help, no pressing cloth for applique
#51
Another strong vote for the parchment paper technique, and I use it over and under. Prevents 'accidents' to the ironing board.
And sewmom, great idea to use the paper from the fusible web. Talk about using it up!
And sewmom, great idea to use the paper from the fusible web. Talk about using it up!
#53
Originally Posted by chamby
Wow, I must be doing this wrong. I do not use a pressing cloth. I do if I use heat and bond otherwise why would you use a pressing cloth? Just curious.
If you mean a pressing cloth on top, I think some use it to prevent overheating of the fusible piece.
#56
Sherry - where did you find that little sleeping bear? - that is absolutely adorable! - What should I use in search to find something that offers the motion type of things like that? Thank you.
Mary
Mary
#57
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Join Date: May 2009
Posts: 210
I didn't want to spend the $$ either for the teflon aplique sheet so I found 2 huge teflon cookie sheets that I had bought about 15 years ago and never used.
They are teflon and just a black flimsy type sheet and it works great.
Karen
They are teflon and just a black flimsy type sheet and it works great.
Karen
#58
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Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Wisconsin
Posts: 502
A piece of solid muslin, a dish towel, a man's handkerchief, the back of a worn out pillow case, you name it, you can use it. Wet it or spray it with water and you have a pressing cloth or use it dry but be careful not to let the iron set on it too long. Cheap muslin is thin enough and cheap.
Carol J.
Carol J.
#59
I recently bought an oven liner (Betty Crocker) from Bed, Bath and Beyond to use instead of a super slider for FM quilting. When I got it home, I compared it to my Fons and Porter teflon pressing cloth - same thing! It was $9.99 and with a 20% off coupon it was only around $8.00 + tax. I might go get another one to use for an extra applique cloth.
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