Autumn Eyes - bear applique
08-24-2011, 10:09 PM
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Originally Posted by dunster
I just finished 'Autumn Eyes', the bear applique from Bigfork Bay Cotton Co. This is my first raw edge applique, and I enjoyed making it. I was actually surprised at how quickly the applique part went together, once the pieces were all prepared. I've started cutting out Summer Serenity, the moose, so the bear will soon have some company. I did the quilting on my longarm. It's somewhere around 32 x31".
08-24-2011, 10:57 PM
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He is gorgeous, you did a great job. :-D
Re the fusing thing with the Steam a Seam - this may seem like I'm stating the bloomin' obvious but you did use a good shot of steam, didn't you? I used to use Heat n Bond which doesn't need steam and when I switched to Steam a Seam Lite, I thought it wasn't fusing as well as it should then it clicked that it was called 'STEAM a Seam', not 'DRY a Seam' doh! (of course, I didn't read the instructions!)
Now I have no problems with it at all - I used it on the teeny tiny pointy pieces on the mandala I'm working on and they stuck fine. I put a large piece of baking parchment over it and give it a good shooshh by pressing the extra steam button on my iron. :-D
Re the fusing thing with the Steam a Seam - this may seem like I'm stating the bloomin' obvious but you did use a good shot of steam, didn't you? I used to use Heat n Bond which doesn't need steam and when I switched to Steam a Seam Lite, I thought it wasn't fusing as well as it should then it clicked that it was called 'STEAM a Seam', not 'DRY a Seam' doh! (of course, I didn't read the instructions!)
Now I have no problems with it at all - I used it on the teeny tiny pointy pieces on the mandala I'm working on and they stuck fine. I put a large piece of baking parchment over it and give it a good shooshh by pressing the extra steam button on my iron. :-D
08-25-2011, 05:52 AM
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Originally Posted by k3n
He is gorgeous, you did a great job. :-D
Re the fusing thing with the Steam a Seam - this may seem like I'm stating the bloomin' obvious but you did use a good shot of steam, didn't you? I used to use Heat n Bond which doesn't need steam and when I switched to Steam a Seam Lite, I thought it wasn't fusing as well as it should then it clicked that it was called 'STEAM a Seam', not 'DRY a Seam' doh! (of course, I didn't read the instructions!)
Now I have no problems with it at all - I used it on the teeny tiny pointy pieces on the mandala I'm working on and they stuck fine. I put a large piece of baking parchment over it and give it a good shooshh by pressing the extra steam button on my iron. :-D
Re the fusing thing with the Steam a Seam - this may seem like I'm stating the bloomin' obvious but you did use a good shot of steam, didn't you? I used to use Heat n Bond which doesn't need steam and when I switched to Steam a Seam Lite, I thought it wasn't fusing as well as it should then it clicked that it was called 'STEAM a Seam', not 'DRY a Seam' doh! (of course, I didn't read the instructions!)
Now I have no problems with it at all - I used it on the teeny tiny pointy pieces on the mandala I'm working on and they stuck fine. I put a large piece of baking parchment over it and give it a good shooshh by pressing the extra steam button on my iron. :-D
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