If you are creating a quilt that you hope will hold its beauty a long time, you may want to consider this quote in QNM Oct 03. "...the chemical composition of the adhesives used in these quilting products generally is not identified nor has their long-term performance been evaluated...decisions about whether or not to use these products can not be informed by research at this time." (greatly snipped here and reading the whole article is worth your time). This brought to my mind the first time my mother used a bit of fusible, could have been 50 years ago. The dress was a sweet little rosebud sprinkled voile. The fusible in the facings turned a permanent and ugly yellow. Of course, fusibles have come a long way since then but it's impossible to forget how disappointed we were. How's that for today's little ray of sunshine? Polly
fusible vs. heirlooms, long
Sep 04, 2003
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Surely if you use one that washes out it's not a problem?
Charlie.
That makes sense to me. Maybe they were talking about the ones that stay - or that are supposed to stay. Polly
I just picked up my issue at the PO this morning. My first use of a fusible was interfacing the collar of a shirt. It looked like it had been stipple-quilted.
The water-soluble fusible (and I've only heard of one) was not mentioned in the article.
Oh that made me smile, Ruth. That's exactly what happened to me. I can even remember the colour of the blouse - a gorgeous emerald green, Tana lawn (probably that was the problem!). . In article , Ruth in Happy Camp writes
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