Wednesday, December 10, 2014

Fun with Vinyl

Have you ever tried working with fusible vinyl?  I bought some to give it a try.  I wanted to make a placemat for my Mum and Dad to use on their kitchen table.  For Dad, I chose a crossword puzzle themed fabric, he does the puzzle in the newspaper every day.
 And for Mum, who loves to do cross-stitch, I found a pretty fabric that looks like it has been stitched.
 First, I cut two 12" x 18" rectangles of  each of the fabrics.  Then adhered a heavy fusible interfacing to the back of each piece.
Then I followed the directions on the package of fusible vinyl and added a piece to the right side of each of the rectangles.  Then simply sew the rectangles , right sides together,  leaving a large opening to turn right side out and topstitch around the perimeter and done.  They love their new placemats.

Because vinyl sticks to mostly everything, it is a bit difficult to sew.  I had recently purchased the Pfaff Roller Foot
because I had read that it was a great alternative to a Teflon Foot for sewing vinyl and leather and also is great for using when sewing on fabric that has been cut on the bias.  I have an addiction to presser feet and my collection is growing,  I tried the Roller Foot and it worked great! Lovely and smooth.  No sticking problem with the vinyl at all.

Hope you had time to get some sewing done today!

7 comments:

  1. You are making such thoughtful gifts! They will love them...perfect choices for the fabrics. Have fun with your new foot!

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  2. That is a cool foot! I have sewn bibs with laminated cotton and it was tricky and sticky! I wonder if Bernina has such a thing. To Google I go!

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  3. You are adventurous ... sewing with vinyl. The placemats will be a big hit - I especially like the crossword fabric.

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  4. What wonderful gift ideas you came up with for them!! I have used the vinyl in the past, but have not used the fusible vinyl material yet. Was it easy to apply?

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  5. those look great... I have never heard of a roller foot... amazing what they come up with....
    Hugz

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  6. Wow! They look great! I have tried vinyl but not fusible vinyl. Very neat idea for placemats :)

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  7. So the vinyl is fusible? Do you iron if? I'm confused and impressed all at the same time!

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