How to do foundation Paper Piecing with Freezer paper. Such a FUN technique!

Last week I shared a quick tip about printing on freeze paper. This week I'm using those patterns to do foundation paper piecing with freezer paper. Maybe we should call that freezer paper piecing.
I loove this technique. Once you've got the hang of folding and using the iron to stick your fabrics to the (right side of) the paper it works like a charm. And the best thing, you can reuse the paper to make the same block twice or as many times as you like. (I feel an experiment coming up on how many times it actually will stick to fabric.)
Thanks for watching! Next week I'll continue on the place mat and reveal what exactly I'm making.
xo Irene :)
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[@bluejhaygrl]

Great tutorial, thankyou. Anyone in Australia watching this and can not afford the Reynolds. Ive come across a Mont Marte brand art pad (A4) called Bleed Proof Layout paper. Ive never used Reynolds but this Mont Marte brand works just fine, fabric irons on well and peels off easily.

[@lmackey63]

I’m hooked!! I resisted and now will not paper piece any other way! Thank you

[@maplelassuk]

And now, with your QAL, I not only understand it but I have done it! I'm in the middle of making my Row 9 triangles, and I find it a little fiddly, but am enjoying it too...I'm slow compared to some! But I actually prefer the freezer paper method and folding back the paper to sew, rather than stitching through teabag paper. Great learning with you....I've actually begun to love paper piecing!

[@suebean3873]

I just took a course for paper piecing on a quilt. We sewed through the paper but I see this is a lot cleaner especially when I had redo the seam a few times bc of wrongly placing my fabric. Nice job on that, thank you!

[@deirdrem9320]

Yeah! I really like this method as I don't like sewing through paper and then pulling on my neat and tight stitches. I tried it without freezer paper and had to use a touch of washable glue to keep the first piece of fabric secure. Sewing along the fold was really quite easy. Thank You!

[@annlanders1084]

Great explanation! I have always used the 'sew through the paper' method but I like this and can't wait to try it! Thanks.

[@katemorgan4346]

Wonderful tutorial. Best one yet! Thank you!

[@mabelgoddard5813]

Thank you so much for this lesson on paper piecing! Little by little, I will be learning how to do it!👏👏❤️🍁

[@chrissys7332]

Mabel Goddard practice makes perfect. You can do it!

[@tweetybird53046]

I like the idea of not having to tear away all that tedious paper, I can’t wait to try this method.

[@Sugaridoo]

It is like magic 😄😃

[@camillemiele1633]

Thank you so much for this video!! It was a game changer for me and an enormous help 🙌🙌💓💓 and I love watching your channel you are an inspiration!

[@kidsnkittens]

So interesting. I’ve always wanted to learn paper piecing. Thank you for demonstrating this technique!

[@maplelassuk]

I'm beginning to understand this now! I found your books on Etsy, thanks!

[@leslieschmidt9765]

Another fun video! I've never done paper piecing with freezer paper before, but I can see the advantages of doing it that way. It eliminates tearing all those little pieces of paper off. Sometimes they can be hard to get off. And it saves wear and tear on the stitches. Thanks for a great explanation.

[@Sugaridoo]

So happy that you liked it! I had great fun making it. Yes indeed, no tearing needed! Would love to hear what you think if you give it a try.

[@Dympull]

Brilliant! Love your video's. I've avoided foundation paper piecing because I don't like having to tear paper away. This has changed my mind. Thanks so much.

[@Sugaridoo]

Ah so happy to hear that this opens new opportunities for you! This paper is just great.

[@bluemoon5766]

Great advice and clear

[@praterclp]

Great video and I now understand this technique. Love the methods of using a paper copy for template cutting (I waste more fabric trying to get the right size especially odd angles) and the trimming the pattern smaller so when trimming down block you don’t cut into the template.

[@Sugaridoo]

Thank you so much Cynthia!

[@maghouinbeg5011]

Love the top about cutting the paper a little smaller to avoid going through it with the rotary cutter. Very sensible.

[@Sugaridoo]

Thanks Maghouin! Great that you liked the tip. Those blades are expensive enough right ;)

[@vickieclark1]

Wow! you made that look sew easy! Thank you

[@Hiker_who_Sews]

I'm going to try this. Thank you!

[@vanniceabigelow6074]

Thank you! I loved this!

[@aliceveenema]

I really like the freezer paper method. I have done up to 20 squares with one paper. Although the last few were a little tricky :)

[@Sugaridoo]

Whoo 20! Haha great to hear! Can imagine that it got tricky after that. Will definitely put it to the test some time :)

[@elizabethsawyer5906]

So glad I found you😀

[@Hannah-pk9tv]

This is such a good explanation, can’t wait to see finished results and then give it a go myself!! 😀

[@Sugaridoo]

Yay thanks! Let me know when you give it a try, would love to see what you make!

[@cindyherget5196]

Perfect method for my brain Now to learn how to make my own paper pricing and make sure I have my numbers in order. As in something simple like a old appliqué pattern from one of my moms old books.

[@anthonymoscato3365]

I finally tried this method, Irina, but I was a bit too ambitious and did it Big! It still worked, but slipped a little. I will do another, smaller project, soon. Happy crafting! Lilly

[@Sugaridoo]

Aw yes bigger can be a bit tricky. Great that you're going to give it another go! Irene

[@ClayGuana]

You are so adorable! Thanks for your great tips and videos :)

[@Sugaridoo]

Aw thank you so much! Thanks for watching and writing me a comment 💗

[@alleggrover]

Brushing up before the Penguin QAL!

[@chrissys7332]

Very darling apple quilt in the background

[@abshanghai]

Thank you very much! This was really helpful. Do you have any tips for piecing 2-3 block parts together using this method?

[@barbaramarkland5759]

Thank you this great.

[@tonilerch876]

HI, can you share the link to part 1 (your tips on Printing) for the Freezer PP?

[@nevilgrubb]

You are a wonderful teacher but it has taken me a bit of time to wrap my head around this process!! LOL

[@Sugaridoo]

Thanks! Haha yes can be a bit tricky at first, but such a great technique when you get it

[@lesleygilbert1945]

Lovely video. I always smile at your pronunciation of 'iron' - in England we say something like ion, like a 'silent' r :)

[@Sugaridoo]

Aah haha thanks! Always thought that was a silly word to say. Will practice for my next video :D

[@anthonymoscato3365]

No! Don 't spoil her sweet accent. I almost want to pronounce I•Ron, also. Here, in the Southern United States, (where our English is corrupted, haha), we pronounce it with a very soft "r", but it is definitely still there. It's almost like you're saying "iron", but the "o" is silent..."irn", with a long "i". Does that make any sense? Anyway, keep on vlogging, Sugaridoo, I love watching your tutorials. You exude such joy!

[@nevilgrubb]

In Texas we say "I-ern" lol

[@TheCharischen77]

Hi, I saw the owl quilt behind u. It is so beautiful. How can I get the pattern?

[@doreensherk287]

I like this method rather than sewing on the paper and tearing it off later, which takes time and is a messy process.

[@cindypipes4261]

Is the tulip pot pattern available? Thanks

[@Angela10226]

I really like your method may have to try it. That pattern came from your book right? Just wondering why you chose to make the background piece 2 instead of just the one, seems like an unnecessary step. Any way do you have an extra rotary cutter, I use my old blades for cutting paper so I have PAPER right on the cutter and to distinguish it even more I store it in a pink holder "P" paper!! Can't wait to see the finished placemats they will be awesomely colorful.

[@Sugaridoo]

Yeah! Happy you liked it :D Yes the pattern is from my book. Do you mean that there are two pieces of background on both sides? I'm not sure if that could be done differently, because there is a edge on the top of the flower pot. Any suggestions on how you'd make it one piece? :) Yes I do have an extra rotary cutter, I use a different colored one for paper. So handy to 'use up' old blades indeed.

[@Angela10226]

No suggestion I don't do a lot of paper piecing that is your love! I am also a long arm quilter so I really don't like quilting over all those seams, I had one of my quilts that had quite a few seams once and it took so long to quilt because I didn't want my seams to flip.

[@janetehoffman]

Thank you

[@Sugaridoo]

Thank you Janet! :D

[@katmackphotography]

The one thing I’m still confused about is when I’m cutting my templates do I cut on the front or the back of the fabric? I really couldn’t tell when you were cutting them.

[@ruthmillett8683]

where do I find "tea bag paper"?

[@analiaquesadaaguilar1561]

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻💯💯🇨🇷🇨🇷

[@joanne6867]

Deze techniek kan ook met de kikker kussen toch even het patroon uit het boek vergroten en dan kan het

[@Sugaridoo]

Hoi Joanne, ja je zou de vierkantjes uit 1 rij wel aan elkaar kunnen naaien met deze methode, maar volgens mij niet de hele kikker in een keer. Of ik moet iets over het hoofd zien :) Ben benieuwd hoe je m gaat maken!

[@joanne6867]

Sugaridoo Okee dankjewel

[@joanne6867]

Sugaridoo ben nog bezig met andere dingen nog geen tijd gehad maar komt goed

[@micheleklein9075]

Nice tutorial but could do without the background music while you are talking which makes it hard to hear.