A few months ago I posted a video showing how I used my ScanNCut to scan the basting line of an in the hoop appliqué design.
I thought I would try it out again today, this process works well with the ScanNCut and can save time on cutting and gives a very neat finish to a project. I used a different design this time.
The original post was dated 29th March and the video is here showing how I did it.
Ive done blog posts before about how I cut fabric and felt with my ScanNCut, but on our Facebook group I am still reading comments that some people cannot cut these, so I thought I would do a video showing How I do mine which hopefully may help.
I hope its clear enough for you to see but I was filming it on my own, whilst trying to show the fabric and felt in the machine at the same time as trying to show how I chose the flower design and add a seem allowance layer! Also this video despite only being about 17 minutes long has taken the best part of 5 hours to upload, so I don’t really have the time to do it all again.
Just to clarify
I cut the fabric on Blade 4, Pressure 4, Speed 5 I cut the felt on Blade 7, Pressure 9, Speed 5 I used the regular mat and regular blade
I used HeatNBond Ultra and Vilene Bondaweb in my test to show how they both cut.
I made use of the flowers by making a door stop for my laundry door.
So today I’ve sold two of my appliqué cushions and thought I would cut some more fabric with the ScanNCut to replenish my stock.
I started cutting the fabric as I always do using iron on HeatNBond, but I found some Vilene Bondaweb in the draw that I must have had for years and never used.
So as a test I tried it on the back of some cotton fabric and cut it with the ScanNCut, it cut great, this stuff leaves almost no residue or glue on the back of your fabric, so if you have not tried fabric yet because you didn’t like the idea of having the HeatN bond glue left on the back give the. Bondaweb a go.
I ironed it onto a project and then machine stitched over it and it’s fine but you could use it for cutting quilting shapes too.