question re fusible

Nov 11, 2006 3 Replies

Hi all, I have three stockings to make for christmas, and I remembered that ages ago I bought a set of very small cut outs from a peanuts (as in snoopy) winter scene, already ironed onto fusible web (so they're ready to be ironed down). I am thinking about incorporating them into the stockings, but ever since I've gotten them, I've wondered how I could possibly finish the edges of something so tiny (some as small as an inch). I usually finish the edges of fused pieces with a blanket stitch or tight zig zag by machine. I really don't want to use monofilament (had bad luck the one time I tried it, and not ready to try it again), or else I'd stipple all over it (I think this is how the McKenna Ray wallhangings work?). Is there any other solution I am just not seeing? I could fuse them and hope they don't fall off or fray/curl on the edges over time (seems like a stocking is unlikely to be washed in the machine). Or, I could attempt to zigzag and just hope the faces don't look too horrific. I suppose I could try a blind hem stitch. Help - I want these done by thanksgiving, but because I can never decide on a design, I never make them! :)



many thanks, Lynn



I think your blind hem stitch idea is probably the best, Lynn. All the very visible stitches like satin, zig-zag and blanket would have to be done very carefully to get all the turns right. Actually, you could also use a straight stitch very close to the edge - I mean really close! - with a matching thread. I remember a really famous quilter once said to me that if the stitch is going to be there, and be seen at all, you might as well do the easiest option! . In message , quilter writes

If the pieces are really small could you assemble the stocking then put a layer of organze over the top before quilting? It could look really glittery and it would hold all those tiny pieces in place.

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