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Birds of a Feather--Block 1
Sharon's method with her stabilizer will not work with fusing or raw edges.
It really doesn't poof by itself. It is a stabilizer from which you cut out your applique templates. Then you turn under the edges and glue them down with water soluble glue. You applique this piece to your foundation and it will feel very stiff until you wash/soak it. Water makes the stabilizer fall apart into small fibers that won't change the hand of your quilt. If I recall correctly, Sharon doesn't recommend washing the background fabric, so it will shrink up a little bit when washing out the stabilizer....then the applique will pop up just a bit. -- Kathyl (KJ) remove "nospam" before mchsi http://community.webshots.com/user/kathylquiltz "MB" wrote in message ... Joan....I just fused and light invisibled thread appliqued a small wall hanging...primitive style WH...and now that i want the applique to 'pouf' a bit I'm not sure what to do and it just lays on the floor awaiting my decision ! I'm hoping that quilting will do it . I bought Sharon Schamber's book on applique and in it she has a new product ..available on her website and softexpressions.com as well....and apparently it is an applique stabilizer that will soften and pouf somewhat when you wash it using synthropol...and supposed to make machine applique look like hand applique !!!... I"m hoping that this will really work well because I have many projects I'd like to do but just can't manage to do them by hand if I want them finished in my lifetime. When I tried to buy it at her site a few weeks ago it wasn't in stock but I'm going to try again now that she has it available. Has anyone here tried it yet?...It is called...Regular Weight Applique Foundation ( also comes in Lightweight ) Mary in VT ."joan8904 in Bellevue Nebraska" wrote in message oups.com... Newest 311 fan (Olivia) is the daughter of the band's road massage therapist, who is holding the baby in the picture. The Birds of a Feather book is by Allen and Adams, a Kansas City Star project. As for the applique, I'm in a perpetual search for the perfect applique technic. At this point, I'm using freezer paper templates and either rubber cement or glue stick to turn the margins under. Then I'm using a very narrow zigzag stitch with dark invisible thread to secure them to the background. I want the 'poof' of applique (not fused), but my hand applique is so slow that I might not out live the project. For some of the appliqued circles (berries) in other blocks, I'm using mylar circles and starch (with the iron) to turn the margins. If there were more repeating pieces in the blocks, I'd probably do mylar for them, but I hate to make a template for just one bird or one flower. I get burned out on whatever technic I try. joan--short-attention span quilter! |
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Birds of a Feather--Block 1
I find that even my invisible thread applique will 'poof' up nicely
after being washed. No matter what, this quilt is going to be tedious and I'm going to have to work on it one block at a time, interspersed with easier projects. I would like to hear if any 'mere mortal' has worked with the Shamber technic. joan |
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Birds of a Feather--Block 1
I have! I have! I think Sandy has too.
Here's mine....but not washed yet. Still looks puffy though. http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/...53918257grmDnj -- Kathyl (KJ) remove "nospam" before mchsi http://community.webshots.com/user/kathylquiltz "joan8904 in Bellevue Nebraska" wrote in message oups.com... I find that even my invisible thread applique will 'poof' up nicely after being washed. No matter what, this quilt is going to be tedious and I'm going to have to work on it one block at a time, interspersed with easier projects. I would like to hear if any 'mere mortal' has worked with the Shamber technic. joan |
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Birds of a Feather--Block 1
That's absolutely outstanding!
thanx, joan On Aug 18, 12:24?pm, "KJ" wrote: I have! I have! I think Sandy has too. Here's mine....but not washed yet. Still looks puffy though. http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/...53918257grmDnj -- Kathyl (KJ) remove "nospam" before mchsihttp://community.webshots.com/user/kathylquiltz "joan8904 in Bellevue Nebraska" wrote in ooglegroups.com... I find that even my invisible thread applique will 'poof' up nicely after being washed. No matter what, this quilt is going to be tedious and I'm going to have to work on it one block at a time, interspersed with easier projects. I would like to hear if any 'mere mortal' has worked with the Shamber technic. joan- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - |
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Birds of a Feather--Block 1
Thanks Joan! It's quite a bit of prep work before you get to sew anything,
but it certainly comes out nicely. -- Kathyl (KJ) remove "nospam" before mchsi http://community.webshots.com/user/kathylquiltz "joan8904 in Bellevue Nebraska" wrote in message oups.com... That's absolutely outstanding! thanx, joan On Aug 18, 12:24?pm, "KJ" wrote: I have! I have! I think Sandy has too. Here's mine....but not washed yet. Still looks puffy though. http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/...53918257grmDnj -- Kathyl (KJ) remove "nospam" before mchsihttp://community.webshots.com/user/kathylquiltz "joan8904 in Bellevue Nebraska" wrote in ooglegroups.com... I find that even my invisible thread applique will 'poof' up nicely after being washed. No matter what, this quilt is going to be tedious and I'm going to have to work on it one block at a time, interspersed with easier projects. I would like to hear if any 'mere mortal' has worked with the Shamber technic. joan- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - |
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Birds of a Feather--Block 1
Gorgeous !!! That looks wonderful. I did read the directions in her book
but I guess I wasn't ready to really learn something new..plus buy more new product (s). Also, she was on simply Quilts a few years ago demonstrating Piece le Que but I couldn't follow it !!! Guess I'll have to take my dunce cap off . Mary/vt "KJ" I have! I have! I think Sandy has too. Here's mine....but not washed yet. Still looks puffy though. http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/...53918257grmDnj -- Kathyl (KJ) remove "nospam" before mchsi http://community.webshots.com/user/kathylquiltz "joan8904 in Bellevue Nebraska" wrote in message oups.com... I find that even my invisible thread applique will 'poof' up nicely after being washed. No matter what, this quilt is going to be tedious and I'm going to have to work on it one block at a time, interspersed with easier projects. I would like to hear if any 'mere mortal' has worked with the Shamber technic. joan |
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