explain fusiable web

[mayauntie]

Actually I use featherweight fusible interfacing, draw my shape on the non bubbly side,place the bubbly side on the right side of my fabric,stitch around it with 12-15 stitches per inch around the shape,then I trim it to within a 1/8 seam allowance, and turn it right side out.I then fuse it to the background fabric and stitch it on with a teensy zigzag stitch,with thread that matches the shape or invisible polyester thread and viola it looks great.I sometime will use Warm&Natural batting inside to give it some shape so it does not look so flat.I learned that from Eleanor Burns books.

[auntjana]

I love the Steam and Seam lite for my applicque (can't spell) projects that I blanket stitch around. It is light enough so that the needle of my machine does'nt gum up. I use the pin trick to remove the paper as well. I also use El's method of the lightweight fusible interfacing. Each depends on the application and how tight the curves may be. Oh yes, follow the directions on the plastic insert. I know a funny story of a lady who was told that she needed to pre-wash everything. She did - the fusible interfacing as well - and then put it in the dryer too. I would have given anything to see the dryer - but I did see the interfacing when she brought it back to the store and demanded a refund for defective material!!!
Jana

[ctherrie]

Sometimes fusible web can add alot of stiffness to a quilt, my only other suggestion is to cut out the center of the piece so the only part you are ironing to the wrong side of the fabric is 1/4 inch inside of the drawn line and about 1/4 inch on the outside. Then once ironed down you can cut right on the line so you have fusible web right up to the edge. Then peel the paper off and iron down onto the quilt whereever you want. I like to use the blanketstitch on my machine to sew it to the quilt.

[cindyg]

LOL Jana. That poor lady. I wonder how she got the goo out of her dryer!

[sewbug]

I read somewhere, maybe here, to cut off the end of a large brown paper bag and slip that over your ironing board when using fusible. That will protect your ironing cover.