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Fabric (for Quilt Piecing)
a
Standard tack adhesive mat
b
High tack adhesive fabric support sheet
Attaching the Material (for Quilt Piecing)
Use the high tack adhesive fabric support sheet to
attach fabrics for quilt piecing to the standard tack
adhesive mat. These sheets should only be used
with patterns that have a seam allowance. The
high tack adhesive fabric support sheet can be
repeatedly used until their adhesive strength has
decreased. (Once the support sheet has been
peeled off the mat, it can no longer be used.)
a
Peel off the protective sheet from the adhesive
side of the standard tack adhesive mat.
b
With the glossy side of the high tack adhesive
fabric support sheet facing down, attach it to
the mat’s adhesive side.
Slowly attach the entire surface of the support sheet
from its edges while pressing out any air with a ruler,
etc., so that no air is trapped between the mat and the
sheet.
a
Glossy side of support sheet
Note
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Place the support sheet within the attaching
area (grid area) on the adhesive side of the mat.
If the sheet extends from the attaching area, it
may be damaged by the feed rollers when the
mat is fed.
c
Peel off the backing from the top of the support
sheet.
a
Backing
b
Adhesive
d
Test attaching the material.
Before attaching the material to the mat, use a corner
of the adhesive side of the mat to test attach it. If any
problems occur when test attaching, the adhesive
strength of the mat is too high for the material. Use
different material.
b
a
a
a
b