Fleece strip cover...

I am thinking of making a single layer cover/blanket type of thing
from some of the Fleece Mountain I own. What is the best way to sew
with fleece? The times I have worked with strips of it, it has come
out rather wavy. How do other get round this? I have tear-out
stabiliser... is the answer dissolving stabiliser? Or is it all a
matter of tension and the sort of stitch you use? Satin stitch or a
sort of zig-zag? Help!


-- Jo in Scotland

What's the plan -joining smaller pieces? Very accurate cutting is the key to
avoiding waves. I used the machine feather stitch to join and simply butted
the edges together, no seam allowance. Also, even though it's hard to tell
sometimes, fleece seems to stretch a little more in one direction than the
other, so if you really want nitpicky perfection, keep the directions
consistent.
Roberta in D

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I am thinking of making a single layer cover/blanket type of thing
from some of the Fleece Mountain I own. What is the best way to sew
with fleece? The times I have worked with strips of it, it has come
out rather wavy. How do other get round this? I have tear-out
stabiliser... is the answer dissolving stabiliser? Or is it all a
matter of tension and the sort of stitch you use? Satin stitch or a
sort of zig-zag? Help!


-- Jo in Scotland

Hi,

Do you have a serger? If so, you might want to consider flatlock seams
using interesting threads.

Rita L.

Johanna Gibson wrote:
I am thinking of making a single layer cover/blanket type of thing
from some of the Fleece Mountain I own. What is the best way to sew
with fleece? The times I have worked with strips of it, it has come
out rather wavy. How do other get round this? I have tear-out
stabiliser... is the answer dissolving stabiliser? Or is it all a
matter of tension and the sort of stitch you use? Satin stitch or a
sort of zig-zag? Help!


-- Jo in Scotland

In Nancy Cornwell's books about making fleece whatever - she repeats over
and over again to lenghten the stitch. Makes no difference whether you're
sewing on a regular sewing machine or a serger - you must lengthen the
stitch. There's a lot of thickness and the stitching piles up on itself if
the stitches are too short.

I love all of the Nancy Cornwell Fleece Books. Lots of really, really good
info in all of them.

Donna in SW Idaho

"Johanna Gibson" wrote in message
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I am thinking of making a single layer cover/blanket type of thing
from some of the Fleece Mountain I own. What is the best way to sew
with fleece? The times I have worked with strips of it, it has come
out rather wavy. How do other get round this? I have tear-out
stabiliser... is the answer dissolving stabiliser? Or is it all a
matter of tension and the sort of stitch you use? Satin stitch or a
sort of zig-zag? Help!


-- Jo in Scotland

Jo, when I made a large "blanket" of the fleece I was very careful to
really lighten up on the pressure foot pressure so that it wouldn't
stretch. I also did a sort of mock felled seam. Sewed the two layers
with one seam allowance a bit wider than the other. Then "topstitched"
the seam allowances down with the wider one covering the narrower one.
(If that makes sense???) You could stitch this part with a zig zag or
other "open" decorative stitch, like serpentine or scallop or such. I
really wouldn't recommend satin stitch for fleece. G
While the cross of the fleece really does stretch, the lengthwise is a
bit more stable.
If you still have problems with stretching/wavy seams, any tearaway
stabilizer should work. I tend to use plain wrapping tissue and such for
something like this. G (Because it works and is cheap/free.)

Good luck with it.

Pati, in Phx

Johanna Gibson wrote:
I am thinking of making a single layer cover/blanket type of thing
from some of the Fleece Mountain I own. What is the best way to sew
with fleece? The times I have worked with strips of it, it has come
out rather wavy. How do other get round this? I have tear-out
stabiliser... is the answer dissolving stabiliser? Or is it all a
matter of tension and the sort of stitch you use? Satin stitch or a
sort of zig-zag? Help!


-- Jo in Scotland

I am thinking of making a single layer cover/blanket type of thing
from some of the Fleece Mountain I own. What is the best way to sew
with fleece? The times I have worked with strips of it, it has come
out rather wavy. How do other get round this? I have tear-out
stabiliser... is the answer dissolving stabiliser? Or is it all a
matter of tension and the sort of stitch you use? Satin stitch or a
sort of zig-zag? Help!

Lengthen stitches, lighten pressure foot pressure. Remember it's a knit, and
has cross-grain stretch. Also it doesn't ravel, so there's no need to do
anything fancy, including hemming. g Seams can be as simple as two pieces
butted and zig-zagged together, or overlapped and stitched through.

If I have my druthers, I serge it rather than use a sewing machine.

Kay