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Fusing Fabric

By: Penny Halgren

Q: Hi My name is Beryl, I appreciate your tips for new quilters very much and am learning a from them.

At present I am fusing some fabric prior to fusing it onto my quilt material. I am finding a bit messy (getting stuck to the iron and the ironing board etc.,) Can you advise me of the best and most practical way to use fusing please.

Kind regards Beryl

A: Yes, fusing material does present its challenges.

When I use fusing material that has a paper backing, I cut a piece that is larger than the actual size and shape I want. Then I fuse it onto a piece of fabric that is slightly larger than the fusing material.

Once it is all fused together, I trace the pattern of the shape I want onto the paper backing, and cut it out. I can then peel off the paper and fuse the fabric piece onto another piece of fabric or a block.

If I am using a piece of fusing material that does not have a paper back, I cut off a piece that is slightly larger than the finished size I want, and place it between two pieces of fabric that are also larger than my finished piece.

Once that is fused, I trace the pattern onto one of the pieces of fabric, and cut the shape out.

I have found that the key is to press the fabric with the fusing material safely inside either fabric or its backing and not exposed to the ironing board or my iron.

Hope that helps.

Happy Quilting!

Penny is a quilter of more than 24 years who seeks to interest new quilters and provide them with the resources necessary to create beautiful quilts.

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