Month 6–Sizzle

[Barbara B.]

Here is the blog for June— I think you will like this block:

https://bbquiltmaker.blogspot.com/2019/06/sizzle-block-6.html

[Helen W.]

Barbara, Thank you for being such a giving quilter. I love reading your blog. One question on the Wash Away Appliqué sheets. Have you ever washed
something that you put them in? I bought some a long time ago, but have been reluctant to use it since I had read online that it is hard to get it to wash
totally out and becomes somewhat stiff and crinkles within the appliqué piece. HelenW

[Barbara B.]

Yes, I have washed blocks made using the C&T product and Quilter's Select Print and Piece Fuse Lite. Most of the fibers come out, not 100%, the package says that, but the applique's are soft. Best advice I wish I had known 8 years ago when I started Ruffled Roses with the C&T Wash Away Applique' sheets is to soak each block when finished, not wait until the entire quilt is finished, quilted and bound. The longarm quilter had no problem quilting the applique's but the quilt is heavy and must be washed before I enter it in a show. I am using Quilter's Select Print and Piece Fuse Lite on a current project and EACH block is soaked in warm water in the sink when it is stitched. Nice and soft though I am sure some of the fibers remain. It serves as both a stabilizer for the machine appliqué' and, since I printed it directly on the sheet, it is the pattern as well. Very easy to use.

[Helen W.]

Barbara, Thank you for the reply about Wash Away Appliqué sheets. It makes a lot of sense to wash the blocks before quilting. The paper is directly exposed to the water
making it easier for it to break down and go away. If it is entrapped in a block with batting and backing etc. The amount of water that directly gets to the paper is probably
not much and for it to wash away would take a really long soak in a big tub. I bet that is why some people have not been too happy with the wash away factor, because most of it did
not get wet enough to decompose. I will take you advice and remove before quilting. HelenW