paper pieced pattern from Quiltmaker

That's beautiful but I'm busy looking for a good place to remove 1,209,684 little-bitty jibbles of paper. I considered the bathtub and the backyard. Next time, I'll use muslin. (whine) Polly

"jennellh"

Maybe this is one for Miz Polly to demonstrate her new found skills?> Enjoy, jennellh

Don't know about Polly, but I might give it a try. :)

isn't that cute. I copied that off earlier today. I have ideas of using parts to create my own scene. Don't know when I'll find the time to do that, but it can certainly go on my someday list!

Marilyn in rainy, Alberta, Canada

Bending the paper back and forth at the seam line helps a bit, as does running the tip of the seam ripper or stiletto along the line. It's okay to leave some "crumbs" stuck in the stitches. Carol Doak says that provides a little extra insulation. I don't know if you changed your stitch length at all; they should be smaller than usual. That and using a somewhat larger needle -- I think Carol recommended size 90 -- make for more and larger perforations and that helps with the removal. In my experience, paper intended for foundation piecing is easier to remove than regular printer or copier paper, though both are much easier to remove than freezer paper. I took a class from Gail Garber once and she had us using freezer paper; I'll never use freezer paper again.

Julia > That's beautiful but I'm busy looking for a good place to remove 1,209,684

I removed paper last night all the way through Jaws and that stupid dinosaur park movie. I'm hoping for something better tonight while I'm tearing loose. Maybe they'll show something with a bit of culture like those Bronson movies where he kills bad guys for hours. Polly

Try "Sahara" or "The Scorpion King." Both are action flicks that just won't quit! And funny, too. Plus "Sahara" has the added advantage of some dynamite vintage rock and roll in the soundtrack. IMOHO, of course. YMMV

I watched one of those not too long ago Polly! Aren't they called "Death Wish" 1-99? Even when you know what's coming....it still gets your heart rate up!

My favorites are the "Die Hard" movies. Just can't beat the comedy! :-) We watched the last (Die Hard 4) last night......a good one!

Exactly!

It is an excellent usage of old worn sheets, or any seriously worn or damaged lightwieght cotton fabric. Thrice handed down girls blouses or summer skirts and dresses that are on their last gasp, mens white dress shirts that have become permanently yellowed, mens lightweight non-white shirts that really should have been taken off before they did some heinously mucky thing, the blouse that you swore you were going to throw out back in 1990 and is still hanging in the closet, old rayon curtains, anything lightweight of muted color that is of a complementary fabric content works.

If you want to buy new, gauze works very well if you starch it thoroughly. It is often cheaper than even muslin and you can see through it.

All that said, I do use paper for some things. It saves oodles of fussing to just draw out the first and last six inches of something like a braid or other endless border and go from there. Corners are another place where paper is good. I will ever do them backwards unless I draw them out and lable them. Anything where it is just a couple of unique things that are fussy.

NightMist

Wow! That's a beauty! I'm saving it for "someday". ;)

If you have that many, Polly, just let them fall to the floor. It is much quicker to hoover them up later than to try to get them to fall into a specified bin or some such. Don't forget that, if you score the lines with, say, the back of the stitch-ripper hook, your paper-removal is made 100% easier. It is also a help to give slight tugs at opposite corners. . In message , Polly Esther writes

Sally Holman uses a very very fine non-fusible interfacing - it is easy to use, it doesn't stretch, and you can draw on it easily.

I must find the crazy patchwork I did at a workshop with her about 5 years ago and finish it/turn it into something!

Sally at the Seaside ~~~~~~~~~~ (uk)

That's beautiful but I'm busy looking for a good place to remove 1,209,684

I just printed this out. Like Marilyn, I can see using parts of this for another quilt.

And the scene reminds me how much I miss tent camping.

G>

Maybe this is one for Miz Polly to demonstrate her new found skills?> Enjoy, jennellh

Remember the Starflake Quilt? Whining with you in perfect harmony.

Karen, Queen of Squishies ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~Don't push the river. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

I saved it too. Would look great in my camper-sweetie's office.

Karen, Queen of Squishies ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~Don't push the river. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~