Background is all threadwork! A great way to use those huge florals we have been collecting for years. Fun to do, and an exciting workshop. I wasn't too keen on the repositional glue, she uses. It gums up the machine. Back to old fashioned paste for me. The paste is like starch. It relaxes the fabric and makes it easier to turn the edges. The repositional stuff is like plastic and doesn't do that. Also not sure I like the Sulky Totally Stable interfacing (fusible like freezer paper with iron), any better than freezer paper. She removes it at the end of the stitching.Saturday, February 13, 2010
Barbara Olson's Wild Child, workshop, QA, 2/11/10
Background is all threadwork! A great way to use those huge florals we have been collecting for years. Fun to do, and an exciting workshop. I wasn't too keen on the repositional glue, she uses. It gums up the machine. Back to old fashioned paste for me. The paste is like starch. It relaxes the fabric and makes it easier to turn the edges. The repositional stuff is like plastic and doesn't do that. Also not sure I like the Sulky Totally Stable interfacing (fusible like freezer paper with iron), any better than freezer paper. She removes it at the end of the stitching.
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This is Barbara's demo quilt. Her book: JOURNEY OF AN ART QUILTER, published by Dragon Threads, 2004.
ReplyDeleteLooks like fun. What kind of paste are you talking about? Sounds like a good product for applique.
ReplyDeleteThe paste I didn't like: Scotch repositionable glue stick, which Barbara Olson gets from Amazon by the box. She may use up to 20/quilt. I think it would be good for collage. It releases with a warm iron.
ReplyDeletePaste I do like: UHU, Elmer's Extra strength, and Prang
I'm finding the Sulky totally stable interfacing doesn't bond as long as the freezer paper, and takes a fairly hot iron to bond at all.