paper piecing and for foundation piecing I am using used dryer sheets. They can stay in, smell nice and are kept out of the garbage. I am using them for a crazy quilt right now. I mentioned it at my sewing group and several people have started using it also and others have been bringing in plastic bags full to those using them. I won't run out any time soon.
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I bought 2 reams (8 1/2 x 11") at Dick Blick on line. The shipping was the same for two as for one. I use it for paper piecing - works great and goes through my printer just fine.Originally Posted by sandy l
Don't remember what it costs, but I buy newsprint paper, 500 sheets at a arts and teachers supply store. I do have to trim 1/2" of the side so that it fits my printer, as its 9x12".
