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| Papa and the buns out for their constitutional |
It's that time of year again, Bunny Time. I am fortunate to have a small collection of Easter novelties. They herald Spring and the upcoming Easter Holidays. These little cuties are sporting their Easter finery and collecting eggs.
In the spirit of Bunnies, these towels are simple applique. (pattern OOP) With small applique pieces, I fuse a large piece of fabric with a double sided fusible web. Then I trace the pattern onto the paper back of the web and then cut out the small pieces. I assemble the applique on a press sheet prior to fusing to the fabric. I always use a Teflon press sheet to avoid the sticky residue on my ironing board cover. With their little arms out like that, they look like they are trying to fly! Never noticed that before!
Using teflon pressing sheet for fusible appliqué.
- Cut fabric a little larger than the actual finished size of the shape you want.
- Fold teflon sheet in half on the ironing board
- Open teflon sheet and lay your piece of fabric the wrong side up on one half of the sheet.
- Cut a piece of fusible web slightly larger than the fabric and lay it on the wrong side of the fabric.
- Fold over the teflon sheet so that the fabric is sandwiched between two layers of teflon sheet.
- Iron the teflon sheet for about 4 seconds with a hot, dry iron and let cool for a few seconds.
- Open pressing sheet and peel off the fused fabric.
- Wipe the sheet clean with a small wad of fabric to remove every trace of melted fusible web left on the sheet.
- Draw the desired shape on the reverse side of the fabric or cut free hand with a sharp scissors. Make sure that there are no little "fringes" of fusible showing around the edge - these will stick to your iron.
- To make sure your iron stays clean, use the teflon pressing sheet to iron the cut shape into place.
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