Basting with Mistyfuse

I know. I've been very MIA this week. I've been really busy but not doing anything blog worthy! My friend from California was visiting for a few weeks. I hadn't seen her in over a year so we had a great visit even if we did still have to go to work!

In my other free time I have been working on some new products for the Etsy shop that I'll introduce early in the week and finishing up my Fiberactions challenge piece. Today I got it quilted. Of course I started out with a very simple plan. I finished 6 hours later with my usual more involved result.

Recently Iris had a Mistyfuse Giveaway event on Facebook. To enter you had to share an idea for using Mistyfuse. One of them was about using Mistyfuse to baste a quilt. When I was basting my Fiberactions quilt this morning I remembered that tip and gave it a try.

 

I started with the batting layer and placed some bits of torn Mistyfuse (the black areas) over it. It would not be a problem to fuse a whole piece of Mistyfuse to the batting but I save small bits in a bowl and this seems to be a good use for them.

 

I started by fusing the BACK to the batting. (There's a sneak peak at all of the fabrics that I used in my Fiberactions challenge.)

I wanted my my top centered over the back so I got it positioned and pinned it on the left side, pulled toe top back and placed a few more bits of Mistyfuse around, put the top back in place and fused the right side.

Then I added some Mistyfuse under the left side and fused the rest of the quilt top in place. It worked great!

In 2 more days I can share the front of it. Tomorrow I will get it bound and then Chris and I will be emptying the rooms upstairs to prepare for new carpeting to be installed this week. It's not a moment too soon because some of it has been here since before we bought the house 12 years ago!

Comments

[Becky in VA]

Can't wait to see the FRONT!!!

[Yvonne]

Great tip....thanks for sharing. I can't wait either!!!!

[Sandra]

Loved seeing how you used Mistyfuse on this quilt; fabulous idea!

[Amy]

So you used misty fuse in a manner similar to spray baste?

[Fulvia]

Ohhhh I love the back! How large is this piece, Vicki?

[vicky davis]

Good tip! Of course I zeroed in on the carpet note at the very bottom...and wondered if your allergies wouldn't be affected by the new carpet?? Removing carpet from our lives has been wonderful...but it was also combined with a metal box [trailer] so it was a double whammy as far as allergies go.

[Jeanne Turner McBrayer]

What a good idea for basting a quilt. Sorry to hear that your back is ailing. As for carpet...I would like to rip out all mine from the second and third floor, and we have lived here 16 years with the same boring beige-y carpet. Probably will be stuck with it until we are ready to sell this place.