Bobbin along

My PP mantra: Large needle, small stitches. Don't sweat the tiny stuff.

luvspaper

I agree with small stitches, the right paper and I pull the outside seams off after completion before I press. For example, I sew two pp blocks and then sew them together. At their combining seam, I pull off both 1/4 inch long pieces of paper. Then I just have the middle pieces to tear off once the quilt top is together.

Jennifer22206

I use small stitches and stamp tongs (really long and blunt end tweezers) works like a charm.

MadQuilter

Do you shorten your stitch length when using pp? It helps and also the water spritz can be a life saver.

pocoellie

How I do my paper piecing blocks is I DON'T include the paper in my seam allowance. The paper comes off a whole lot easier this way. I also make the stitches very small. I don't usually have any troubles getting the paper off and tweezers for getting the small pieces.

thequiltmama

Thanks you all have been very helpful. I have offered my child money to pick it off for me....hehe.

Candace

It's expensive, but there is also a product that is wash away. Meaning you copy off your pattern on to it and then just wash it away after you're done quilting. Joanne's carries it in the quilting section. I've never used it but the cost may be worth your time saved.

SueN

Thanks for asking this question. I have the same problem and am glad to see solutions

Old man- New quilter

Learn how to Freezer Paper piece. It's easier and NO paper to pull out.

BellaBoo

I invested (on sale of course) in a ream of lightweight vellum (not scrapbooking vellum) and it tears away with no tiny bits. It's the best I've used for paperpiecing. For other paper I use a pattern tracing wheel to run along the stitching line on the paper before sewing and it makes the paper removing super easy. I found it's best to remove plain paper from the block right over a big trash can.