I spent sunday with Nic basting the monster. The original plan of basting on the machine went seriously awry when all the hexagons started separating and falling off. It was a nightmare and Nic (who had a hangover and a pretty sore foot after dropping a speaker on it) was getting a bit (read very) frustrated.
We decided that it wasn't going to work so regrettably decided to take it inside and baste it the old fashioned way - by stitching.
After about another hour of putting the bloody hexagons back into place Nic asked a really good question? Is this stuff (Steam a Seam Lite) like vlisofix and bonds permanently when ironed ? DUH!!!! We looked it up on the internet and guess what - IT DOES!
So after some testing with small pieces we realised that it was going to work. Two more hours later it was in a fit state to be returned to the longarm.
It was a long day for both of us but I slept well knowing that it might still work.
Now it is up to me and my bernina - bit of a false start but it is now underway and next time I will read the instructions.
