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Conserving Stabilizer

Diane was inspired by the window of stabilizer that I use for quilting. She wrote: I began floating my fabric or clothing almost from the beginning because trying to get the fabric in the hoop straight was an exercise in frustration for me. So floating the work on a "window" wasn't a big change for me. This afternoon I have tried the "stabilizer window" using 2 layers of heavy cutaway in my 6X10 hoop for stitching 5X7 designs. I used a spray adhesive to hold the 2 pieces together during the hooping. But since that disappears in a few days, I felt I needed to do something to hold the two layers together permanently. After hooping the two layers, I used a running stitch to mark an 140X190 area to identify where to cut the window. Then I ran a row of loose satin stitches just outside the cutting line to permanently hold the two layers together.

Once I had cut the window out of the hooped stabilizer, my window frame was complete and ready to use. I pinned a smaller piece of tear away stabilizer over the window and ran a row of running stitches (150X200) to attach the smaller piece of stabilizer to the window frame. I floated my tea towel over the tear away stabilizer, pinned it in place, and stitched out my design file (I always use a basting stitch as my 1st color change of every design I stitch out.) When my design finished stitching, I just removed the running stitch that held the tear away stabilizer in place and my window frame was ready to use again. I saved the file with the 150X200 running stitch (6mm so that it is easy to remove) in my machine, making the file available at the touch of a finger. I saved the file with the cutting line and loose satin stitches in my PC so if/when this window frame gets ratty I will have it ready to build a new window frame.

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from StitchFun Reader Diane

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