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Permalink Reply by Gladie Church on September 12, 2012 at 10:54am

I may have to look into this method.  Thanks for the suggestion.

Permalink Reply by Kris Pierce on September 12, 2012 at 5:56pm

Thanks Susan, I've used freezer paper for larger projects, like the Bella Bella medallions and I love not having to pick paper out. And another great point for me, is that it forces me to press, something I'm very lax about. i promise I'll try harder.

Permalink Reply by Susan Mankus on September 12, 2012 at 6:09pm

and when you press you are pressing the fabric to the freezer paper which will keep the block square.  I would not attempt to make a mini without using this method, even on simple blocks, like Jacob's ladder.

Permalink Reply by Jackie Berdych on September 13, 2012 at 2:53pm

I am not picturing this technique in my head. Do you print out individuals pieces instead of the entire block/section that is pieced? How is that paper piecing? I like the idea of freezer paper as it stabilizes the fabric, but I am confused on the method. 

Thanks

Permalink Reply by Susan Mankus on September 13, 2012 at 6:40pm

Jackie,

Carol Doak offers a paper which is simular to freezer paper and you run it through your printer and download free patterns onto this paper.  I use may machine unthreaded to perforate seam lines which will make each line easy to fold.  The same as paper piecing except don't sew directly onto paper, just a scant from the line fold is where your stitch.  Then flip and iron onto the paper and align your next piece.  Using a quarter-a-seam ruler trim seam allowance.  When all pieces are sewn the paper will be on the inside and your completed block will be pulled off, done.  It's hard to explain but I hope you got the jest.  Maybe go to Carol Doak's website and see if she has a demo on this techique.  I have actually ran regular freezer paper cut to size through my printer.  Just don't use a laser printer as it will heat the paper.  Or using the pattern staple several freezer papers together and unthread stitch on the pattern to transfer to freezer paper.  This will make every block the same.

Permalink Reply by Jackie Berdych on September 14, 2012 at 7:43am

Another person explained it as well. It makes perfect sense to me know and I love the idea of not having to pull out paper. 

Permalink Reply by Susan Mankus on September 14, 2012 at 10:27am

phew......Glad you got it, I have a hard time typing what my mind is thinking.