Reynolds Freezer Paper
How is Freezer Paper used in quilting?
Freezer paper has a thin plastic layer on one side of the paper which when lightly heated with an iron sticks to the fabric you iron it onto. After you have finished using the paper you can easily peel it straight off the fabric.
Because the adhesion isn’t too strong the paper doesn’t leave residue on the fabric whilst still providing a strong seal if you are painting or dyeing over the stencil preventing any leaks into your design!
What is Freezer Paper used for?
Useful for arts and crafts, can also be used for templates to applique, quilt or piecing. Can be lightly adhered onto fabric by using an iron. Instructions for craft use included on the packaging – or see below.
Multi Talented
Originally intended for helping to preserve food during freezing Freezer Paper has been adopted for a host of creative uses most notably quilting templates because of its brilliant qualities.
As a template creator Freezer Paper is superb. You can trace designs onto the paper cut out around the shape then iron on to your fabric. This not only allows you to create accurate and neat shapes by following the drawn design but also stabilises your fabric whilst cutting.
The extra bonus is that once you have cut your first fabric shape you can peel the Freezer Paper off and iron it on to a second area allowing you to create several identical fabric shapes from a single template.
Using Freezer Paper
Draw or trace your quilting design onto the matt side of freezer paper, then cut out your design and iron the shiny side to fix it to the fabric.The freezer paper provides a leak proof seal around your design perfect for dyeing and painting fabric designs.
Cut out your fabric around the entire design, allowing approx 1/4″ seam allowance. Fold the fabric seam allowance under the freezer paper and stitch the applique onto the background fabric.
Leave a small area un stitched – this then allows you to pull out the freezer paper from within the applique.
There is a great guide on instructables by 10Hayles showing how to use the paper to make a T-Shirt Stencil. The tutorial can be found here
Use With Your Printer
Freezer Paper is versatile and strong enough to be fed through a printer meaning designs can be printed direct from you PC on to the paper to create templates.
The other use with a printer is to stabilise fabrics while you ink jet on to them. For example iron an A4 piece of Calico to the same size piece of Freezer Paper. This makes the calico firm enough to be fed through a printer. Naturally this technique could be used across a host of fabrics and Vilenes.
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The paper is available in 50 sq ft rolls or 75 sq ft rolls
