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Old 03-05-2009, 09:11 PM
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Bellaboo - using a grocery bag to save the ironing board - super idea!
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Old 03-06-2009, 09:44 AM
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I decided I didn't like the poinsettia because the bottom flower wasn't in the middle. I was able to pull it up and it didn't leave any residue. I moved it to the middle and ironed it down again and it stayed. I like it much better now.
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Old 03-06-2009, 10:33 AM
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I use Steam a Seam for appliques too & I like it a lot. I buy it by the yard at the quilt shop & it's quite reasonable that way. If you buy the packages of 5 sheets, it can be costly, check with your quilt shop or in a catalog. Connecting Threads used to have it but I don't see it anymore in their catalog?
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Old 03-06-2009, 11:51 AM
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I bought it on ebay. The only problem with that is shipping but I bought 4 yards and she shipped it all together so total cost was $20.40. I don't know if that is bad or not. I will check the quilt shops some day but my friend bought a whole box and she said she would sell me some at her cost so I can't go wrong there.
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Old 03-07-2009, 09:18 AM
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I don't like it at all. It was really hard to work with. I prefer wonderunder or ultra bond. It was a real mess, the paper kept coming off.
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Old 03-08-2009, 05:33 AM
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Originally Posted by BellaBoo
I cut the bottom out of a big paper grocery sack and slip it over my ironing board when using any fusible.
:thumbup: I'm a big fan of the brown paper sack. When I run out, I ask the grocer to use paper sacks. There comes a time when you can have too many plastic grocery bags, right?
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Old 03-08-2009, 07:32 AM
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It works good, but you have to make sure your drawing on the right side so stuff doesn't come out backwards
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Old 03-08-2009, 09:01 AM
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Think I know why I didn't like the Steam to a Seam. It was old like someone else said. The paper kept coming off & you couldn't tell what side you were suppose to work with. Live & learn. I might try again, I don't know.
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Old 03-08-2009, 09:06 AM
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I've found out that either side works and if the paper come off I just put it back on. Maybe if you put a little tape on the sides it will stay on until you are ready to cut it. I have even take one side of the paper off to draw on it before I cut it.
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Old 03-08-2009, 11:00 AM
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March 8, 2009 In the newest "Quilters Newsletter" magazine, April/May 2009/No.409, there is an article titled, "Hidden Landscapes," by Kathryn Wagar Wright with Irene Berry, from which I will quote. "I recommend Steam-a-Seam Lite because it has a sticky side that lets you position the parts temporarily and move them while you're planning."
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