Question again

[grammiequilts]

I know I saw this question before and I didn't need an answer then. Now I can't find the thread.
I am making a fused quilt. I have used Heat and Bond and other fusibles and I am having a gummed up needle problem . What kind of fusible should I buy to avoid this in the future?XXXOOOThanks

[zfatcat]

You probably should use a light weight fusible. The heavy bond does gunk up the needle if you sew through it. The light weight is designed to sew over. Lori

[CaroleJ]

I use Heat-N-Bond Lite and haven't had this problem. Is your fusible relatively fresh? Sometimes the adhesives do weird things when the product gets old. Also make sure your fused pieces are completely cooled before sewing; the cooling strengthens the bond.

[institcheswithrosie]

You have to use the lite. The regular Heat n Bond is for things that will not be sewn down.

[grammiequilts]

Well slap me in the head ,I used old heat and bond and now Im sorry its gonna take me hours of needle cleaning re threading and stitching but Im too far in to UNSEW so Thanks so much I will know better than to be frugel Im throwing the stuff away.

[mic-pa]

I never use heat and bond, only wonder under by Pellon. Works great and I never have gummed up needles. M

[CaroleJ]

I don't know what the shelf life of fusibles is...anyone have an idea?

[CoyoteQuilts]

For the needle cleaning have a cotton ball & bottle of alcohol handy. That works for me most of the time. If not I use WD 40, but you can't clean the needle & then just stitch as this is oil and will stain your fabric.... Ask me how I know?????

Sharon V.