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From: mommi2girls
Date: 09-20-2005, 07:54 AM (1 of 9)
Hi, Im relatively new to quilting, but I never used the fusing material. I have cut out hearts to fuse onto some material, I have the heart cut out then the fusing material , then the paper all pinned together. What is it that I should do first? Any help would be great.  mommi |
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From: MaryW
Date: 09-20-2005, 08:39 AM (2 of 9)
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Hi and welcome to Sew Whats New. Perhaps you should try this on a scrap piece of the actual fabric once or twice as a practise run. This will show you how well the fabric accepts fusing. Better safe than sorry. If you have your fabric hearts and paper backed fusible cut out already, this is the next step. Be sure the textured side is on the wrong side of your heart. Press with a dry iron at a high temperature. Let it cool. Peel off paper backing carefully. Now, place your hearts where you want them. Cover hearts with a press cloth and press (high heat again) for about 10 seconds. Don't run the iron back and forth, put even pressure on the applique. Hope that helps. The girls will have lots of other tips and suggestions for you. MaryW
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From: AdvaP
Date: 09-20-2005, 11:45 AM (3 of 9)
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I love fusing. I couldn't understand from you post if you had the fusible web already on the back of the hearts. I usually trace the pattern on the fusible ewb, cut around it and iron it (5 sec, no steam) to the back of the material, your hearts. Then I would cut along the tracing lines, then iron to the front of the background fabric (20 sec, no steam). If you have the hearts cutout, and the fusible web cutouts seperately, you will need to cut around just a sqosh (so the glue doesn't stick to your ironing board, or your iron) and iron onto the back of the heart. i hope that was helpful, and clear. I'lll be happy to answer more questions. Adva. Adva Price
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User: AdvaP
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From: Magot
Date: 09-20-2005, 12:16 PM (4 of 9)
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I normally fuse my fingrs to the iron..... This is a great method for making flags and so on with kids. I work on the theory if they can do it, so can I. 
love and kisses, Jan
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From: esrun3
Date: 09-20-2005, 01:29 PM (5 of 9)
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Hi & Welcome. Be sure to read the directions that came with your fusible webs-some you fuse to the fabric, cut out the pattern and then fuse to whatever you want it on, others kind of "stick" to the fabric you are cutting your pattern out of and then when you fuse you are actually fusing both the applique and the base fabric at one time (I think that one is called Steam A Seam). Can't remember for sure what the name of that one is but I think that's it. Hope you share with us what you are making.
Lyn
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User: esrun3
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From: beachgirl
Date: 09-20-2005, 05:27 PM (6 of 9)
I agree with always read the directions first. Some are different than others. Also, if you think you'll be fusing very much you can't beat the teflon pressing sheets to lay oner whatever your fusing. You won't gum up your iron ever. It doesn't stick to what ever your fusing either. I have several of them. Great for crafts too. Glue or nothing will stick to it & no your iron won't melt it even at the highest heat. You can get larger ones at kitchen stores to bake cookies & stuff on even. Wish I'd have invented that. Glad someone did. 
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From: esrun3
Date: 09-21-2005, 09:41 AM (7 of 9)
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I don't have a teflon sheet but I did use freezer paper the other day when I was using the bonding stuff. Just ironed it shiny side down and didn't have any trouble. What do they say? Necessity is the motherhood of invention?
Lyn
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User: esrun3
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From: beachgirl
Date: 09-21-2005, 03:00 PM (8 of 9)
| Julia, get some carbon paper. That makes it much easier & some times I use a ballpoint pen that is out of ink to do the tracing. First though I make copies of whatever I want to trace off when it's on the super thin pattern paper.Then you can have extras to save plus use the heavier paper you printed to trace. I save the orginal to keep with the pattern. |
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From: beachgirl
Date: 09-21-2005, 10:23 PM (9 of 9)
| Your very welcome. Don't feel bad for not thinking of doing that as my brain goes on pause sometimes too. Everyone does sometime or another. Glad I could help. That's what were all here for, to help each other. |
User: beachgirl
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