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Originally Posted by PaperPrincess (Post 5887298)

I am making a quilt from silk shirts and I'm using Mistyfuse, which was recommended by board members. Fuses at a low enough temp for silk and doesn't change the hand.

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Originally Posted by Scissor Queen (Post 5888956)

Misty fuse is a fusible web, not an interfacing. I'd go to a decent fabric store and see what they have on the shelf and read every single label to find the right one.

Scissor Queen, you are so right, for some reason I was thinking applique. Duh. Misty fuse is a fusible for applique not a stablizer, which is what the OP wanted. Glad someone is awake!

I had purchased some thrift store ties to experiment with before cutting up the real ties. I tried spray starch using two applications. Then I carefully sewed three different weights/ hand together. I was pleasantly surprised. Since I only used the starch on the back, would I still need to wash the quilt when it's finished? I'd rather not.

I also found a piece of lightweight knit pellon I had that was years old and it didn't stick very well. Maybe too old?