miss marcia

I love to hand piece but still at it. Question: Can you paper piece by hand?

kathy

of course you can but get the softest, thinnest paper you can find.

miss marcia

thanks. I thought i would try tracing paper.

mom-6

I've thought of using newsprint, have not tried it yet. You can get endrolls from your local newspaper very inexpensively...not much more than you would pay for a sketchbook and have lots more paper. At ours they are in the $7-$12 range depending on size. Single page width with about 1"-2" paper left would be the $7-$9,double page width would be the $10-$12 pricing.
Works great for packing paper too.
Newsprint might tear off more easily than the tracing paper.

Cathie_R

Can you hand stitch small enough so that when you pull the paper off it doesn't tear out your stitches?

ktbb

for soft paper, take a look at the paper used in doctor's offices for covering exam tables....I offered to buy a roll of it from my chiropractor and he gave it to me...wonderfully soft..and his brand, being only for covering the headrest, is only about a foot wide.

mlaceruby

I have done this but with very light weight interfacing.
just don't remove it after stitching.

ann clare

English paper piecing is a very relaxing way to quilt. Hexagons and blocks are great.