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| Two 5" x 5" squares fused to the 2-Sided Fusible Flex Foam. Quilted in strait lines with no walking foot. I encountered no puckering and no shifting. This is a perfect product for mug rugs and pouches! |
I'm so excited to be a part of the blog tour for the Pellon Fusible Flex Foam release! I've been playing with samples of this stuff and it has a ton of great possibilities!
For those who are not familiar, Flex Foam is sew-in stabilizer typically used to add structure to bags and pouches. It's a great product, and now it's being expanded to include two fusible options, a one and a two sided fusible.
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| Once fused the fabric is tight against the surface of the Flex Foam. The fabrics and foam stabilizer act as one! |
Last week I spent the afternoon playing around and testing the 1 Sided Fusible Flex Foam (FF78F1) and 2 Sided Fusible Flex Foam (FF79F2). It has been really great. The fusible is everything you would expect from Pellon. It's completely sew-able, not gummy. It fuses really quickly, and best of all, it keeps your fabrics nice and crisp!
I have big plans for some dense free motion quilting using the 2-Sided Fusible Flex Foam. I tested it out, it's perfect. Typically, thick stabilizers are prone to puckering or stretching when doing dense free motion work, but since the 2-Sided Fusible Flex Foam fuses down to both the top and backing fabric it is perfect for dense quilting! I'm looking forward to the intense texture on pouches and mug rugs!
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| Zipper Pull |
Today's stop on the blog tour is my super sweet Zipper Pull. It's the icing on the cake for any fabulous zippered pouch! You can get the project download here.
Don't forget to check out the other stops on the Blog Tour:
9/8 – Pellon9/8 – Swoon Sewing Patterns9/9 – Mommy’s Nap Time9/10 – Cut to Pieces9/11 – My Crafty Crap9/13 – Pellon9/14 – Baby Rozen Design9/15 – Sew Sweetness9/16 – Love to Color My World9/17 – Anjeanette Klinder9/18 – Pellon
How does this compare to Soft N Stable????
ReplyDeleteDianne
The regular Flex Foam is very similar to Soft N Stable. They can be used interchangeably. The new Fusible Flex Foam simply has an added layer of fusible on it. :) No more basting purse pieces before starting!
DeleteI'm glad to read about your experience with this produce! I bought some 'regular' to use in a bag I'm going to make, and wish I'd waiting for the 1-side fusible - that sounds awesome. Anyway, thanks for the review of sorts...
ReplyDeleteI didn't find your zipper pull at the link? Maybe I looked in the wrong place - haven't had enough coffee yet :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for letting me know! The link has been fixed!
Deletewhat a sweet little zipper pull. my computer would not let me go to the directions. LOL computers !! thank you for sharing.
ReplyDeletequilting dash lady at Comcast dot net
I love the free motion quilting idea!
ReplyDeleteI am glad you tried the quilting without the walking foot. Thank you for the information.
ReplyDeleteI do hate the puckering so thanks for the info on that! :)
ReplyDeleteEmily, It's wonderful to meet you:) Thanks for sharing your experience w/Pellon's "New baby".
ReplyDeleteI just purchased the 2 sided today and am stitching up a tote bag for me right now...it doesn't pucker when ironing and truly is stable. I love it. Thanks for the zipper pull tute. I'll give it whirl w/my scraps:)
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Thanks for the review and zipper pull pattern. Your pouches look great!
ReplyDeleteThank you for this info!! & your Zipper pull is Awesome!! Can put these on Bookbags, & other zippy things! Love them! (& the Mug Rug too!)
ReplyDeleteReally cool looking bag!
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