heat setting signature blocks????
#1
heat setting signature blocks????
Back from son's wedding. I have the quilt top where everyone signed and am getting ready to quilt it. I was told to iron the writing to heat set it. Is that all I need to do or are there any other steps or suggestions? Don't want them to fade or wash away. I am using fusible batting so it will be washed at least once. Thanks for any help. BTW, the top is scrappy and will actually be the back. I am doing the quilting from the back like a whole cloth with a wedding announcement type theme, hopefully will turn out how I envision it.
#2
Make sure you didn't use the pen that dissapears with heat. I used that one on purpose then went over the signatures with a fine tip permanant fabric marker. Just in case there were some unacceptable words on the quilt blocks. But the first ink dissapeared after retracing and ironing the blocks.
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I've always used a pigma pen and heat set with a slightly damp pressing cloth on top of the signature squares and a HOT DRY iron. Please test this first on a practice piece, but I learned this from my Mom & she quilted over 50+ years before passing away last year.
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You can also use your clothes dryer to set fabric marker. I recommend NOT to add any other clothes inside since you can dye them with the painted fabric. Set your dryer to its highest temperature. Set the timer to one hour. Leave your clothes there and feel free to do other chores while waiting for your painted cloths.
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