I cut my paper shape out and I use this handy dandy
glue stick to 'glue' my fabric onto my paper foundation piece.
I love that there are no basting stitches!
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I then will hand applique the shape into place on my block. |
I then trim away the excess fabric on the back side leaving about a
1/4 seam from my hand stitching.
This will expose the paper foundation piece that I glued my fabric to.
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I then pull the paper out. Don't worry about the glue residue.
It is water soluble.
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My block is finished! woot woot! |
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I used this technique on these Dear Jane blocks! |
I hope that this little tutorial and hint helps you out when you do applique. Using the water soluble glue stick is a handy dandy alternative to basting your fabric onto freezer paper. It has sure helped me out with my Dear Jane journey. Those of you that follow me on Instagram have been seeing some of my progress as I work on my blocks. I am fascinated with the Jane Sickle quilt and love to see other Janiacs finish their quilts.
Have a great quilty day!
Happy quilting,
Cindy
The colours are pretty! Nice work ♥
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Great idea Cindy
ReplyDeleteI have used Lapel Stick quite a bit. I was surprised to see that they have changed the label.
ReplyDeleteI love the Lapel Glue, too. Recently I use TWO other kinds(I forgot to take my glue stick and, man, oh man! was I disappointed. Both dried hard as a rock and would not turn loose of the fabric. I learned my lesson! Didn't take you glue to a class? Do without!
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