Steam a Seam vs. Wonder Under
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Here's one with a silhouette I did a while ago. I used Wonder Under805. It was a little stiffer than I would like but it has been washed and held up really well. Just remember to mirror image your silhoutte.
I am making bed quilts so looking for something a little bit softer.
I am making bed quilts so looking for something a little bit softer.
This is a great thread...I am making a memorial quilt for my husband's niece, her son was KIA in Afghanistan in Sept. 2010. It is a wall hanging--flag with a silhouette of a soldier kneeling at a fallen comrade's grave. I was not looking forward to sewing the silhouette down. Do you think it would be O.K. to fuse it down since it won't be washed often?
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I have had very bad experiences with heat and bond and batiks. There is some kind of reaction between the two and the heat and bond shows thru onto the batiks. I thought at first it was a reaction with the residual chemicals in the batiks and the heat and bond.. but washed the batiks first and still had the "reaction". I ruined a piece using heat and bond on just the perimeter of the applique , you could cleary see every place the heat and bond was once it was ironed into place. This did not show up immediately .. but it was still very obvious that is was there. I did everything I knew to try to get it out , and thought everytime I had gotten it... but then would iron the piece to smooth it out and there it was again. A very expensive lesson on alot of batiks and the hours of effort gone.
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