solstice3

Oh yes! www.printfreegraphpaper.com.

JanieH

I use it all the time - great for seeing how blocks fit together and for inspiration!

JanieH

What a great website - thanks for posting the link!

bobquilt3

That's what I do, too.

wildyard

I, too, love the hands on connection l feel when designing on graph paper.

quiltingnana1

Absolutely! Sometimes I find something I like better. Or think of an easier way to piece the blocks. Love my graph paper!

elizajo

I like to buy spiral bound notebooks or journals with gridded lines instead of traditional horizontal ruling for designing quilts and clothing. Barnes and Noble carries one brand in a smaller format, but I've ordered some online with larger pages. I think they're popular in Europe and Japan.

I read an article today about how different kinds of "crafting" are good for the long-term health of the brain, both in developing certain kinds of mental skills and in allowing us to forget the stresses of life, which is just as important. The author talked about the healthy state of being in "the flow", where you are totally focused on creating. For me, the sketching stages of designing a quilt or a new garment puts me in this frame of mind. I need graph paper and sharp pencils to get me there. A computer keypad feels one step removed from the process.

Momo

I forgot to mention that I have crayons to color in areas to see if that really is the choice I want.

Mousie

yes, ma'am, I still do.
I asked for EQ6 one Christmas and one of my health issues interferred with learning it, so I gladly scooted
back to the graph paper. I like to draw and color. What can I say, lol?

Z

This is a link to a site where you can print, for free, graph paper of all sizes and shapes.

http://incompetech.com/graphpaper/square.html