I read a fabulous hint about applique this week, I appologize that I don't remember where to give credit where credit is due, but here is the tip...more:

Thanks for sharing this tip. I have never done an appliqué, but I have seen them done beautifully. There is a shop in Warms Springs, Georgia... I don't recall the name, that sold some beautiful sets of matching Blouse and t-shirts, and they appliquéd the designs to them, and they looked lovely. *4U

I have appliqued, both with embroidery and just needle turned. Thanks for this tip.

I used to use vlisoefix all the time but have found that you waste alot with the edging constently peeling especially with the humidity in Queensland. But all my worries were solved when I fould a product call FLORIANI - APPLI-KAY WONDER, it is fusable on one side and then a sticker like on the other and it can be lifted as many times without losing your stick, then you iron to set the glue. Best of all you always get perfect placement and have no waste on the roll edges. Its a bit dearer but well worth it. If you do alot of applique like me try it, I was surprised how good it is.

Great tip. Thank-you!

It's called Vliesofix here and they sell Heat & Bond too. I use it for appliqué the way Jeri described and I use it to apply ready made patches. Used it a lot when my children used to fall holes in their new jeans (amazing how the always ruined the newest pair, just before you intend to visit the grandparents). That was before machine embroidery so always I had a small collection of appliquéd patches at the ready.

thanks jrob, I will keep this in my tips for when I venture into applique

Thanks jrob, I do this all the time with my applique designs. I have mentioned it a few times on this forum. We call our product 'double sided applique' paper or 'magic applique'. *4U

Think I saw something on Shoppers Rule about this or something similar.

Thanks jrob I've used enough wonder under through the yrs before my embr. machine to make a mt. never thought of using it still, but that's definitely a good tip *4U

Thanks jrob. Have never tried Wonder Under either. I will look into it.

Thanks jrob, I have not tried to do an applique as yet :* I finde the prospect interesting tho, have not made lace either! I hve purchased heeaps mor thread & stabilizer however. * 4 u

I have hear of that product ,but unable to find it hear in Australia I was told Spotlight had it .Went looking they said no !!!!!!!!!

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by jasanne 15 Jun 2008

I got something in spotlight in NZ. The leaflet mostly not in english, the name on it is vlieseline/vilene vliesofix, and Wonder Under. Guessing wonder under is the translation :) It was in a box and they cut it by the metre. Has paper backing, and the stuff is like a webbing. Ask again, they should have it in Aust too.

by raels011 15 Jun 2008

I buy mine from spotlight in Adelaide (vlisofix)

by oldandgrey 15 Jun 2008

'let your fingers do the walking' check out the online store based at Bacchus Marsh, Victoria called "Stirling Embroidery & Design" They sell vliesofix and a lot more at very reasonable prices.[ http://www.stirlingembroidery.com...] then go to quilting

by mpo14011 16 Jun 2008

It is called Vlisofix here and spotlight do sell it, as do a lot of patchwork places. I prefer to use heat and bond( the light one) because the back,sticky stuff, comes of the Vlisofix and then you can't use it. By the way, it only becomes sticky when you apply a hot iron to it, so make sure you use it the right way up and always use either an applique mat or Glad Bake under your iron so as you don't get any of that sticky on it. A real bugger to clean of!

Here we call it Vlisofix or Heat and Bond. We use it for normal applique all the time, except for needle turn.Flower for you.

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by katydid 15 Jun 2008

Love your gray kitty.

by nonna57 16 Jun 2008

just what i was thinking. us aussies do think alike :)

Iron on a product like WonderUnder (double sided fusible product) onto the piece of fabric that you will be appliquing. Go ahead and follow all of the standard applique steps and when you are finished and only then, iron it down and it really neatens the applique project.;)

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by minnieb 15 Jun 2008

thanks I read that to but not sure where good tip I thought

by jasanne 15 Jun 2008

Thanks for the tip, I'm still very much a beginner at applique, so all tips help :)