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paper piecing tip
I just finished a paper piecing class and wanted to share a tip for
anyone who wants, since I saw all the paper piecing posts flying by. I used freezer paper for my patterns. I traced the pattern on the non-wax side of the freezer paper, and put the fabric on the side with the wax on it. When I iron the fabric to the paper the wax melts just enough to stick the fabric to it, so no pinning. Have to be careful not to iron the wax itself though,or it will stick on the iron. Leafyeb |
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that's a great tip - have you ever run the freezer paper through the
printer? -- Lady Cynthia, Royal Musicmaker http://photos.yahoo.com/cbet_99 http://www.one-eleven.net/~music/ A little boy was overhead praying: "Lord, if you can't make me a better boy, don't worry about it. I'm having a real good time like I am." "Leafyeb" wrote in message ... I just finished a paper piecing class and wanted to share a tip for anyone who wants, since I saw all the paper piecing posts flying by. I used freezer paper for my patterns. I traced the pattern on the non-wax side of the freezer paper, and put the fabric on the side with the wax on it. When I iron the fabric to the paper the wax melts just enough to stick the fabric to it, so no pinning. Have to be careful not to iron the wax itself though,or it will stick on the iron. Leafyeb |
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the freezer paper on a big roll so you can't put it in the printer,
the wax would melt in the printer anyway and make a big mess. It can be found in the supermarkets by the saran wrap, aluminum foil, etc. leafyeb On Sat, 18 Oct 2003 07:58:20 -0500, "Musicmaker" wrote: that's a great tip - have you ever run the freezer paper through the printer? |
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I take my freezer paper and iron it on to a sheet of paper than trim ti
to fit and run it thru the printer or photcopier. peel it off the paper and the freezer paper is now printed with the pattern I need and still is useable. Haven't had a problem yet with the printer. Donna in NWO leafyeb wrote: the freezer paper on a big roll so you can't put it in the printer, the wax would melt in the printer anyway and make a big mess. It can be found in the supermarkets by the saran wrap, aluminum foil, etc. leafyeb On Sat, 18 Oct 2003 07:58:20 -0500, "Musicmaker" wrote: that's a great tip - have you ever run the freezer paper through the printer? |
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Actually, you can trim it and run it thru an inkjet printer just fine. It
prolly would cause probs if you have a laser printer. -- LN in NH a crazy quilter * hand quilter * & hand appliquér all in all --- a very slow quilter.... So send quilts! http://photos.yahoo.com/lns_obsessed "leafyeb" wrote in message ... the freezer paper on a big roll so you can't put it in the printer, the wax would melt in the printer anyway and make a big mess. It can be found in the supermarkets by the saran wrap, aluminum foil, etc. leafyeb On Sat, 18 Oct 2003 07:58:20 -0500, "Musicmaker" wrote: that's a great tip - have you ever run the freezer paper through the printer? |
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I guess it would be OK to run freezer paper through any kind of printer
if the sticky side was not exposed, that is ironed either to fabric, as we all do to make labels, or to paper, as someone replied in this thread, but it would be a different thing if you just cut the roll to 8.5 by 11 and run it as is... it could get sticky. Leafyeb wrote: I just finished a paper piecing class and wanted to share a tip for anyone who wants, since I saw all the paper piecing posts flying by. I used freezer paper for my patterns. I traced the pattern on the non-wax side of the freezer paper, and put the fabric on the side with the wax on it. When I iron the fabric to the paper the wax melts just enough to stick the fabric to it, so no pinning. Have to be careful not to iron the wax itself though,or it will stick on the iron. Leafyeb -- Dr. Quilter Ambassador of Extraordinary Aliens |
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Yes, I have laser printers.
On Sat, 18 Oct 2003 14:15:56 GMT, "LN \(remove NOSPAM\)" wrote: Actually, you can trim it and run it thru an inkjet printer just fine. It prolly would cause probs if you have a laser printer. |
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What fantastic ideas I have learned from this ng. Thank you girls. I can't
wait to give this a try. Susanne "Dr. Quilter" wrote in message ... I guess it would be OK to run freezer paper through any kind of printer if the sticky side was not exposed, that is ironed either to fabric, as we all do to make labels, or to paper, as someone replied in this thread, but it would be a different thing if you just cut the roll to 8.5 by 11 and run it as is... it could get sticky. Leafyeb wrote: I just finished a paper piecing class and wanted to share a tip for anyone who wants, since I saw all the paper piecing posts flying by. I used freezer paper for my patterns. I traced the pattern on the non-wax side of the freezer paper, and put the fabric on the side with the wax on it. When I iron the fabric to the paper the wax melts just enough to stick the fabric to it, so no pinning. Have to be careful not to iron the wax itself though,or it will stick on the iron. Leafyeb -- Dr. Quilter Ambassador of Extraordinary Aliens |
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leafyeb wrote:
the freezer paper on a big roll so you can't put it in the printer, the wax would melt in the printer anyway and make a big mess. It can be found in the supermarkets by the saran wrap, aluminum foil, etc. leafyeb I have put freeze paper through my printer (HP Photo Smart P1000) and had no problems. I trim the paper (that has been attached to fabric) to the size of printer paper, fabric side down. I did several photo wall quilts this way. -- Bonnie NJ |
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