I'm getting ready to use Hobbs Heirloom Fusible Batting for the first time. I'm using it for a small crib size quilt for my grandson.
Any opinions for or against? Anything different about this that I should know before I start?
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I'm getting ready to use Hobbs Heirloom Fusible Batting for the first time. I'm using it for a small crib size quilt for my grandson.
Any opinions for or against? Anything different about this that I should know before I start?
Don't know anything about it, but please let me know how you like it.
I've never used it before, but was wondering something about using it. So here's another question to add to yours. It's fusible, I am assuming on both sides. Do you have to have both the top and back in place when you iron it to fuse it? I mean if you don't, what keeps it from sticking to the ironing board?
From what I've read and by touching it, yes it's fusible on both sides. It's a temp fuse. They suggest putting all three layers together and steam ironing from the middle out.
So far I've hung the ironed and starched backing on the wall, using the selvedge edge to keep it straight.....smoothed the batting flat over it, and it lays against it very nice.......and now if I COULD FIND THE TOP, I kid you not, I've lost the top of the quilt. What the heck! I brought it upstairs to show DH, folded it up nicely and went about my business........now I can't find it! What the heck?????!!!!!!!!! I'm losing my mind......LOL!
It's a full moon I think! My DH switched from 2nd shift to 3rd last wk and this wk, because of classes, he has to go in on 1st shift and tonight he has to go in at 2 am to work 4 hrs early than go to classes, no wonder I don't know what day it is..........let alone where my quilt top is!!!!!!!!!!!!
There are days I would lose my head if it weren't attached, lol.Quote:
Originally Posted by Slokarma
Thank goodness I had to pack his lunch tonight, because I found the quilt top in the pantry! Nicely folded, on a shelf. ( ok, that called for a head slap!)
And I thought I was the only one who did that
LOL! I do that every day!
Haha, my mom couldn't find her car keys once. I found them in the refrigerator, where she had placed them while putting away groceries.
I've been wanting to try that batting and keep forgetting to pick it up....I need to make a list (that I will probably forget to take with me). Let us know how it works for you.
Yep, I knew it and this helps me prove it. There are people living in some of our homes who borrow our things for a while and then put them back in the weirdest places. LOL I'm the world's worst at losing things.
SO FAR, After finding the top of the quilt, I put it together. It ironed together very nicely. It is repositional and I don't see why you couldn't iron on the backing first, as long as you have it laying on some muslin, because both sides adhere.
I know you can take a layer off and put it back on, BECAUSE, after putting it all together, I looked at it this morning, and the Winnie the Pooh fabric I am using for the backing, has little half inch slits in it! ARGH. The little slits run with the grain, and I did not notice them while preparing the fabric. I iron with with the grain so not to stretch it, and they were not noticeable! THANK YOU WALMART! Little 1/2 inch slits on both selvedge sides of fabric, right across from each other! That's twice Walmart has gotten me on fabric in as many months! I'd take it back, but I have a plan to work around it and I don't feel like going thru the hassle to go get some more tonight. ARGH.
But back to the batting.......I'll let you know later tonight how it's going to act when I FMQ it.
By the way, ConnectingThreads has a 30% off their Hobbs batting until the 25th of the month.
LOL.....I thought my DH was but he'll be happy to know he's no longer the world's worst at losing things.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pattycake
LOL! A far cry better than finding it in the refridgerator!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Slokarma
I've used this batting a few times. I've really enjoyed it. It's much easier when putting the quilt sandwich together I think. It holds together really well when you're working your quilt....FMQing or whatever. I was a little concerned it wouldn't hold to the end, but it did. The last concern I had was how it would feel when you were done. After the wash it was perfect. I actually prefer the fusible batting to the spray. It can get pricey unless you get it on sale.
Now I don't feel so bad...a couple of weeks ago I lost a quilt top and 3 10-minute tablerunners for over a week...I looked everywhere for them..tore the house apart...found them in a basket with all my homemade precuts....they had gotten mixed up in them...only reason I found them is I saw a seam where there shouldn't have been one...talking about feeling stupid!
LOL! I feel better about my own scattiness for reading about all yours!
Perhaps feather-headedness and creativity go hand in hand? :)
I like it too. It did what it promised. Easy to iron together and stayed together. I too was wondering what it would be like after I washed it and was pleasantly surprised how it came out. I wanted it soft for my 2 yr old grandson and it came out just right. I didn't do a lot of quilting on it, but it washed up the way I wanted it. I will use it again!Quote:
Originally Posted by EnumclawGramma