Birds of a Feather--Block 1

Sharon's method with her stabilizer will not work with fusing or raw edges.
It really doesn't poof by itself. It is a stabilizer from which you cut out
your applique templates. Then you turn under the edges and glue them down
with water soluble glue. You applique this piece to your foundation and it
will feel very stiff until you wash/soak it. Water makes the stabilizer
fall apart into small fibers that won't change the hand of your quilt. If I
recall correctly, Sharon doesn't recommend washing the background fabric, so
it will shrink up a little bit when washing out the stabilizer....then the
applique will pop up just a bit.

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Joan....I just fused and light invisibled thread appliqued a small wall
hanging...primitive style WH...and
now that i want the applique to 'pouf' a bit I'm not sure what to do and
it
just lays on
the floor awaiting my decision ! I'm hoping that quilting will do it .
I bought Sharon Schamber's book on applique and in it
she has a new product ..available on her website and softexpressions.com
as
well....and
apparently it is an applique stabilizer that will soften and pouf
somewhat
when you wash it using
synthropol...and supposed to make machine applique look like hand applique
!!!...
I"m hoping that this will really work well because I have many projects
I'd
like to do
but just can't manage to do them by hand if I want them finished in my
lifetime.
When I tried to buy it at her site a few weeks ago it wasn't in stock but
I'm going to
try again now that she has it available.
Has anyone here tried it yet?...It is called...Regular Weight Applique
Foundation ( also comes in Lightweight )
Mary in VT


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The Birds of a Feather book is by Allen and Adams, a Kansas City Star
project.

As for the applique, I'm in a perpetual search for the perfect
applique technic. At this point, I'm using freezer paper templates
and either rubber cement or glue stick to turn the margins under.
Then I'm using a very narrow zigzag stitch with dark invisible thread
to secure them to the background. I want the 'poof' of applique (not
fused), but my hand applique is so slow that I might not out live the
project. For some of the appliqued circles (berries) in other blocks,
I'm using mylar circles and starch (with the iron) to turn the
margins. If there were more repeating pieces in the blocks, I'd
probably do mylar for them, but I hate to make a template for just one
bird or one flower.

I get burned out on whatever technic I try.

joan--short-attention span quilter!

I find that even my invisible thread applique will 'poof' up nicely
after being washed.

No matter what, this quilt is going to be tedious and I'm going to
have to work on it one block at a time, interspersed with easier
projects.

I would like to hear if any 'mere mortal' has worked with the Shamber
technic.

joan

I have! I have! I think Sandy has too.
Here's mine....but not washed yet. Still looks puffy though.
http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/...53918257grmDnj

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I find that even my invisible thread applique will 'poof' up nicely
after being washed.

No matter what, this quilt is going to be tedious and I'm going to
have to work on it one block at a time, interspersed with easier
projects.

I would like to hear if any 'mere mortal' has worked with the Shamber
technic.

joan

That's absolutely outstanding!

thanx,
joan

On Aug 18, 12:24?pm, "KJ" wrote:
I have! I have! I think Sandy has too.
Here's mine....but not washed yet. Still looks puffy though.
http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/...53918257grmDnj

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I find that even my invisible thread applique will 'poof' up nicely
after being washed.

No matter what, this quilt is going to be tedious and I'm going to
have to work on it one block at a time, interspersed with easier
projects.

I would like to hear if any 'mere mortal' has worked with the Shamber
technic.

joan- Hide quoted text -

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Thanks Joan! It's quite a bit of prep work before you get to sew anything,
but it certainly comes out nicely.

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That's absolutely outstanding!

thanx,
joan

On Aug 18, 12:24?pm, "KJ" wrote:
I have! I have! I think Sandy has too.
Here's mine....but not washed yet. Still looks puffy though.
http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/...53918257grmDnj

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I find that even my invisible thread applique will 'poof' up nicely
after being washed.

No matter what, this quilt is going to be tedious and I'm going to
have to work on it one block at a time, interspersed with easier
projects.

I would like to hear if any 'mere mortal' has worked with the Shamber
technic.

joan- Hide quoted text -

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Gorgeous !!! That looks wonderful. I did read the directions in her book
but I guess I wasn't ready to
really learn something new..plus buy more new product (s). Also, she was
on
simply Quilts a few years ago demonstrating Piece le Que but I couldn't
follow it !!!
Guess I'll have to take my dunce cap off . Mary/vt

"KJ" I have! I have! I think Sandy has too.
Here's mine....but not washed yet. Still looks puffy though.
http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/...53918257grmDnj

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Kathyl (KJ)
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http://community.webshots.com/user/kathylquiltz
"joan8904 in Bellevue Nebraska" wrote in message
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I find that even my invisible thread applique will 'poof' up nicely
after being washed.

No matter what, this quilt is going to be tedious and I'm going to
have to work on it one block at a time, interspersed with easier
projects.

I would like to hear if any 'mere mortal' has worked with the Shamber
technic.

joan