Assemble PDF Patterns with Contact Paper

Today I’d like to share a trick for making PDF pattern assembly easier. Two words: contact paper. Instead of laying out pages and taping them together, worrying that you’ve made the pieces crooked, try lining up and sticking your pieces to contact paper. I'm sure there are some of you out there who already use this method, but I thought I'd share it anyway. Something I really like about this method is that you can peel and re-stick if you make a mistake. An added bonus to the use of contact paper is that your patterns are more durable. I would advise using pattern weights when cutting fabric out, as putting pins through the contact paper will cause them to be sticky. Here are some ways that you can go about assembling a PDF pattern with contact paper. Continue reading →