kluedesigns

how do you get the heat and bond off the fabric after you've cut it?

MaineGirl76

You keep it on.

kluedesigns

so you're using it for raw edge fusible applique?

MaineGirl76

Yes or you could cut the same shape just smaller of freezer paper for needle turn.

MaineGirl76

Also you can cut template plastic with the Cricut.

kluedesigns

so you're attaching heat n bond to the fabric and then attaching freezer paper to the heat and bond and doing a needle turn.

are you cutting the freezer paper with the cricut too?

MaineGirl76

Yes, you cut the freezer paper with the Cricut, plus you can cut template plastic with the Cricut. :)

kluedesigns

but why are you using the heat n bond if you're doing needleturn it makes the fabric so stiff.

MaineGirl76

Because I suck at doing applique around the raw edge so I like needle turn better.

kluedesigns

i understand, i prefer the look of needle turn and use it whenever possible.

what i don't understand is why you need to use heat n bond for needle turn, if you can cut freeze paper on this machine why aren't you attaching the fabric to the freezer paper and cutting it that way?

or you could use fusible interfacing which is only glued on one side.

i'm not trying to give you a hard time, i'm sorry if its coming off that way.

i'm OCD and there's a thousand ways to do applique and your way might be better and i would like to understand your method.

please forgive my interrogation like posts :oops: