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Sharon says:
 
"I've been teaching quilting classes for four years. This past fall I had students gather up scraps (big and small) and bring them to class. They made quilts called 'Yesterday's News' using old newspapers as a foundation ('seasoned' so that the print no longer rubbed off).

"Large quilt blocks were made from a half-sheet of newspaper by starting in the center and adding additional pieces (right side to right side -- flip down and continue working around the newspaper sheet to the outer edges). They then sewed these large blocks together to make a larger quilt (lap-size to king-size).

"It took some of the gals a little time to work the pieces so they had no holes, but they were all very satisfied with their project. A person can use one color family, a theme such as Christmas, or all scrap fabrics where anything goes!"

I don't know how to "season" newspaper to prevent ruboff; I did not find any hints when searching for this online either. I know others will want to know how to prevent newspaper smears and ruboffs, so please let's hear some hints from you readers about how to do this.

I sometimes use newspapers to wrap gifts, and it would be nice if the ink did not rub off when wrapping. I especially like to use the colored comics section for wrapping.

Thanks to all of you who answered this question. I laughed about the butlers ironing newspapers for their employers so they wouldn't get ink on their hands. Of course, we all have someone to do this for us, don't we?