How To Quilt With Freezer
Paper
Or The Role Of Freezer Paper In
Quilting
No you are not going to
craft a quilt with freezer paper, unless you
know something I don't, but you are going to
use freezer paper to perform the steps in basic
appliqu. The process is simple, and makes
quilting easy.
How to freeze your
paper:
Applique is the process of
taking fabric pieces and sewing it onto prime
fabric, which the shaped pieces are sewn onto a
foundation to form patterns and designs. To
start with, the steps in freezer paper cut your
appliqu out and leave seam allowances. Next,
use graph paper or similar products to trace on
your wax-free paper, tracing the patterns of
your appliqu. Do not trace seam allowances.
Now, cut out your patterns and center the
shapes on your paper so that it is on the left
side. Place the pattern on to your waxy outside
layer and bring it to the fabric. You will need
to press (NOT IRON) your fabric, as well as the
freezer paper. Press the paper so that it is on
the fabric of your appliqu. The wax will melt.
Once you see the results, cut the curvatures
and the points of your appliqu. Use needle and
thread that matches your design and run a
stitch about the allowances of your seams.
Slightly pull your thread to collect with the
allowances about your appliqu shape. Make a
knot in your thread at one end, and collect
your stitches. With the freezer paper inside
still, use your iron and press your
appliqu.
You can also prepare to work
the appliqud style by using glue sticks.
Ultimately, you can sew by hand to form the
appliqu. In addition, you can use your machine
to create a pattern of appliqu. It's your
choice.
To use the glue stick
method, you perform the same actions, as you
would in the freezer paper, only you use copier
paper. You can use paper that you use in your
printer to complete your steps also. Use your
glue stick and fasten the seams. Leave out the
wax coating and perform the same steps as you
did in the freezer. On the backside of your
paper, and at the middle, add a bit of glue.
Press on the left side and turn your seam
under. Around the shape of your paper, add
another row of glue. Add the glue in a row down
the shape of your edges. You want to glue the
seam allowances to lock them in and to start
you appliqu.
Once you complete the steps,
you can start stitching the pieces of fabric
into your backdrop fabric.
If you choose to hand
stitch, start with arranging your appliqu,
preparing it to fit the background. You will
need pins to hold it in place, and use basting
steps or else the glue stick to hold them in
tact. Perform your actions moving front and
then to the back, and appliqu the pieces that
lie beneath the other. Overlap pieces should
also be appliqu.
Next, get your needle and
thread together, matching the thread with your
initial appliqu. Stitch in a ladder motion, or
else a tacking motion about the appliqu edges.
Use glue to create 3/4-inch appliqu shapes
around the beginning tip, or point. You can
complete your stitching, once you remove the
glue.
In addition to the hand
appliqu, you can also use the blind-stitch
method, or the machine method to create your
quilt. Another option is the zigzag method, or
the fusible machine method. Various other
methods are optional as well. To learn more
about quilting visit your local library.
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