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brand of Fusible Webbing?

I had something I had bought yards and yards of years ago at a Ben Franklin store... and it's almost gone! Have tried a few other things... but have not been happy with them. I'm ready to start a new project... I am very excited... but will need bunches and bunches of webbing.. and want to buy something I will be happy with. Something light weight... that isn't super finicky about the iron setting or how long you apply heat!

So what do you like to use PS -- You can see a picture of the quilt I am getting ready to start in my webshots folder... JAZZ ATTACK!! This is a picture of the store sample... mine is still a pattern only!

Also -- do you fuse the entire piece of fabric -- or trim so just the "edge" is fused... by removing the center of the fusible before applying it to the fabric? I've usually left it full on -- but it does make the piece stiff... which for a wall hanging I guess is okay. But for a bed quilt -- I think I would want it "softer".

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Kate G.
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I really like Wonder Under - IF I'm going to sew it down after. Isn't awfully stiff and it's easy to sew through.

Cindy

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teleflora

I used Wonder Under for putting some lettering on a wall hanging, because it said it didn't have to be sewn down. I washed the wall hanging after I finished it and the edges were starting to come undone, so I ended up stitching around the edges of all the lettering. Next time I'll use Heat'n'Bond Ultra if I don't plan to stitch it down. I know that will hold. It is stiffer, however. I haven't found anything that I would trust to hold without stitching, but that I can stitch if I want to. (Heat'n'Bond Ultra says it will gum the needle if stitched.)

Julia in MN

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Taria

Why do you want a fusible, Kate? Are you needing it to permanently stick or is it just for a temporary hold until you can get it stitched down? There are lots of fusibles available now but what's best for one task may not be the best choice for another. When possible, I like the plain old glue stick. It washes out and I'm not concerned about long range yellowing or something unspeakable. It seems like Nancy's Notions sells a fusible pack where you get to test drive several fusibles and see which one works for you. Polly

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Polly Esther

These blocks have quite a few pictures. In all of the other quilts like this -- I've used the "Ben Franklin" fusible... then I do hand blanket stitch around the pieces. Haven't decided it I will hand or machine blanket stitch around these pieces... or maybe do satin stitch.

With the amount of "handling" to do the applique (whether hand or machine) -- I would be afraid the pieces would come lose.

I've never tried the "glue stick" -- does it really hold well?

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Kate G.

Pictures = pieces.... think I need to go to bed!

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Kate G.

Kathy, I love Misty Fuse. It is a bit fiddly, but it does not make the work hard, like other fusibles do. It is just a layer of glue. But I also love my glue sticks. I think you'd be ok with that, but looking at the pics, there are a lot of small pieces with fine ends. I'd probably give a shot at a glue stick and if I didn't like it, go to Misty Fuse. I get Office Depot glue sticks, cheap. Make sure it's white. The good thing about a glue stick is that once you have the pieces stitched down and give it a wash (or even a gentle soak in cool water), the glue is gone. Also, it's cheap.

Good luck, that's an amazing piece to tackle. I definitely want to see pics of your progress!

Sunny

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Sunny

Oops. Excuse me. I just wandered over and looked at Jazz Attack. I see lots of skinny pieces and sharp points. What a delightful quilt ! but I would have no idea how to approach it. The glue stick is fine for snowmen and flowers but I'm thinking you're going to have to call out the big guns. Let us know what works best, I love that quilt. Polly

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Polly Esther

On Mon, 4 Feb 2008 21:33:57 -0600, Kate G. wrote (in article ):

Steam a Seam 2 (or Lite or whatever the lightweight one is) works best for me.

Maureen

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Maureen Wozniak

I agree with Maureen - I like Steam a Seam 2 lite also.

Donna in Idaho

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Donna in Idaho

I like WonderUnder, regular, *NOT* the heavy weight. And I do the "donut" method. In fact I use the middles of larger pieces to trace smaller pieces. Have some "Misty Fuse" to try, but it isn't paper backed, just the web stuff. (and it is a bit more expensive too, as I recall.) Every once in a while I see other brands around, but not consistently. I should try some of the others. (But I dislike Heat and Bond, because of the finickiness with time/temperature and the fact that overheating it makes it "go away".)

BTW, you may have had some Aileen's brand fusible, which, I believe, isn't being made any longer.

Good luck, Pati, > brand of Fusible Webbing?

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Pati C.

I like Wonder Under, but I have NEVER had the paper stay on the glue. I check it very carefully in the store, only buy it off of full bolts (guessing that might be 'fresher') and by the time I use it, it has separated! grrrrrr!!! I use Heat & Bond Lite. It's fussy about temps when ironing and sometimes makes these strange 'polka dots' of adhesive that show thru lighter colored fabrics, but it works so I use it. I haven't experimented with the other fusibles and would *never* even mess with any that were not paper backed. I don't have the patience and hate messing up my ironing board cover and iron with melted fusible gunk. I usually cut out the center, especially with multiple layers and overlaps.

Leslie, Missy & The Furbabies in MO.

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Leslie & The Furbabies in MO.

My favorite is still good old Wonder Under. I know there were some bad batches that were out a couple years ago. But I didnt have any. I've used other ones that have such picky instructions that I've given up. One gets glossy and that means you have over heated it and it won't stick. Another leaves little bumps on the front side that you can see. I had another brand that wouldn't stay on the release paper. I have the Misty Fuse by Esterita Austin, but I'll admit that I haven't tried it yet. I know it's supposed to leave a very soft hand, but it takes some extra steps to use the mesh without a paper already attached. I just haven't taken the time to figure it out yet. I've taken classes from Frieda Anderson and she only uses Wonder Under as I believe several other artists who use fusible extensively. Until my Wonder Under lets me down....that's my stand by.

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KJ

Odd. I have never had a problem with that. I wonder if it's a climate thing...too much or too little humidity, temperature...something. At the very end of a bolt of WU that I'd had for many years....I had trouble getting the paper off. To each her own. HB and I do not get along well at all!

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KJ

I have made two blocks of the Jazz Attack series.

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used Wonder Under and stitched down all the raw edges. I like to machine applique. These pieces are so small that you just leave the fusible under the whole piece.

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KJ

I've used multiple bolts of WU, and I've had two of the bad ones. And the problem isn't just the paper sticking to the fusible, but also the fusible isn't even, so it's pretty useless. :(

Last time I bought a bolt of WU, I also picked up a few packages of MistyFuse. Like you, I was leery about not having the paper. Luckily, I save the paper from WU, so I had plenty to use with the MF.

I tend to fuse a half yard by WOF of hand dye all at once and cut later. The MF was very easy to lay out on the fabric. I tried doing a small section a bit sloppily, and where I got a crease in it, the fabric was still smooth and you couldn't tell from the right side. Once it's fused, the fused side is a tiny bit sticky. This was nice for composing pieces, but not so nice for storing my fused yardage. The fused yardage was easy to cut with a rotary cutter. I haven't quilted any of my pieces yet, so no comment there.

On the whole, now that I've used MF my only issue with it is the storage of yardage. Other than that, I like it as well or better than WU.

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Kathy Applebaum

I was saving my paper from WU too. Especially right after taking Frieda Anderson's class and trying to mark the pattern pieces like she does. Then I'd find it again and think, "what the heck is all the paper for?". That's what happens when it's a long time between fusing projects. Can you wrap your pre-fused fabric up in the release paper? Or some parchment paper? I saw an ad for Misty Fuse in one of my quilt magazines and it had a tip on how to use it with parchment paper to transfer designs to cut out.

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KJ

I use this stuff rarely, but on the last project where I did I used Misty Fuse. Loved it!

In that project I fused the whole thing. Misty fuse is really thin so the final piece wasn't stiff at all. There is no paper backing so tracing and cutting out the center would have been a royal pain to do. Thankfully it wasn't necessary.

If you do try Misty Fuse I highly recommend having one of those applique pressing sheets on hand. That was much easier to deal with than the sheet of kitchen parchment I started with (which was ok but not as nice)

marcella

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Marcella Peek

I've got release paper between the layers right now, but it's playing havoc with my storage system. Some day I'll get annoyed enough to figure out something better. :)

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Kathy Applebaum

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