:-) HAs anyone used the pre-cut appliques pices - you can buy them in quilting catalogs.

I would like to buy a pack of pre-cut applique shapes to use on children's giveaway quilts - doing the fusible and machine edge stitching. How do you get the fusible on the pre-cut shape? Usually when you use fusible, the design in penciled onto the paper, fusible then it put on the back of the fabric, when bonded the shape is cut out. How on earth do you do fusible and prec-uts?

Sure would be interested in knowing. would save alot of time, and get multiple print fabrics in the pre-cuts.

Thanks for help
Julie

Very carefully. It is really messy on the iron. Maybe use only enough to keep shape in place.

I THOUGHT I seen here in the classified section someone was selling applique cutouts that already had fusible on the back of them. I could be wrong about it, I have spelt since then. But maybe check there to see.

cut the fusible as close to the size as you need and then layer it with the design and put freezer pape over it to protect your iron while ironing it.

I think you can also use parchment paper. I will protect your iron and you can also use it to cover your ironing board the size of your applique...

Maybe use fabric glue?

Take the applique and trace onto the fusible paper then cut out your shape inside of the trace line so it's a bit smaller and you won't get the stuff on the iron. Then iron your fusible shape onto the back of your applique

Definitly protect your iron with frezer paper or an applieque sheet. Makes a big difference, ask me how i know ;)

PS - that is a great way to add interest to a quilt quilkly without having to do all the steps yourself.

I would use an applique cloth when ironing them on - don't forget to post the finished projects

What about using the fusable thread for applique.
See video

http://www.superiorthreads.com/

Gale

you can use one of the pieces as a pattern, trace it onto the paper side of the fusable, line it up on the shape and press- or you could just put a small amount of fusable in the center of the piece (just enough to hold it in place while you stitch it down; or try a fabric glue instead.

Maybe use roxanne glue baste so you don't have to cut fusible, but you will have to stitch it down

you get one of the teflon sheets. Thread Bear I believe has them. I have some that I cut the fusiable as close to edge of the precut as possible. put it between two sheets of the teflon and iron.

That was me, but i asked the moderator to remove the ad.

You could also instead of using fusible on the WHOLE applique just cut little skinn strips and place them on the back and iron them down, you could cut them to fit within the limits of the applique. As long as you are going to stitch around the edge then its not going to matter if the WHOLE thing is stuck down or not!

There was someone else also just read the post today. I'll have to go look again.

ETA: It was CarrieAnne that they were talking about doing them!

I sell die cut appliques and have for year..but I do not fuse mine to the paper backed stuff unless the customer wants it...
most don't like that "stiff" feel...
the ones in keepsake have the fusible on them already..so stiff is what you get!

when you do iron them down, you peel the paper off and place the fusible side down on your "washed" fabric! If you do not wash it, it might not stick properly!
THEN you place a Teflon pressing sheet over it before you put iron on it..this keeps your iron clean should any fusible sneak out where the iron can touch it!

you must then stitch around the applique to keep it permanently in place.

I sell them either way, too, with fusible or no fusible. Everyone seems to like it a bit diffrently. I like the fusible, but I have also glued them down with washable glue!

What about putting the pre-cut appliques closely on top of the fusible, putting some sort of protection on top and ironing it down.
Then when cool, remove from ironing board and cut them all out.

On re-reading this, seems to me that it would make too much work. I believe that I would simply use School glue. I read somewhere that all it is is corn starch, which makes it easy to wash out.

WOWOW, thank you all for the ideas! The one about taking the fabric applique piece and tracing around it on the fusible paper side..then cutting that out looks like I could do this one for sure!

The reason I wanted the entire cut-out fused was to especially have the fusible right up to and including the edges to prevent fraying. And yes, they do have to be machine stitch around the edge. I usually sew my fusible applique edges using the blanket/buttonhole applique stiching on my machine.

Gonna see about ordering of cut-outs!

Thanks again EVERYONE
Julie

When I sell my precut applique peices they already have fusible on them.

Easy as can be. You use Elmer's Washabel School Glue and glue them down. You can even iron them on to dry them faster and flat. Stitch and when done wash out the glue. Easy and kids love to help glue them down too!

Do not use the iron on this. When washed out after heating it does leave a residue.

Good to know, applique. Glad I never tried to iron it....I usually iron first, but I didnt know not to iron after, lol!

I sure didn't appreciate my "ad" being removed. I guess I was under the mistaken assumption that I had the right to answer a question as much as anybody. Julie's original posting is BUYING precut appliques--not how to do it herself.

Rose Hall

Rose Hall I guess I don't understand what I did or said that was wrong, could you explain?

You can iron the piece after washing out the glue with no problem, just don't heat set it before washing it out! It is only a little residue, not bad. I tested on a couple pieces which were done with glue on white and glue on back, ironed then washed.

I'm sorry--it's not you! I had posted a reply that gave Julie my web address and info about my pre cut appliques. It has been removed along with another post by someone else that had simliar information for someone else that sells pre cut appliques.
Rose

OK maybe you could send her a PM

If you are going to use the pre-cuts, I think that I would use the fusible thread & just stitch around the shape. There was a thread on here about the fusible thread for applique. You use the fusible thread in the bobbin & a silky thread in the needle & when you fuse, the top thread is suppose to pull out. Check out the thread on this.

Yes i bought some from ebay and they are on my avatar. I made a butterfly quilt for a very dear friend of mine who has been in a wheelchair since she was 12 yrs old. I found them easy to applique with the blanket stitch after i used fusible web and pressed them onto the white background. It was only the 2nd quilt i have finished and was pleased with the way it turned out

Superior Threads has a fusible thread that you use in the bobbin casing. You stitch around the edge of your applique piece then iron it onto your background piece. Then machine applique over your edges. Just be sure to change out the bobbin before you sew on something else.

If you are going to have to apply the fusable and cut it out anyway why not just iron fabric on it and cut out whatever you want.

Well, IMHO that takes the reasoning out of buying precut shapes. If I'm going to go to all of that trouble then I may as well cut my own shape out of my chosen material. That's what I think. Now if it was already fusible-that would be another matter but then, I suppose they would be priced really high.

I bought circles from Keepsake Quilting. Needed reproduction prints to compliment a real feedsack dresden plate applique set I was making into a queen size quilt. I liked them. They go well with the real old fabric.

Spray baste would be much simpler than fusible. I little goes a long way.

I use gluestic to hold the applique in place. Just a dab will do it. Then I edge stitch them on. The gluestik is water soluable so it eventually washes out. I've never used iron-on sticky stuff.

The glue stick on the edges can make them fray, that's why I use the Elmer's washable school glue instead.

Try this place paper towel on ironing board next app cut out right side down, then small fusable just big enough to cover app. then iron when cool tear off paper towel and do finish trimming to app.

I never thought of spray basting either, great tip!

I use parchment paper on the right side of the fabric, and cut my fusible just slightly larger than the precut applique. Fusible goes on the wrong side of applique, and a large piece of parchment paper on the right side of applique - let it all cool, then peel it off. The applique may need to have some stray fusible trimmed. I ALSO use parchment paper over the applique when I apply it too - that way my iron stays clean. (Waxed paper can replace the parchment paper if necessary)