![]() I used painter’s tape to hold it down from slipping, but that’s optional. Step 4- Paint! Anything but watercolors will work (they seep under the freezer paper), go nuts and cover the whole blank space. This is placed roughly 3.5″ up from the bottom of the banner. Iron it on, shiny side down, measuring to keep it straight. Step 3- Your banner base is done and sewn, now it is time to prep your Joy! I used the freezer paper method with a craft knife, or you could use a Cricut/Silhouette to cut freezer paper. You’ll then sew right along the edge, creating a sleeve and catching the open edge to close it in the seam. You will be able to feel where the fusible fleece stops, which will be the place to fold the remaining fabric (that has no fleece) in half, pressing with the iron. Step 2- Pull the banner right side out, poking out the corners and using the iron to press all seams flat and the raw edges tucked in. Then sew the rectangles right sides together with 1/4″ seam allowance, leaving a 4″ gap at the top. Fuse the fleece to the wrong side of one of the fabric rectangles, as shown, and following the product’s directions. Cut one rectangle of fusible fleece 8.5″ wide by 10″ tall. Step 1- Cut two rectangles of the quilting cotton, 9″ wide by 14″ tall. Paint – I used Martha Stewart Crafts® Soft Gel Watercolor Acrylic Paint in Poppy, Pool, & Granny Smith. ![]()
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