Hello everyone, I am seeking your advice please. I am contributing to a quilt project and have been sent my "square" which has been marked up with margins and beautifully "serged" to prevent unravelling. It has also been backed with freezer paper.
As I am a total novice to the "freezer paper phenomenon", do I gently peel it off, do my applique and embroidery and then reapply it? Or is the idea to leave it attached and stitch through it? Sorry if this is a silly question. I am a bit of a traditionalist and learned to quilt using the English paper-piecing method and doing loads of handwork. The only thing I know about freezer paper is that it seems very useful but found primarily in America. Despite being a bit of a techno junkie, I have only just started quilting using my trusty old Singer and I am yet to abandon my trad. paper foundations and thimbles. Thank you |
if you're going to do machine applique or machine embroidery, you'll find that the freezer paper backing makes a great stabilizer, so leave it on and stitch through it.
if you're going to embroider or applique by hand, you'll need to remove it. |
I usually back with F.P. if I am machine appliquing. It really help keep it smooth. If they require hand applique then it will definately need to come off
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I will have to try this method with machine applique and embroidery....never heard of using freezer paper this way 8) 8) 8)
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Me either amma .... I have always used stablizers. Interesting medium to use for that though. Huh.....
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Originally Posted by LindaR
I usually back with F.P. if I am machine appliquing. It really help keep it smooth. If they require hand applique then it will definately need to come off
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Ah, all is clear now...Thanks so much for your help. Now I just have to decide on machine or handwork and get started.
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Originally Posted by tslowery
Originally Posted by LindaR
I usually back with F.P. if I am machine appliquing. It really help keep it smooth. If they require hand applique then it will definately need to come off
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I also didn't know that freezer paper could be used for machine embroidery.
I can't wait to try it!! :) |
I have used coffee filters for the stabilizer when machine appliquing.....
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