Hey Everyone, welcome back to Cool Tool Thursday.
A couple of weeks ago on Stitch Along Sunday – September Week 2 I mentioned that I joined the fracture strips to the landscape piece with Stitch Witchery by Dritz. Many of you are probably wondering what Stitch Witchery is. It sounds a bit like something for Halloween which by the way isn’t that far away. Do you have those costumes made yet?
I was first introduced to Stitch Witchery by Vikki Pignatelli in a class I took with her a few years ago. It is great to hold pieces in place prior to stitching.
It is basically a roll of fusible web ⅝″ wide. A lot of people use it for hemming their pants instead of needle and thread. I once used it to attach the bottom of a hanging sleeve to the back of quilt as I didn’t have time to stitch it in place. That reminds me I still need to stitch it in place.
To use Stitch Witchery place your fabric on the ironing board with the top piece on top and both pieces right side up.
Fabric right side up on ironing board
Lift the top piece of fabric and place the fusible just under the piece about ⅜″ to a ½″. Watch that it doesn’t go to far under and then stick to the ironing board. A piece of parchment paper or Teflon appliqué sheet on the ironing board will save any mess.
Slip Stitch Witchery under top fabric
Lay the top piece down flat and place the tip of the iron on the area of fabric where the fusible is.
Heat with iron on top fabric
The fusible will eventually just melt away from the roll and the two pieces will be fused together.
Fusible strip has detached from the fusible under the fabric
Continue fusing or tacking the piece in place then sew. It is great for pieces that are going to be tricky to piece and are then going to have decorative top stitching to hold them in place. It saves time and frustration.
The packaging does say to use a damp press cloth and steam but I have found that it works just fine for these little amounts with a dry hot iron.
So there you go. Why not give Stitch Witchery by Dritz a try the next time you need a quick way to attach pieces or to hem those pants that have been sitting there for ages. According to the package it is even washable and dry cleanable.
Happy Quilting!
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