Great tutorial! Thanks for showing what you tried that didn’t work. I now see how you can avoid sewing through the paper so you don’t have to tear off all those little pieces and put stress on the seams.
@joyfulandmerryquilting
7 ай бұрын
You're so welcome! Thanks for watching!
@karenmac3102
Жыл бұрын
I always use this method, found it about 5 years ago. having it ironed to your fabric it is very stable to stitch beside your fold. Love not having to tear away paper I use stitch length 190 or 200. I can usually get at least 6 blocks out of one pattern piece. Also I print the pattern and then trace it to the flat side of my freezer paper. Might give the card stock print a try! Also if I slightly warm the block with my iron before peeling it off it doesn’t stick. Sometimes if it’s too cool it will pull on the seams a bit and can pull them out of shape, not enough to wreck the block but sometimes concerning
@joyfulandmerryquilting
Жыл бұрын
Thank you! Great advice!
@eelliott9581
Жыл бұрын
This is actually my favorite method of paper piecing.
@joyfulandmerryquilting
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching! I agree - it's a good method!
@LedaRiley-j2m
2 ай бұрын
Love this tutorial as you covered all the mistakes!! Thank you for doing the hard work of figuring out the best printing options. Saved us a lot of frustration!
@joyfulandmerryquilting
2 ай бұрын
You're so welcome! Glad it was helpful - thanks so much for watching!
@user-ji5qx4hf8j
Жыл бұрын
I've always used newsprint for paper piecing, but now that I have watched I may have to give the freezer paper a try. Thanks for the demo.
@joyfulandmerryquilting
Жыл бұрын
You're so welcome! I will have another tutorial for Foundation Paper Piecing that will be released on Monday, August 14th. I have some tips that you may not have heard of, when using regular paper. Hope you'll check it out! Thanks for your comment!
@marionbarber984
16 күн бұрын
Thank you Mary.
@joyfulandmerryquilting
16 күн бұрын
You are so welcome! Thanks for watching!
@lindacampbell5886
10 ай бұрын
Thanks for your video. You made it easy to understand the process
@joyfulandmerryquilting
10 ай бұрын
Glad it was helpful! It's my "go-to" method when it comes to foundation piecing! Thanks for watching!
@barbaramarkland5759
22 күн бұрын
This was a great how to video thank you .
@joyfulandmerryquilting
22 күн бұрын
You're so welcome! Thanks for watching!
@azuldragonfly
8 ай бұрын
Awesome teacher! I have a quilt that I began 30 years ago that I just barely began because I have so much trouble getting the seams to meet in nice points. This freezer paper piecing is going to work! Thank you so much.❤❤❤❤
@joyfulandmerryquilting
8 ай бұрын
You're so welcome! I really think the key is the tracing wheel! Let me know if you have any questions!
@notesfromleisa-land
Ай бұрын
Mary, great demo. I currently use newsprint which is inexpensive and tears easily, but do want to try this technique with vellum. Cautionary tale: While you didn't have issues with this with paper piecing, but some may (I did): When I use my iron on my laserjet-printed pieces, the ink fouled my iron plate. I always use a pressing mat. Others mileage may vary, but if this happens to you, use a pressing mat. I use teflon coated fiberglass sheets (inexpensive at Amazon) as pressing aid. I love paper piecing 3" finished economy blocks. There is something about the tiny intricacy of all of those perfect pieces. And edge stitch foot will ride along the edge. For any with a plexiglass sewing table, a night light place under neath the acrylic provides an instant lightbox. I use registration marks for the first corner to ensure centering. Thank you for showing precut pieces. Sometimes I see a tangle of fabric being applied and then cut down to size while trimming. Glue basting v pinning is an alternative adhesion technique which will allow perfect alignment and you can production produce (in my private sweatshop!) by setting opposite corners in one phase, and then sew them in another without sticking/pricking.
@joyfulandmerryquilting
Ай бұрын
GREAT ideas Leisa!!! Thank you - I will make sure to give those suggestions a try. Thank you so much for watching and especially for your input!
@SMcKay-nl5yb
7 ай бұрын
Thank you for doing this video. I am attempting to understand the value of paper piecing, and you explain every aspect of it so very well. I very much appreciate all of your videos! Keep them coming!
@joyfulandmerryquilting
7 ай бұрын
You're so very welcome! Thank you for your kind words and for watching!
@patricklee5578
9 ай бұрын
Made my own light box, [lamp inside empty wine carton, plexiglass over top, turn on lamp] darken lines of pattern and trace onto freezer paper.
@joyfulandmerryquilting
9 ай бұрын
Thanks for sharing and thanks for watching!
@reeractivist7561
2 ай бұрын
Using a zipper presser foot will allow good view of stitch line close to the folded paper.I like this technique for simple blocks it might get tricky with more complex patterns.
@joyfulandmerryquilting
2 ай бұрын
Great tip! Thank you for sharing! I will try that. And thanks for watching!
@annblachly8068
6 ай бұрын
Thank you! I had just signed up for a free hour long class to do this which I am cancelling. This gives me all the information I need with the bonus of getting it through the printer successfully the first time. My first and only paper pieced quilt was beautiful, and I used tissue paper and self-drawn paper. Now I can do that one again and it will take considerably less time, at least 1/2 the time.
@joyfulandmerryquilting
6 ай бұрын
I'm so glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching, Ann, and good luck!
@sagepremoe1565
8 ай бұрын
Fabulous. Thanks so much!
@joyfulandmerryquilting
8 ай бұрын
You're so welcome! I hope you give it a try! Thanks for watching!
@ginettelefebvre8817
Жыл бұрын
Thank you Mary. I think i finally understand fpp. Hugs
@joyfulandmerryquilting
Жыл бұрын
It can be quite daunting at first, but I really think that step-by-step instructions can make all the difference. Thank you so much for commenting and for giving it a try!
@sandrascarlette7964
Жыл бұрын
Very good video… Thank You!!!🤗❤️
@joyfulandmerryquilting
Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much!
@vsklingon
5 ай бұрын
Great tip on using card stock and glue stick when using a laser printer, worked great. First paper piecing project started.
@joyfulandmerryquilting
5 ай бұрын
I'm so glad!!! Have fun with it - I love foundation piecing! Thanks for watching!
@debbypickett6389
6 ай бұрын
Looking forward to more videos. I am just starting my first paper piecing quilt. Keep up the good wonk❤
@joyfulandmerryquilting
6 ай бұрын
Thank you so much and thank you for watching! We'll be having a KZitem LIVE at 1pmCT 3-6 if you'd like to join me!
@carriesaindon5382
Жыл бұрын
I print on regular printer paper and glue that print out to the freezer paper.
@joyfulandmerryquilting
Жыл бұрын
Interesting thought.
@taunamcbee8626
3 ай бұрын
Ink jet printer works beautifully.
@joyfulandmerryquilting
3 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@user-es4hc1gb1x
Жыл бұрын
Do you use your normal stitch length with this method?
@joyfulandmerryquilting
Жыл бұрын
I use a “quilting stitch length” usually 1.8-1.9.
@janaschneider5348
6 ай бұрын
You made a comment about your iron possibly being too hot. What iron setting is best for using this method (and being able to reuse the template more than once)?
@joyfulandmerryquilting
6 ай бұрын
I try to keep it at a wool setting.
@brendasweeney2806
7 ай бұрын
Good video. Do you use a dry iron or steam iron. Please and thank you.
@joyfulandmerryquilting
7 ай бұрын
I always use a dry iron with a pressing solution. Never steam. (Personal preference.)
@deniseyerou7815
6 ай бұрын
My printer thanks you for your printers trials and tribulations!
@joyfulandmerryquilting
6 ай бұрын
I absolutely agree! Thanks for watching!
@marylousteinbauer7585
Жыл бұрын
Is there an advantage to using freezer paper over regular paper that you stitch and tear? Thank you
@joyfulandmerryquilting
Жыл бұрын
I have found that the freezer paper works REALLY well, the first time it is used on any block - comparable to using regular paper - although you can reuse the freezer paper but cannot reuse the regular paper since you tear it off. The "stickiness" is fresh and it makes it very easy to piece a block and remove the paper. As I re-use the paper, I find that if the pieces are really small I can get 2-3 more uses (max) of that paper before I need to use another piece (it gets too "linty" on the back from the fabric and doesn't stick well). If the "stickiness" wears off then the paper moves when I'm folding and pressing and that decreases the accuracy of the block. I have another tutorial where I just use the regular paper along with a couple of tools that, I think, holds an advantage over the freezer paper - especially with smaller pieces. Here's the link if you'd like to take a look: kzitem.info/news/bejne/qYefrJ-cZmRzp2U Let me know if that answers your question, Mary.
@marylousteinbauer7585
Жыл бұрын
@@joyfulandmerryquilting thank you for your prompt response. I will watch the other video you suggested.
@joyfulandmerryquilting
Жыл бұрын
@marylousteinbauer7585 Absolutely - hope that helps! Thanks so much for watching!
@tinaneely1
5 ай бұрын
I put my freezer paper through my inkjet printer all the time and it doesn't have any problem
@joyfulandmerryquilting
5 ай бұрын
Mine wasn't an inkjet - it was a laser printer. The paper works fine with an inkjet...but the laser printer was too hot.
@bobbinsew
6 ай бұрын
I ALWAYS use an inkjet printer and just use the freezer paper, NEVER a laser, I made the mistake of using a laser, the paper went missing inside the printer and I had to take the printer apart. The paper was wrapped around one of the rollers totally fused to itself making a solid tube. I had to take the roller out and use a very sharp knife to cut the fused paper off. It was like a pvc pipe it was so solid. Took me several hours to get it out and the printer back together, so NEVER AGAIN will I use a laser printer 🤣🤣🤣
@joyfulandmerryquilting
5 ай бұрын
I feel your pain...I know EXACTLY what you're saying! Thanks for sharing! :-)
@bierjip1
11 ай бұрын
Interesting method, but it means having the iron on all the time. I am not sure that is a very sustainable way of doing it. I use ordinary paper, roll the seams with a roller and only get out the iron when I have a whole batch of blocks. But perhaps electricity is not as expensive in the US as it is in Europe at the moment.
@joyfulandmerryquilting
11 ай бұрын
I absolutely understand what you are saying. We have to conserve where we can and traditional foundation piecing (using regular paper instead of freezer paper) is definitely the way to go when conserving energy. Thank you for pointing that out.
@acfpta2000
Жыл бұрын
I've never really understood the sewing next to the line, seems more difficult and easier to lose your precision.
@joyfulandmerryquilting
Жыл бұрын
I feel like it's pretty easy to sew right next to the fold (with Freezer Paper Foundation Piecing) - the fold is a bit easier to follow than a line and it seems to give me a pretty good sewing guideline. I don't find that it affects the precision of my block.
@annblachly8068
6 ай бұрын
Your thought, gives me an idea. I will test the stitch-in-the-ditch presser foot to see if it makes a difference.
@marilynbook4211
9 ай бұрын
That seemed like a whole lot of mucking about and extra expense to save a few sheets of paper. For the block you showed I would not FPP it I would just cut the pieces and do my quarter inch seam. Thanks for showing me before I went out to buy freezer paper.
@joyfulandmerryquilting
9 ай бұрын
Hi Marilyn - actually this video was created to simply show the basic principles when it comes to FREEZER PAPER foundation piecing (the good, the bad, and the ugly). I have had many, many requests to offer a demo on freezer paper foundation piecing from quilters who have heard of it, but wanted more info as to the step-by-step process of using freezer paper when piecing a block. Yes, there are many alternate ways to create this simple square in a square block, as you stated. But the purpose of this tutorial wasn't to make a square in a square block, but rather I selected this block because it was very easy for me to piece in just a few steps and then use as a demo in a video. There are many ways to foundation piece more detailed blocks using freezer paper, but it was my intention to offer a basic "what is it?" tutorial first and then in subsequent videos go into more detail as to how you can use these steps that I demonstrated to create blocks that may be difficult to assemble using traditional template piecing or even basic foundation paper piecing. So...I hope you'll keep an open mind when it comes to this technique...there may be a block that catches your eye. Thanks for watching!
@maryellenhardy
7 ай бұрын
No thanks. I'll stick with regular paper piecing.
@joyfulandmerryquilting
7 ай бұрын
I absolutely agree - it's really not for everyone. FPP is my "go to" as well. I had many people ask me to demo Freezer Paper Piecing, so I did. Thanks for watching.
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