Best paper for sewing through? What rips off easiest?

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01-29-2010, 10:15 AM

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Oklahoma Suzie

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Originally Posted by tlrnhi

I've used typing paper. Much thinner than regular paper and tore well when I was done. I just make sure I fold the paper at the stitch line, then rip it off.

good idea.

01-30-2010, 07:56 AM

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Donna P

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I have been using this paper i get at the blueprint co here in town it's thinner, prints up really well and tears off great. I got 3yds for $4.00. I forget the exact name but i will find it again if your interested...all I remmeber it's a Ultra ll...a radiant smooth paper ...something. I like it alot. If you have a Blueprint Co near you check with them...they will know what your talking about. But I will get the exact name for you.

Donna

01-30-2010, 09:04 PM

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Originally Posted by BellaBoo

Those fabric just glow! Beautiful!

Ditto--I got the left overs from a guild charity quilt project--what fun I've had using those. With $9 a yard fabric equating to a quarter an inch wof I hate to see fabrics tossed too!

01-31-2010, 02:14 PM

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GailG

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Originally Posted by cathy_quilt

try using newspaper.

Doesn't the ink get all over your fingers and the machine. Or do you use newsprint?

01-31-2010, 08:03 PM

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sylvia77

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And the fabric?

02-03-2010, 07:26 PM

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jojo47

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Originally Posted by Corky

Foundation can be done on fabric or on paper. The fabric method means leaving the foundation intact. Usually the strips are sewn onto the fabric then squared up. When done on paper, it is a precise sewing on the lines and the paper is removed. This method allows for some extremely intricate detailing. English paper piecing is an altogether different method. Here is a nice tute for EPP: http://www.craftstylish.com/item/833...iecing-project

This looks a lot like the 'Twist and Shout' quilt pattern that I have. It is also foundation-pieced on a 10-inch fabric square. My brother-in-law made one when his Montana Air Guard unit was in Iraq a few years ago. That same outfit made several baby blankets for grandpas-and-fathers-to-be who were in the group. The inspiration behind it came from one of their own sergeants...the fabrics, pattern, tools, etc., were donated by a quilt shop in my brother-in-law's hometown.