Fold n stitch wreath question
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#12
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Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: Carroll, Iowa
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Glad this was asked as I bought the foam cut to fit but found a free embroidery pattern by Skeldale House and she uses iron on interfacing. Will try out the pattern today to see if I like it better than using the regular pattern. For anyone interested in this free pattern you need to sign up for her Yahoo Group as individual emails, not digest and she sends you the website to download her freebies. She also has a Facebook page where some of her freebies can be obtained but she just told us she'll be closing that site down at the end of the year. Will show my wreath hopefully at the end of the day.
#13
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Join Date: Dec 2012
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I have made close to 100 so far and I really don't like using the foam. It is very difficult to turn rightside out. If you use the foam, it is easier to use the method that has you sew all the way around, cut a slit (you have attached the foam to the 'frontside') and pull it thru. In this version, you need to applique over the slit. I like a heavy interfacing and sew leaving a small opening. I have a hemostat that lets me pull the fabric rightside out very easily. I usually have a bag with me with a lot of squares and whenever I am waiting somewhere, out comes the hemostat and the bone tool and I turn and push. I then topstitch about 1/8" in whether I am using a banded version or a plain solid version.
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Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Michigan
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Some people use regular interfacing but it isn't very sturdy or stable to keep the nice round petals. I like the Peltex because it is stiff and makes nice crisp squares for rounding into the petals. The Bosal also works, and is more puffy and soft but holds the shape well.
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