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05-01-2011, 10:29 AM
#72
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Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Marion, IA
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These are the applicator bottles I found at Michael's in the paint section. There are two bottles with plastic nozzles, two metal tips, two small wires to clean the tip, and two caps which fit the plastic nozzles, but they don't fit when the metal tip in on. The metal tip screws onto the plastic, but it seams to me that the metal tip can't be taken on and off easily. I haven't tried these yet.
05-01-2011, 10:30 AM
#73
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Location: Fort White, Fl
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I too have used glue to help at times and I have been known to use hairspray to help when I am quilting and the thing will not stay in place. I have since discovered other things for that but the glue stays.
05-01-2011, 10:56 AM
#75
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Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: CA
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Originally Posted by Moon Holiday
I've always used archival glue sticks. The archival glue doesn't hurt the fabric and when using it around the edge of an applique piece of fabric the glued fabric stays soft and pliable, and doesn't interfere with the sewing.
I would like my appliques to stay soft on baby / toddler quilts & would prefer to try the glue edge method & forget the fusible adhesive all over the back. If any of you use the liquid glue dot method with detailed appliques, how do you like it?
05-01-2011, 11:01 AM
#76
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Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Aurora, IL
Posts: 77
There's a group of us doing Penny Haren's Pieced Applique. Penny has us using a lot of glue for piecing and applique. Works Great! Since starting the quilt in January, I checked out Sharon's UTube videos and have used glue on other projects, too. You can see our blocks on "Blocks of the Months and Weeks"
05-01-2011, 11:16 AM
#79
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Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Org. Texas now Florida
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I use the washable ones that I get at the Dollar store. Three in a pack. I have to hide them from the kids.
I have even used the colored ones. I had a purple one and was afraid that it would show through, but it didn't. Washed right out.
When doing my embroidery work. I use 6 inch squares of fabric. I hoop a sticky back film and run a thin layer of the glue stick, next to the hoop and away from the embroidery work, on the film, place my fabric down and do my machine embroidery. The glue stick helps to keep the fabric from moving so I never get puckers and my outlines are perfect, and it does not show through to the front side.
Syl
for those of you that do machine embroidery... the film I use is the same that the stucco guys use to put on their windows before they stucco so they don't have to wash windows when they're done.
It comes on a huge roll 25 inches wide. I forgot how long, but I've had it for 5 years and still have enough for another 5 years plus. $40.00 for the roll. I can't afford the price Joann's or other's charge.
I have even used the colored ones. I had a purple one and was afraid that it would show through, but it didn't. Washed right out.
When doing my embroidery work. I use 6 inch squares of fabric. I hoop a sticky back film and run a thin layer of the glue stick, next to the hoop and away from the embroidery work, on the film, place my fabric down and do my machine embroidery. The glue stick helps to keep the fabric from moving so I never get puckers and my outlines are perfect, and it does not show through to the front side.
Syl
for those of you that do machine embroidery... the film I use is the same that the stucco guys use to put on their windows before they stucco so they don't have to wash windows when they're done.
It comes on a huge roll 25 inches wide. I forgot how long, but I've had it for 5 years and still have enough for another 5 years plus. $40.00 for the roll. I can't afford the price Joann's or other's charge.
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