Debbie B

I've done raw applique before, but I'm getting ready to do Interfacing Applique on a quilt. The directions say after sewing the interfacing & applique together that you turn it inside out & press flat. And to press using a non-stick applique pressing sheet. What is a non-stick applique pressing sheet? Can you get it at Joann's or Hobby Lobby? Is there anything that I could use that I might already have...parchment paper or something? Thanks for any help. It's very appreciated.

Peckish

You can absolutely use parchment paper. In fact, that's what I prefer. (Just make sure it's parchment and NOT wax paper.)

Some people will recommend you purchase special sheets available at stores, they're made of Teflon.

kathy

I would certainly use parchment paper, if you decide you like the technique then it may be worth investing in a nonstick sheet, they're very handy for lots of things

patchsamkim

This is the applique pressing sheet that I have...probably bought mine 15 years ago...still as good as new...worth every penny I spent on it. You could use a coupon at Joann's to get one.

http://www.joann.com/the-applique-pr...x17-/prd17579/

Milli

Silicone baking sheet works!

Debbie B

Thank you for your answers. I'm going to try the parchment paper. There's snow on the ground & cold here in Ohio & it just feels good staying home & quilting. I really like doing applique. I will most likely end up with the pressing sheet from Joann's that Patchsamkim talked about. But, after the snow melts

Lisa_wanna_b_quilter

I have just used a wooden iron on some pieces, too, instead of a sheet of any kind.

And yes the pressing sheet is because the interfacing is an iron on material.

Debbie B

I use liquid fabric softener so I don't have any dryer sheets, but I think that's a good idea. The fusible interfacing is iron on & after you have sewn & then turned it right side out the sticky part is on the outside. The instruction say that you need to iron it flat on a non-stick pressing sheet...just to press out the seams & make it flat. Then you can iron it onto your quilt and the sticky side will adhere to the fabric, and then I'll machine stitch the applique. I'm making a log cabin quilt with oak leaves & acorns appliqued around it.

Debbie B

Good idea! If the parchment doesn't work for me I will try this.

Peckish

She is probably trying to protect her ironing board and iron from the fusible web on the interfacing.

I tried **used** dryer sheets once, and by the time I was halfway through that project I was sick of the smell - so sick, in fact, that I quit using dryer sheets in my laundry at all! Now I prefer to use homemade fabric softener. Lol!