Interfacing for tee shirt quilts.
#11
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Join Date: Oct 2009
Posts: 17
I am currently working on one....I bought the 99 cent Pellon from JoAnn's (as was suggested to me but the clerk)...I used a piece of muslin as a pressing cloth..wet it with a spray bottle, placed that on top of the pellon...used a fairly hot iron and counted to 8 or 10 until the iron impression on the muslin was dry. It is sticking beautifully. It takes a bit of time, but it worked for me.....
#12
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Join Date: Mar 2016
Location: Springfield, IL
Posts: 226
Take it back to the store, with one of the squares to show what happened. If the product is defective, they need to know it. If your technique is amiss, they can show you what to do. We spend too much money to accept defective product.
#14
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Join Date: Dec 2012
Posts: 1,857
I love 950F. I use it for so very many projects. I find it has a nice stiffness without being hard. I use it in blocks because it is also easy to sew thru and in my fold 'n stitch wreaths because I like them to be able to fold up and store away after the holiday and yet have a nice oomph when on the table. I have used a lighter weight on some clothing items, but my go to is always the 950F.
#15
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Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Michigan Thumb
Posts: 1,956
I just finished interfacing 29 t-shirts and used fusible P44F from JoAnn's, .99 per yard. I used a piece of antique bed sheet as my cover, did a slow sweep left/right and then another slow sweep top/bottom and all are stuck well.
My bolt is the 48 yard one because I will be making 2 memory quilts from my sons' t-shirts, for his two daughters.
Jan
My bolt is the 48 yard one because I will be making 2 memory quilts from my sons' t-shirts, for his two daughters.
Jan
#16
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Join Date: Apr 2015
Location: NE Wyoming
Posts: 16
I agree with Krafty14.... I have made many T Shirt quilts and usually use Stacy brand Easy-knit. Any kind of knit interfacing will do. Be sure to adhere it with the stretch going in the opposite direction to the t-shirt.
#17
I've made tons of t-shirt quilts and have always used 906F with great results. One suggestion - wash all the shirts before beginning and DO NOT ADD FABRIC SOFTENER. Fabric softener can cause the fusible interfacing not to stick. I always tell people to wash the shirts before giving them to me, without using softener.
#18
Another option that I found about in one of my quilt groups is the method used by Andrea Funk. Her book is called "How to Make a Too Cool T-Shirt Quilt." Her method doesn't use any backing at all for the T-shirts.
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