String Piecing on adding machine paper
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The paper is a Great way to use as a guide to cut the fabric into a strip. Just face the paper up, line up your longest ruler along the edge and cut away. It's a great tip!
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if you just sew small strips of fabric together in a long strip, you more than likely won't be able to keep them straight and you will end up with a very wonky strip. The paper is a stailizer for small pieces but also keeps you straight. Use smaller than normal stitches when sewing and then if need be you can run a seam ripper along the seams to make it easier to tear the paper off. I have also found rolls of fax paper that you can find in second hand stores, as most fax machines no longer use it, a great thing to use in designing borders. Just cut to the length of your border and fold in half, quarters, etc to design your borders in equal sections
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Paper from an old telephone book is much easier to tear off and the lines of writing help to keep the strips straight. I use pieces cut lenthwise on the page to the width I want the border to be and sew the paper strips together when I run out of the last strip. It's also lighter weight than the adding machine tape and rolls neater as you work.
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Originally Posted by baubo1234
Is there a reason for using paper behind the fabric? Couldn;t you just sew the fabric together without the paper?
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Originally Posted by baubo1234
Is there a reason for using paper behind the fabric? Couldn;t you just sew the fabric together without the paper?
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Originally Posted by lclang
Originally Posted by baubo1234
Is there a reason for using paper behind the fabric? Couldn;t you just sew the fabric together without the paper?
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Originally Posted by mwmsquilter
thanks for sharing that great idea! I used to recycle my adding machine tape but I just rerolled it and sent it though my adding machine on the other side!
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Originally Posted by georgiat
Couldn't you sew two rolls together side by side if you wanted wider? Maybe with a long zig zag and old needle? For a wider strip of paper I mean.
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