YES...YES...YES....FREEZER PAPER.....

Aaaaargh!!!!!  So jealous!!!  You guys are so excited about freezer paper, but over here in Aus. we don't get it in the supermarkets for using as freezer paper, which it sound like you do over there. Here we can get it in tiny little rolls from quilting supply stores and specialist places like quit and craft fairs, but it costs a lot for a little bit which I have used SPARINGLY.It is not some thing I could imagine using enough to do a clothing pattern with:)
 But what a great idea for small patterns like bags and baby stuff.  Thanks for the info. it has inspired me to go in search with greater purpose to find out if it is more readily available  elsewhere.  Does any one actually use it for putting between frozen stuff in USA?  We have a  plastic product but obviously only for the intended use, not at all helpfull to sewers!!!!!

I do actually use freezer paper for freezing food. 

E-mail me your address. I'll send you a roll.

bethvanduzer (at) yahoo (dot) com

Cool- glad to hear that you tried it out and it worked for you! 

For those of you curious about the original thread, here's an easy link:

http://sewmamasew.com/forum/index.php?topic=1283.0

After reading all the great comments and uses for freezer paper, I was so excited I bought some yesterday at the grocery store.  I have been using newspaper (messy), construction paper and numerous other items.  I did not realize it would stick if ironed on.  I can't wait to put it to use.

I was wondering...can you use freezer paper as a stabilizer when sewing appliques to stretchier fabrics like tshirts? In the past when I have used an iron on, tear away paper stabilizer, I have never been able to remove it all once I have finished my applique but it seems to wash ok. Not sure if the freezer paper would hold up the same way if I couldn't remove it all...

I purchased some freezer paper at the Grocery store this week, I can't wait to use it to preserve favorite skirt pattern!

See, this is why I DETEST living in the UK, we have nothing here, NOTHING, it's bordering on third world when it comes to craft supplies.

I have tried to find freezer paper in the past and the only people who sell are are individuals that import it from the US and charge 5 times what you lot pay for it, no way could I use that to cut whole patterns out of.

The UK is pathetic when it comes to anything like this.

Okay, this is an embarrassing question, especially given that this is my first post as a forum member, but is freezer paper the same thing as wax paper?  If not, is freezer paper in the same section at the grocery store as wax paper, plastic wrap, foil, etc? 

Don't worry- your question is probably something others have wondered about as well! 

But no, wax paper isn't the same as freezer paper.  Freezer paper is white, has a paper-side and a shinny side and is usually wider than wax paper.  You can use a pencil/pen to trace your pattern on the paper side, then iron it on with the shiny side down on the fabric. It usually is not over by the wax paper, cling wrap and aluminum foil, but can almost always be found next to the canning supplies. 

THANK YOU!  I would never have thought to look there.  I'll go searching today!

I'll add that at my wal-mart, the freezer paper IS with the aluminum foil/ziplocs, etc....so each store might be different AND i have only found it at walmart. I do all of my grocery shopping at supertarget and i have yet to see it there. At walmart, Reynolds sells a huge box for around $5.

I wouldn't see why you couldn't use it as a stabilizer...I don't know if you would be able to wash it though. doesn't seem likely.

when you say you haven't been able to remove all of your stabilizer, do you mean it is still in the seams/stitching? I use stabilizer a lot on my quilt projects for applique and use the sulky brand tear away. I find it to work wonderfully and i usually just leave the paper in the stitches if i can't get it all out...ALSO...have you ever tried the water soluble stabilizer??? it works really well too and dissolves completely. Are you familiar with fusible tricot that you can use as a stabilizer for tshirts/knits??  it is a nice product

At what temperature do you set your iron when adhering the freezer paper?

Thanks,
Melody~

i usually do it on cotton since my iron is almost always on that anyways. i dont use steam though. i make sure i turn it off. usually works fine for me.

What a wonderful idea!  I bought a roll of freezer paper a while back to use for stencils but there are only so many stenciled t-shirts  a family needs.  What a great use for the rest of it!