Ok, I'm gonna take the plunge here on some McKenna Ryan patterns. I can just see her Coffee & Italia series on the walls of the dining room. I knew there was a reason I have been collecting little batik pieces. :-) Anyway, I'm not a real fan of the general appearance of fusible in larger quilts, (all those raw edges that get frayed drive me crazy, personal problem I know!) so I'm having hesitations on these little ones. I have lots of Heat-n-Bond, both the Lite versions and the UltraHold, left over from a preschool project. The lite cautions that it should not be washed without stitching down and recommends the Ultrahold for "no sew" projects. I really have LOTS, probably enough to finish all nine little quilts. Anyway, the pattern instructions call for a more light weight, web like fusible, like Steam-a-seam Lite. I have a couple of very small sample packs of SaS and the difference in the two products is quite obvious. The HnB is like a solid sheet of plastic "glue" and the SaS is like a fine, lite netting. So, the question is this.... Given that these will be little wall art quilts, not really washed (unless they get splashed with wine LOL) and that I like the more natural "fabric" look, not the hard stiff glue stuff, should I even bother with the Heat-n-Bond? I'm thinking I should just bite the bullet and get the good stuff (SaS), since these will be "keepers" for my home. What do you ladies say?? Another thought I had was to mix methods, and do as much turned applique as possible, and add the fusible pieces for the little intricate detail stuff. THoughts on that one??? Tia Lorraine in La Center
Fusible Applique Help Requested...
Nov 04, 2006
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McKenna suggests that the wallhangings NOT be laundered. Also, she does the quilting and stitching down of the appliques at the same time- the outline quilting holds down the shapes. I have used H&B Lite almost exclusively and I don't think it's very stiff at all- but it
*is* very fussy about the iron temperature setting. YMMV I'd suggest you try making a small sample quilt (maybe 8X8 in. or 12X12 in.???) using some of your H&B Lite on a few simple shapes, sandwich it and quilt as McKenna suggests and see what you think about it. Good luck- it's a beautiful wallhanging.Leslie & The Furbbaies > Ok, I'm gonna take the plunge here on some McKenna Ryan patterns. I can just
Well, I made the mistake of going to my LQS today for spare bobbins and they were demo'ing the new Janome felting machine. I want it! It looks like it would be great for decorating quilt blocks and postcards and such. Maybe DW can get it for christmas present.....
I have not used the Heat-n-Bond, but I have used Steam-a-Seam on a little applique on my baby's onesie. It got washed probably a thousand times in a few months (okay, several hundred) and there is no fraying and it is still very tight. So, I have full faith in the SaS.
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Thank you, Anita, that's the kind of test/trial we've been needing. What kind of edge finish did you use? Polly
Anita wrote > I have not used the Heat-n-Bond, but I have
I did not. I just fused it and started using it. The onesie and applique were both knits, so I did not know how to stitch them on the SM without stretching. So, just the raw edges fused never had a problem with washing at least twice a week for several months.
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