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
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