pellon fusible fleece

I bought a piece of this to try out, I'm still plodding along with sorting and cutting for some kind of baby memory quilt. Unwashed, this feels stiff and not something I'd want to use for a quilt that would be used, but would be great for a wall hanging, I'm thinking of treating the entire quilt as fused applique, so I'd arrange all the pieces on the fusible, then zig zag the edges without even using a backing, then bind or edge it somehow.

Has anyone used this product? Does my idea sound sensible?

Thanks

Anne

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Anne Rogers
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Don't know, Anne. The only time I played with fusible fleece I was making a soft book for a baby. It's pretty good to chew on but think it may be too stiff for a snuggly quilt. Polly

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Polly Esther

I use it for thread painting. I iron it to the background fabric, hoop it and do the thread painting-type stitching. It gives the background fabric more body and the stitches are nicer with the extra thickness.

Play with it- make some test samples and then wash the samples. I think it softens up a bit after it fuses and with laundering, but I wouldn't expect it to be drape-y. I don't think it would be much stiffer than using a fusible like Heat & Bond or Wonder Under to fuse the appliqués to a piece of fabric. And I wouldn't recommend no backing- even for a wallhanging. It could stretch or sag with the weight of the appliqué. Maybe???

And bits of appliqué pieces are notorious for scootching around. I think ironing the fabric shapes directly to the fusible fleece might be nerve-wracking if anything shifted or it was bumped- and your iron could get all gummed up. Pinning the pieces in place would cause distortion and make pressing it difficult, too. JMNSHO

Good luck and let us know how it goes. You may have discovered a brand new technique!

Leslie & The Furbabies in MO.

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Leslie& The Furbabies in MO.

Anne, I use fusible fleece for most of my wallhangings, but always with backing fabric. Keeps me from having to pin all the layers together. Wouldn't use it for a quilt though but it may work and soften up.

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Kiteflyer

Anne, I use fusible fleece for a lot of the bags/purses that I make. Works well for that because of the stiffness. I have also used fusible fleece for place mats and table runners/toppers. It is stiffer than batting, but very similar. There are at least a couple different kinds of fusible fleece, too. Pellon has fusible fleece and fusible Thermolam. Both are craft fleece with fusible. But the Thermolam is both softer and denser than the other. Since this is craft fleece, not something like Polar fleece, I would definitely recommend a backing. It is very much like a batting and on its own may not hold up well. It is "meant" to be inside fabric. Another thing, remember that fusible fleece is polyester. You need to be a bit careful with how much heat you give it at any one time. And generally it is best not to touch the iron to the fleece. I have done applique with fusible web (WonderUnder or other) on the back of the applique stuff, fused to cotton batting, backed with fabric, then stitched down the edges which finishes the edges and does the quilting at the same time. This technique also allows the overlapping edges of the appliques to stick together which wouldn't happen if you fused to a "glued" base. (Hope that makes some sort of sense. I think I have gotten to the "babble" stage....)

Have fun, experiment a bit and do it however you wish. It is your quilt, so go for it.

Pati, in Phx

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