Having worked for a dr. for years I found that table paper from Dr. office made great paper piecing.
Also I have used old patterns.
Sal

I'm in the South and use tracing paper found in a tablet in the art section at the craft stores or at Dollar General Store. trim it to 8 1/2 x 11 inches in size and print on my computer. It work well. Everyone that has sent tips thanks. I've learned a lot this morning.

I have learned tons about this question on paper, thanks again EVERYONE, this is the best board for information.............

I use pads of paper I get at the Dollar Store. 70 sheets for $1.00. The pad is 9 x 12. It has Scribble Pad on the front. The paper looks like a good grade of newsprint and it tears off easily.

It is great to use under appliques also.

I made a couple of quilts for the Grandma's flower garden. I saved inserts from the ads that we tear out of the magazines that come. When I thought I had enough then I cut out the shape that I needed. That paper is a little bit stronger than regular copy paper and I pull them out and throw them away.

Thank you SOOO much. I had earlier posted that I used computer paper, and spritzed it with water to remove. However, I still could never get it all. With the dollar store scribbler pad and pulling the paper off the paper pieced square dry, I had no problem whatsoever. And the dollar store scribbler paper printed perfectly on the computer, and with it being 9 x 12 I could easily trim it to fit in the computer.

Thanks a bunch!!!!!

When I used the ad inserts in our magazine and newspapers, all I had to do when I was ready to take it out of the sewed piece was poke a little hole in the center, grab it with tweezers and pull it out. I've even saved the ones I pulled out and will use them again.

I talked my doctor into letting me purchase a roll of the paper he uses on the patient tables. It works better than anything else I have ever tried. The only disadvantage is that I manually trace the pattern.

well for me there are four important ingredients to paper piecing.
1- inexpensive paper
2- tears off easily when done
3- very transparent
4- hold up while doing it

I have a roll of pattern tracing paper that I bought from a Clotilde catalog several years back. Don't remember what I paid for it, but haven't used even half yet.
I also use the scribble pads, that kids doodle on, and I have some tissue ppr for wrapping that I am going to try. I don't know how well it will hold up during use, but I think it might work well, and I got 50 sheets for 1.99.
I also 'score' my small stitch seam lines, with the back side of my seam ripper, before tearing off paper. Works great. :D

From reading the posts here, it seems like we have 2 different kinds of paoer piecing being discussed here, machine paper piecing and English or hand paper piecing. The one where you need the paper to tear off easily is the Machine one, and you can use stiffer paper for English or hand piecing, where you can slip the paper templates out and use them over. I'm wondering if we have some newer quilters that are confused by what is being said.