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Old 11-21-2011, 05:48 AM
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Originally Posted by dunster
I am currently working on a pp quilt by Judy Niemeyer that has applique on it. I'm not nearly to that part, but I read ahead to see her directions, and she says that she tried a couple of the different rinse-away stabilizers and they didn't rinse away as well as she wanted. She continued to use and recommend them, but recommends that you cut away all the excess, leaving only a small strip under the folded back edges of the piece. That way there's not so much left to be rinsed away.
This makes sense. I cut away all excess on the dissolve sheet that I use on my machine embroidery or else it seems to make the fabric a little gummy when rinsed.
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