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question about fusible batting again
OK, I went ahead and used some fusible batting on a twin quilt. I know,
people have complained about it, but I wanted to see for myself. I did this on a tile floor, since I didn't want to have to keep moving the quilt while I ironed. I also figured the heat from the iron wouldn't harm the tile floor. To my surprise, I couldn't get the batting to fuse to the backing! I did what the directions told me exactly, including the wool setting, steam, and 3-4 seconds per iron, but for some reason the backing wouldn't fuse at all. I ended up hand basting the quilt, and now I'll machine stitch it. So my question: Has anyone had any real luck working with this stuff? Is there anyone who swears by it, or thinks it's a great product? Is there anyone willing to give up traditional batting for it? |
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I only tried it once - a few months ago - & I hated it. I had the same
problems you had. Couldn't get it to stick. I've heard others like it. I thought I had a bad batch! Personally, I like the spray adhesive! Pauline "Mystified One" wrote in message ... OK, I went ahead and used some fusible batting on a twin quilt. I know, people have complained about it, but I wanted to see for myself. I did this on a tile floor, since I didn't want to have to keep moving the quilt while I ironed. I also figured the heat from the iron wouldn't harm the tile floor. To my surprise, I couldn't get the batting to fuse to the backing! I did what the directions told me exactly, including the wool setting, steam, and 3-4 seconds per iron, but for some reason the backing wouldn't fuse at all. I ended up hand basting the quilt, and now I'll machine stitch it. So my question: Has anyone had any real luck working with this stuff? Is there anyone who swears by it, or thinks it's a great product? Is there anyone willing to give up traditional batting for it? |
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I have given up regular batting for fusible; but I must say straight
away that this is not for bed quilts. I mostly make wall hangings and miniatures (I've 'done' all the beds for the moment! I have found adhesion sometimes a problem. I do use a hotter setting than wool! but that's because I have never seen any 'official' instructions. On my smaller quilts, I do turn them over, once I have steamed the top, and steam the backing also. I do also go all round the edges with my basting gun, just to keep the edges from coming unglued. Sometimes I also re-steam the 'body' of the quilt if it seems to have worked loose during quilting - with all the shoving and turning. Nevertheless, I do think it's good - for my back and knees! If I were doing mostly bed quilts or quilts for children who would like to snuggle their quilts, I don't think I'd be happy at the feel. .. In article , Mystified One writes OK, I went ahead and used some fusible batting on a twin quilt. I know, people have complained about it, but I wanted to see for myself. I did this on a tile floor, since I didn't want to have to keep moving the quilt while I ironed. I also figured the heat from the iron wouldn't harm the tile floor. To my surprise, I couldn't get the batting to fuse to the backing! I did what the directions told me exactly, including the wool setting, steam, and 3-4 seconds per iron, but for some reason the backing wouldn't fuse at all. I ended up hand basting the quilt, and now I'll machine stitch it. So my question: Has anyone had any real luck working with this stuff? Is there anyone who swears by it, or thinks it's a great product? Is there anyone willing to give up traditional batting for it? -- Best Regards pat on the hill |
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I used Hobbs fusible and I loved it. I laid out the backing, batting and
top as you usually do and then fused the top to the batting. Then I turned the whole thing over, smoothed the backing (now on the top), made sure it was properly placed and then fused that too. Worked like a charm and the quilt was queen size! Dee in LeRoy, NY "Pauline O'Connell" wrote in message om... I only tried it once - a few months ago - & I hated it. I had the same problems you had. Couldn't get it to stick. I've heard others like it. I thought I had a bad batch! Personally, I like the spray adhesive! Pauline "Mystified One" wrote in message ... OK, I went ahead and used some fusible batting on a twin quilt. I know, people have complained about it, but I wanted to see for myself. I did this on a tile floor, since I didn't want to have to keep moving the quilt while I ironed. I also figured the heat from the iron wouldn't harm the tile floor. To my surprise, I couldn't get the batting to fuse to the backing! I did what the directions told me exactly, including the wool setting, steam, and 3-4 seconds per iron, but for some reason the backing wouldn't fuse at all. I ended up hand basting the quilt, and now I'll machine stitch it. So my question: Has anyone had any real luck working with this stuff? Is there anyone who swears by it, or thinks it's a great product? Is there anyone willing to give up traditional batting for it? |
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I have only used a June Taylor polyester one for a charity quilt. It did
fuse, but it's stiff as a board which makes quilting a bit hard, however it does soften up when washed. It fuses all 3 layers together at once, but the back can get wrinkles easily. I just did a 49" square quilt the other day and hated it. I'm going to not use steam and it will pull apart and then I'm tossing the batt. -- BarbQuilts Take out the Cat to reply "Mystified One" wrote in message ... OK, I went ahead and used some fusible batting on a twin quilt. I know, people have complained about it, but I wanted to see for myself. I did this on a tile floor, since I didn't want to have to keep moving the quilt while I ironed. I also figured the heat from the iron wouldn't harm the tile floor. To my surprise, I couldn't get the batting to fuse to the backing! I did what the directions told me exactly, including the wool setting, steam, and 3-4 seconds per iron, but for some reason the backing wouldn't fuse at all. I ended up hand basting the quilt, and now I'll machine stitch it. So my question: Has anyone had any real luck working with this stuff? Is there anyone who swears by it, or thinks it's a great product? Is there anyone willing to give up traditional batting for it? |
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I love it too and require it for my beginner class. However, I only
like the HOBBS brand. Forget the other stuff, it's too unpredictable. I love it for machine quilting but I don't use it for handquilting, I find it too stiff and sticky for that. marcella In article , "DDM" wrote: I used Hobbs fusible and I loved it. I laid out the backing, batting and top as you usually do and then fused the top to the batting. Then I turned the whole thing over, smoothed the backing (now on the top), made sure it was properly placed and then fused that too. Worked like a charm and the quilt was queen size! Dee in LeRoy, NY "Pauline O'Connell" wrote in message om... I only tried it once - a few months ago - & I hated it. I had the same problems you had. Couldn't get it to stick. I've heard others like it. I thought I had a bad batch! Personally, I like the spray adhesive! Pauline "Mystified One" wrote in message ... OK, I went ahead and used some fusible batting on a twin quilt. I know, people have complained about it, but I wanted to see for myself. I did this on a tile floor, since I didn't want to have to keep moving the quilt while I ironed. I also figured the heat from the iron wouldn't harm the tile floor. To my surprise, I couldn't get the batting to fuse to the backing! I did what the directions told me exactly, including the wool setting, steam, and 3-4 seconds per iron, but for some reason the backing wouldn't fuse at all. I ended up hand basting the quilt, and now I'll machine stitch it. So my question: Has anyone had any real luck working with this stuff? Is there anyone who swears by it, or thinks it's a great product? Is there anyone willing to give up traditional batting for it? |
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I only tried it once and it didn;t even stick to the batting when I unrolled
it from the package. It was too unpredictable for a large project, but I did use it up on WH and mini-quilts. -- Sugar & Spice Quilts by Linda E http://community.webshots.com/user/frame242 http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frame242/my_photos |
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HATE IT !!!!!!!!!! It didn't fuse for me, either.......and the hard glue
spots - yuck! Sharon in Montreal |
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