Fusible Batting! How to Use it and Some Pros and Cons!
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- Опубліковано 13 лип 2024
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This is the last and final video in a 4 video series of different methods to baste your quilt. Fusible batting is differently great for those small projects! In this video, I am using Hobbs Fusible Batting, and it is fun, easy, and fast!
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I just came over from Lisa Capen's video too. I haven't made anything I keep watching videos and not tried. I keep putting it off. I want to make a squares of about 12" to just practice the quilting. Thank you.
Have you done Free Motion Quilting (FMQ) before?
Thanks for sharing the fine print with us. The instructions I read said to press at wool (medium) setting, but I didn't feel that it adhered as well. Maybe I wasn't patient enough in my pressing.
Yes, it is important to read the fine print, as you know. Interesting the batting you used said medium heat. As you saw in this video, it is hard to have patience!!
You can use Parchment Paper on the ends to avoid scorching your iron. Thanks for the demo!
Yes, you can!!! I do that in another Basting video! But thank you sew very much for adding the comment here for others to see!!! You are the best!!!
Are you able to see my comment to you on FB? On the business page, people cannot post except in comments. Therefore, I wasn't sure. I want to be sure you knew that I answered you. If you cannot see it, I will copy and paste it here?
Thank you. Very informative.
I'm glad you found some information that had value for you!! Thank you for sharing!
I use 2 layers of fusible batting. I make my backing and batting a bit bigger than the front. Use parchment paper to cover the exposed batting and just press with a hot iron. I do wish it stuck a bit more though.
Yeah, sometimes it doesn't stick very well. One thing that can affect it is humidity. If you have a really humid area, sometimes the stick loses it stickiness...lol 2 layers would make a more full batting. I bet that is scrumptious! Thank you for sharing and for stopping by!
Nice to meet you! Thanks to Lisa Capens Shout out! I am new to quilting(I can see a straight stitch at least!)
It is very nice to meet you also!!! Hey, a straight stitch is a perfect place to begin! As the world is trying to throw lemons at us during this crazy time, learning to quilt and getting in all that practice is the lemonade! Welcome to the quilting world!
@@HALO_Inspirations Angel? Thank you! I am in MD and have been on The Creative Crew to learn, watching your videos today.
I’m going to try it on a queen size quilt, we will see. I think I will try a small are at a time.
Great! Please share when you are finished.
I just found your video. Oh my gosh I love the list of what you have done. I’m convinced to be a subscriber. Although, Some seem a bit long for me, so always shorter is better. I would love to see pin basting on a wall. Everyone shows the spray basting on a wall. Do you think this is a possibility? I am elderly and can’t do the floor. The bed is hard because of the bending. So I was thinking maybe a long curtain rod and being able to line it up somehow so I could pin the layers together. I also did find some fusible batting so I a, going to try that. But some of my family doesn’t like any chemicals used due to sensitivities. Looking forward to watching more of your videos. Hope you can help me out with a wall basting with pins. Full to queen size.
I am always looking for methods that you do not have the chemicals spraying around in your home, do not have to get down on the floor, and make it easier to quilt. To be honest, I have never wanted to try the wall method, because you are still using spray.
Also, I have never thought of doing pins. I haven't done a pins video either. Only because they get in my way of quilting. Just a preference. In the mean time, I will give some thoughts about what you said. There is some things to work out with that idea. For example, how would you smooth it out to prevent puckers and such? Let me allow my computer (aka brain) to process that for a bit. Have you ever tried free fuse? I do have a video on it (inside the basting playlist), and I used my ironing board. It is a polyester powder like substance that washes out. I am domestically quilting a quilt, currently, that I have used it on.
Thank you for asking! I love learning new things, finding new methods and resources, and working through challenges. You share the same challenge many of us do! This particular challenge is dear to my heart!
@@HALO_Inspirations I used the powder. Absolutely hated it. The messiest stuff in the world. Anything that doesn’t stick falls on the floor. I was thinking with the wall one. A long curtain rod, maybe couple inches away from the wall. Fold all the parts I half. Mark the middle and line those up on the curtain rod. Half on each side keeps the tension. I hope any of that makes sense. We can always envision in our mind something.
I am sew glad to hear that you will try new things! You do not know until you try. Sew you didn't like the powder...now you know that for you, you will not do it again! Perfect! I also hope that people will at least try. Because you never know what may work for you or what won't till you try. Love this conversation! I am working things out in my head with the pin wall thing...give me a bit to work things out in my head...my computer isn't running at the same speed it was at 18, so I need some time. But, I do believe you truly may be on to something. I also have another idea that I will be experimenting with...more to come. In the mean time, I hope to continue this conversation...we can work better together than separate.
@@HALO_Inspirations hi! Well let me tell you I bought a clothes hanging rack and tried it with that. It worked good. I tried hanging the layers by hooks like clothes spins onto the rim of a metal rack and that worked good. The problem I have is my arthritis keeps getting worse. As they say getting old aint for sissies. Lol. I use safety pins for my quilts because as I quilt it and remove the pins, half the job is already done to remove them when the quilt is finished. I find it the most efficient. And not using chemicals. So I agree between you and I we can figure this out. You sit on it, I’m in no rush. The aging process goes at its own speed, so it doesn’t matter how fast or slow I personally go. I just need to keep modifying my quilting process because things on me are breaking down. I will also keep thinking on this process.
I'm thinking maybe with a larger piece, like for a bed or large wall hanging, the batting could be cut into manageable sections and done one at a time? I'm no expert but that sounds doable.
I like the way you think! I haven't ever tried that. The only thing you will have to be careful about is a gap between the pieces. Other than that, it may work. I will have to try it to know for sure. Thanks for the input!
Try that on a Queen size.
Truth in that comment!!! Sounds like a challenge. I love challenges! Not my favorite to quilt a queen size quilt, but......I'm thinking about really working with it to have that experience! Thank you!!! You are right in the idea that it will be challenging!
hi there my question is does the fusible batting have 2 sticky sides since u ironed both sides in yur video?? thanks
In this video, I used Hobb's Fusible batting. Hobb's does have duel "sticky" sides. Today, I use Quilter's Dream Fusible. However, Quilter's Dream is only fusible on one side! Great question! And thank you for stopping by!! Happy Quilting!
I had a very bad experience with the Hobbs fusible batting in gummed up my needle so badly. Thank goodness I hadn’t ironed on too many squares. It was a nightmare. I don’t know what I did wrong.
Oh no!! That sounds horrible! Did you call Hobbs and get some input? Even though I have never heard of that happening, stuff happens and I'm sure you are not alone. What do you do to baste now?
Can you use this batting with quilt as you go
Fantabulous idea! Yes, it would be great to use for QYAG!
I would like to learn the quilt as you go. Doing squares and quilting and then put together. Making a big one and doing batting and backing might not work for me. Don't have room.
Have you thought of trying thread basting?
@@HALO_Inspirations No what is that? You don't mean the kids you tie yarn through all the places, I don't like those. Let me know.
Check out the thread basting video...it truly is perfect for smaller places if you have smaller boards than I do in the video...I do discuss that. It is using thread with a herringbone stitch. :)
That how I have done all of my quilts. It is so much easier to do smaller squares and connect them. If your squares are small you can do the same technique in rows. Im making a quilt right now and the squares are 22 inches square so I will quilt them individually and then connect them. There are many videos on UA-cam to explain how to connect squares. Pattern Poole is a a good UA-cam channel. She does all her quilts quilt as you go.
Hobbs says press only, no ironing, NO steam, or "very little" steam as it's water soluble.
You are absolutely correct. Thank you for sharing and stopping by.