Oklahoma Suzie

copy paper will work.

Baywatch quilter

I use whatever the lightest weight is that will go through my printer. Shorten your stitches... and when you are finished fold on your stitches... it will help release the paper. :mrgreen:

pegquilter8

Carol Doak is the queen of paper piecing. Get any of her books. She taught me personally and if I can do it, anyone can. I use copy paper; cheap. get stitch lengh way down and the paper rips off. Drives my DH crazy as I sit and rip at noc. such fun!!

mpeters1200

How silly of me not to post this question BEFORE I went and used my 50% off coupon on paper for paper piecing.

I've never done PP before. I've seen a couple tutorials, but I'm experimenting for the first time. I'm making a large sampler and I think only 3 or so of the 25 I have are PP. I'm so worried I'll mess up, it's a special project.

I'll try this paper I bought, but if I like it, which I hope I well the points are so nice, I'll try copy paper.

Rainbow

I use tissue paper...the kind in gifts....works GREAT !!!! and tears away like a dream. I just made my first paper piece making a primitive star Christmas tree skirt, table runner and throw pillow. I AM NOW A BELIEVER IN PAPER PIECING. Glad I met that challenge to work with it.

skjquiltnut

Does this paper go through your printer very well? I am a coward re paper jamming :mrgreen:

BellaBoo

Every pping pattern I've used I printed. When using paper not suited for printing, do you trace each pattern by hand? I've seen some sew through a lot of papers using no thread to make the pattern. That seems like a lot of wasted time. I scan the pattern and then print out as many as I need.

maryb119

I use copy paper but I have learned to do a little backstitch at the beginning and the end of each line of stitching. That prevents the stitches from being pulled out when I remove the papar.

topper1

I just started too, so I picked a time when I felt I could just jump in use a Carol Doak book to look at pictures. The only thing u can do is just do it. ha. i made some good ones then i messed up some so what we all live and learn. The name of that book is Show me How To Paper Piece by Carol Doak bought it from Amazon books used for 5 dollars three dollars shipping. pm me later if u want to talk.

Sparky

I th1nk the vellum is essential when you start doing more than 15-20 pieces in in small area such as 6 ". It is strong and takes all the piercing with out falling apart. The fact that it is translucent really helps me rapidly piece.