Basting Your Pieces - Dear Jane Goes EPP

An in-depth look into basting various shapes used in making the Dear Jane quilt using the EPP kits available from Paper Pieces.

[@user-wq3tl9vr1v]

Thank you so much for this video. I started my Dear Jane about 3 years ago, worked on it for a while. Completed Row A and B, started row C, then life happened. Life became very busy and hectic so I put my Dear Jane is a container. It's been pack away for about a year. Prior to packing away the Paper Pieces I had glues the whole row C pieces to the fabric and left them until I recently started working on my pieces. Now, I'm having a hard time getting the paper pieces off of the fabric, they are stuck in place. I just finished ripping out C2 from the row I had stitched together because when I was trying to get the paper pieces out I poked right through the fabric, so now, I have a whole in the fabric. I am so so dishearted over having to rip out a whole block from the little bit I do have completed. Off I go to Michael's or somewhere to purchase a sewline glue pen and some refills. Your instruction on how to glue baste my piece is very healful. I almost sat here and cried when the tool I used, which was my own stupid fault because I was using a tiny pair of scissors, yep! dumb me. I should have known better. I thing I'll get one of those purple thangs while I'm out shopping. Wish I would have watched this video before hand. Thanks again for such an informative video. You're the best!! ! ! ! !

[@TreebeardsHome]

These are excellent tips, thank you. I had trouble with the purple Elmer’s. I iron them to set the glue & the purple Elmer’s discolored my light fabric.

[@PoolesPiecing]

I would not recommend ironing the glue. It is a temporary glue by design, and if you need help releasing it, then mist it with a spray bottle since it is water soluble. The purple Elmers is a bit harsh on color for light fabrics - I agree.

[@claudettemonty4077]

Keep your SewLine glue stick in the fridge between uses, I put it in the butter compartment! More easy to apply, don’t loose colour and don’t make glob!

[@susanbolton6215]

If you store your glue in the refrigerator when not in use, it won't dry out as fast....