I have tried fusible batting and it fused only one time. I told a saleslady at JoAnn and she said they never have a problem with it or at least no one had mentioned it before. Well, I bought more and tried it again and it didn't fuse either. So I have given up on it for now. I was told I could return it, but haven't yet. Does anyone have an idea as to why I can't get it to fuse when following the written directions?

i also had trouble getting fusible batting to fuse until i got the iron hot and really ironed for a long time. i don't think it is meant to be like a permanent bond, just long enough to get it quilted. just didn't seem worth it to me.

I use it when I make Bow Tuck purses. When I first started using I had a lot of frustration because I was just ironing it on and "thinking" it should be fussed. Then I read the directions. You really have to hold the iron in one spot using a pressing cloth for up to 10-15 seconds. You need to place the fleece down with fussing side up and then put your fabric on that. You are actually pressing onto the fabric. It takes a little time to move the iron from one spot to the next, but it really does fuse nicely. Try it on a test scrap first.

Thanks for the heads up, I was going to try this. I think I will pass. I'm going to try a can of Aqua net to fuse my sandwich together, enough to get a few pins on the ends.

I bought a case of fusible batting from Connecting Threads. The directions say to mark your quilt "after" fusing...well, like you I followed the directions and thought I had sufficiently fused the layers. After a day of handling it, it started coming apart! I couldn't re fuse it because I was afraid the heat would set my marks making the marks permanent. I wasted another day hand basting it back together. Now I will baste the other 5 bags I have and chalk it up to a lesson learned :-o

If you use starch on your fabric before piecing the fusible wont fuse.

Thanks for the tip. If I decide to use it again I'll try it. I used what I had for tote bags and basted it in.

I used fusable once on a quilt and had a hard time getting it to fuse. Then I though it just felt too stiff. I don't know how well it wore or if the stiffness came out as I gave away the quilt. I was going to use it again on totes instead of buying the expensive fusable fleece but after reading the responses here not sure I will. Think I will just use leftover scraps of batting. I use warm and natural and like how it handles. Is there a reason to use fusable?

anytime you want to use a fusable you will have best results if you pre-wash your fabrics, you did not mention if you had or not; but sometimes the fusables just will not stick to the chemicals in the fabrics. and when pre-washing do not add fabric softener, you are washing away the additives. also with the fusable battings/fleece you have to press on the fabric...not the fleece/batting...your iron needs to be HOT and place the iron, let set for a few seconds then lift and move to reapply. if should hold enough to get to the machine and do your quilting. they are not a permenent bond-it is re-positionable so you can peel it up and re-set it.

I had trouble with it a first but did learn that if you iron the fabric side it fuses much better. Mine is hard to get off once it is fused.

I use fusible batting all the time. I love it. I iron the heck out of the quilt, first on one side, flip it over and iron again, straightening out any bumps or wrinkles. Someone once told me not to use steam, but I find that using steam helps it stick really well.

I didn't have a problem with a regular hot iron but I did have a problem with my little travel iron that I use in my sewing room.

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