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TOPIC: fusible

07 Jun 2008 21:14 #19498

Heat and bond is not made to be machine stitched. I am impressed if you were able to do it. What you want to use next time is steam a seam. I know some people who have used misty fuse, but I have not tried it yet. I am also getting ready to order some Soft Fuse from Staci Mitchell (sp?). It leaves the finished product even softer than steam a seam does. Heat and Bond should be hand stitched if you are going to stitch it. Joan Shay makes a needle for her appli-bond technique that is actually 3 sided at the tip and is the best needle for use w/the appli bond. I bent 3 regular needles using multi layers of fabric fused w/heat and bond to make a dimentional quilt before I took her class and learned about these needles. Don't give up on fusable applique just try another product.
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07 Jun 2008 15:16 #19487

Check out Ricky's lesson on Rhapsody quilts. I think he likes Steam-A-Seam 2. That's what I usually use and I really like it. I was making a jacket that had a block similar to Drunkard's path and the way we did it was to cut out a ring of S-A-S and fuse it to the fabric and then cut it in quarters. So we had about half an inch or so of S-A-S and that's all.
Frances in hot Austin (it's not supposed to be summer yet!)
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fusible 07 Jun 2008 13:37 #19485

I'm just completing my first raw edge appliqued wall hanging. I used the lightest type of Heat n' Bond and it is very stiff on the larger pieces. I also found that my brand new machine will not easily sew in those areas as well to add embellishing stitches. I enjoyed it so much that I'd like to do another one but would like to find a better fusible. I forgot to do as the pattern maker suggested and trim out the centers. I bought some Misty Fuse, but am unsure how to use it as I've no directions. Is there a better brand?
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