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Joann's carries the Pellon brand, so it wouldn't be the store-brand. I just didn't know if it was the same quality as what you'd find in an actual quilt shop.
Originally Posted by feline fanatic
(Post 6776351)
I prefer the Pellon product to the JoAnne's store brand but I have used the el-cheapo stuff from JoAnnes (the stuff that sells for .99 per yard) with no problems and bought a full bolt of it because it does what I need it to do for a fraction of the price. I have made a lot of T-shirt quilts. Just don't "man-handle" it and you will be fine. You just want enough stability to keep the T-shirt knit from stretching out of shape when you sew it. I have known people who don't mess with fusible at all, just starch the dickens out of them. I have not tried that but I am sure it would work.
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I have a small tshirt quilt business. I use Pellon 906F.
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I've made tons of t-shirt quilts and only use Pellon 906F. No extra weight or bulk and extremely soft drape.
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On Friday I made quick work of fusing my shirt fronts to the French fuse. Since I own a picture framing business I used the dry mount press to fuse them and was amazed at my first attempt to use fusion. Today I will trim the fronts to the desired size; tomorrow I have to zig zag all the small emblems to one shirt front, and then all that will be left is to sash the blocks together. Because my son-in-law is broad chested, his shirts are wider than the logo is deep so I will make the blocks 16w x 12d. Not sure I would have had the patience to iron those shirts to the fusion.
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Some of the posts are suggesting a knit or stretchable stabilizer....it has been my experience that a light weight non-woven stabilizer works best...it actually stabilized the t's from stretching while sewing. I can't recall what name it was since I am out.
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