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I made a bag with a fusible product called Inn-Control Plus....it's a layer of foam rubber with fusible on one side. It definitely made a firm-sided bag and I used it for the bottom too. But...my sewing machine balked at more than two layers of it (with fabric) and I had to sew slowly on even two layers. But it made a very sturdy and professional-looking bag. I used a pattern from Keepsake Quilting and got the foam stuff from them also but I think it's available from the manufacturer's website.
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Originally Posted by QuiltnNan
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this is how I use plastic canvas for the bottoms, inserting it in a 'pillowcase' with its end tucked into the curve. it stays very rigid
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Originally Posted by Debbie C
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I use the corrugated plastic to wrap my fabrics instead of comic boards. Whenever we have local elections, I run around the day after and pick them up, wash them off and cut into 6X9 inch rectangles. I NEVER have to buy comic boards!! That's one way to keep them out of the landfills!!
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Buy some of those plastic cutting boards at your nearest dollar store and cut two pieces to fit the bottom of your bag then make a pillowcase of fabric to slide it into and place in the bottom of your bag
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Use Peltex in the bottom that will really firm up the bottom, and two layers of the fusible fleece in the body of the bag. I really like the floriani better than the pellon but it is way more expensive than pellon
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You can use Inn Control or inn Control Plus by Innovative. The difference is that the plus already has fusible on it if you want to fuse it it. I love the Innovative products. Inn Spire and also Inn Spire Plus are similar to Peltex but you can shape them.
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Originally Posted by AnitaSt
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I made a bag with a fusible product called Inn-Control Plus....it's a layer of foam rubber with fusible on one side. It definitely made a firm-sided bag and I used it for the bottom too. But...my sewing machine balked at more than two layers of it (with fabric) and I had to sew slowly on even two layers. But it made a very sturdy and professional-looking bag. I used a pattern from Keepsake Quilting and got the foam stuff from them also but I think it's available from the manufacturer's website.
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Originally Posted by QuiltnNan
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this is how I use plastic canvas for the bottoms, inserting it in a 'pillowcase' with its end tucked into the curve. it stays very rigid
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I use shade cloth to make hammocks for the cat furniture we make and I had some of cuts so I tried it on a bag and it worked out realy well,
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Had husband cut a bottom to size from light weight panneling and then covered it with batting and into a sleeve. Makes for easy cleaning by washing sleeve.
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