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Effortless holiday quilting with UNIQUE Pressing Mat and Oliso Iron

by Paul Leger

Yesterday was a fun day spent preparing the ornament appliques with some HeatnBond Lite Iron-On Adhesive.

Today, I’ll set up an ironing station in the sewing area with a small folding table, the OLISO M3Pro Project Iron – Coral, and the UNIQUE QUILTING Wool Pressing Mat – 18″ x 24″ – Grey (I really love the size of this mat).

A UNIQUE quilting wool pressing mat and a coral Oliso M3Pro Project Iron; Gütermann Dekor Metallic Thread 200m – Gold, Gütermann Dekor Metallic Thread 200m - Col. 41, Gütermann Dekor Metallic Thread 200m – Red, Gütermann Dekor Metallic Thread 200m - Christmas Green, Gütermann Dekor Metallic Thread 200m - Col. 1005, Gütermann Denim Thread 100m – Black, UNIQUE Baby Rick Rack 3mm x 3.7m – Scarlet, UNIQUE Medium Rick Rack 6mm x 2.3m - Emerald Green, UNIQUE Jumbo Rick Rack 10mm x 2.3m - Metallic Gold, SCHMETZ #1743 Metallic Needles Carded - 80/12 - 5 count, SCHMETZ #1752 Metallic Needles Carded - 90/14 - 5 count, LDH 8½“ Craft Scissors – Purple, HeatnBond Lite Iron-On Adhesive - 43cm x 30m (17″ x 32 ¾yds) bolt, HeatnBond Stitch n Sew Tear-Away Stabilizer - 50.8cm x 22.8m (20″ x 25yds), oliso M3Pro Project Iron – Coral, OLFA 45mm RTY-2/DX/MAG Ergonomic Rotary Cutter – Magenta, UNIQUE Quilting Wool Pressing Mat - 18″ x 24″ - Grey

The UNIQUE quilting wool pressing mat and coral Oliso M3Pro Project Iron

Select the fabric for each ornament.

5 ornament templates are matched to different Christmas-themed fabrics. Gütermann Dekor Metallic Thread 200m – Gold, Gütermann Dekor Metallic Thread 200m - Col. 41, Gütermann Dekor Metallic Thread 200m – Red, Gütermann Dekor Metallic Thread 200m - Christmas Green, Gütermann Dekor Metallic Thread 200m - Col. 1005, Gütermann Denim Thread 100m – Black, UNIQUE Baby Rick Rack 3mm x 3.7m – Scarlet, UNIQUE Medium Rick Rack 6mm x 2.3m - Emerald Green, UNIQUE Jumbo Rick Rack 10mm x 2.3m - Metallic Gold, SCHMETZ #1743 Metallic Needles Carded - 80/12 - 5 count, SCHMETZ #1752 Metallic Needles Carded - 90/14 - 5 count, LDH 8½“ Craft Scissors – Purple, HeatnBond Lite Iron-On Adhesive - 43cm x 30m (17″ x 32 ¾yds) bolt, HeatnBond Stitch n Sew Tear-Away Stabilizer - 50.8cm x 22.8m (20″ x 25yds), oliso M3Pro Project Iron – Coral, OLFA 45mm RTY-2/DX/MAG Ergonomic Rotary Cutter – Magenta, UNIQUE Quilting Wool Pressing Mat - 18″ x 24″ - Grey

Match the ornament templates to the fabric to be used.

Press the prepared HeatnBond adhesive on the wrong side of each fabric.

Note: Read the pressing directions before starting, as each HeatnBond product has different directions which, if not followed, can affect the project.

A piece of HeatnBond paper-backed adhesive is pressed to the wrong side of a black fabric with white snowflakes using a coral-colored mini-iron and a grey wool pressing mat. Gütermann Dekor Metallic Thread 200m – Gold, Gütermann Dekor Metallic Thread 200m - Col. 41, Gütermann Dekor Metallic Thread 200m – Red, Gütermann Dekor Metallic Thread 200m - Christmas Green, Gütermann Dekor Metallic Thread 200m - Col. 1005, Gütermann Denim Thread 100m – Black, UNIQUE Baby Rick Rack 3mm x 3.7m – Scarlet, UNIQUE Medium Rick Rack 6mm x 2.3m - Emerald Green, UNIQUE Jumbo Rick Rack 10mm x 2.3m - Metallic Gold, SCHMETZ #1743 Metallic Needles Carded - 80/12 - 5 count, SCHMETZ #1752 Metallic Needles Carded - 90/14 - 5 count, LDH 8½“ Craft Scissors – Purple, HeatnBond Lite Iron-On Adhesive - 43cm x 30m (17″ x 32 ¾yds) bolt, HeatnBond Stitch n Sew Tear-Away Stabilizer - 50.8cm x 22.8m (20″ x 25yds), oliso M3Pro Project Iron – Coral, OLFA 45mm RTY-2/DX/MAG Ergonomic Rotary Cutter – Magenta, UNIQUE Quilting Wool Pressing Mat - 18″ x 24″ - Grey

Press the HeatnBond paper-backed adhesive to the wrong side of the fabric.

With the help of your LDH 812″ Craft Scissors – Purple, cut out each ornament shape. This time, cut on the lines. Position the fabric ornaments on your background fabric. I cut mine 14” wide x the width of the fabric.

I placed the first ornament on the right and then added the others using spacing I liked. I’ll trim the excess background fabric later.

5 Christmas ornament shapes of various Christmas-themed fabrics placed on a light blue, snowflake print background fabric; Gütermann Dekor Metallic Thread 200m – Gold, Gütermann Dekor Metallic Thread 200m - Col. 41, Gütermann Dekor Metallic Thread 200m – Red, Gütermann Dekor Metallic Thread 200m - Christmas Green, Gütermann Dekor Metallic Thread 200m - Col. 1005, Gütermann Denim Thread 100m – Black, UNIQUE Baby Rick Rack 3mm x 3.7m – Scarlet, UNIQUE Medium Rick Rack 6mm x 2.3m - Emerald Green, UNIQUE Jumbo Rick Rack 10mm x 2.3m - Metallic Gold, SCHMETZ #1743 Metallic Needles Carded - 80/12 - 5 count, SCHMETZ #1752 Metallic Needles Carded - 90/14 - 5 count, LDH 8½“ Craft Scissors – Purple, HeatnBond Lite Iron-On Adhesive - 43cm x 30m (17″ x 32 ¾yds) bolt, HeatnBond Stitch n Sew Tear-Away Stabilizer - 50.8cm x 22.8m (20″ x 25yds), oliso M3Pro Project Iron – Coral, OLFA 45mm RTY-2/DX/MAG Ergonomic Rotary Cutter – Magenta, UNIQUE Quilting Wool Pressing Mat - 18″ x 24″ - Grey

Place the ornament shapes on the background fabric.

Once you’ve decided on the placement of your ornaments, remove the paper backing and press in place.

2 fabric applique Christmas ornaments are being pressed in place on a light blue snowflake fabric, using a coral-colored Oliso M3Pro Project Iron; Gütermann Dekor Metallic Thread 200m – Gold, Gütermann Dekor Metallic Thread 200m - Col. 41, Gütermann Dekor Metallic Thread 200m – Red, Gütermann Dekor Metallic Thread 200m - Christmas Green, Gütermann Dekor Metallic Thread 200m - Col. 1005, Gütermann Denim Thread 100m – Black, UNIQUE Baby Rick Rack 3mm x 3.7m – Scarlet, UNIQUE Medium Rick Rack 6mm x 2.3m - Emerald Green, UNIQUE Jumbo Rick Rack 10mm x 2.3m - Metallic Gold, SCHMETZ #1743 Metallic Needles Carded - 80/12 - 5 count, SCHMETZ #1752 Metallic Needles Carded - 90/14 - 5 count, LDH 8½“ Craft Scissors – Purple, HeatnBond Lite Iron-On Adhesive - 43cm x 30m (17″ x 32 ¾yds) bolt, HeatnBond Stitch n Sew Tear-Away Stabilizer - 50.8cm x 22.8m (20″ x 25yds), oliso M3Pro Project Iron – Coral, OLFA 45mm RTY-2/DX/MAG Ergonomic Rotary Cutter – Magenta, UNIQUE Quilting Wool Pressing Mat - 18″ x 24″ - Grey

Press the ornaments in place.

Some fun features of the OLISO M3Pro Project Iron – Coral are:

  • It can be used with water for dual-zone steam.
  • It comes with a silicone SoleMate to rest and store the iron.
  • It has an LED ProLight.
  • It has an automatic shut-off.

A Coral Oliso M3Pro Project Iron with a ProLight sits on top of a gray pressing mat; Gütermann Dekor Metallic Thread 200m – Gold, Gütermann Dekor Metallic Thread 200m - Col. 41, Gütermann Dekor Metallic Thread 200m – Red, Gütermann Dekor Metallic Thread 200m - Christmas Green, Gütermann Dekor Metallic Thread 200m - Col. 1005, Gütermann Denim Thread 100m – Black, UNIQUE Baby Rick Rack 3mm x 3.7m – Scarlet, UNIQUE Medium Rick Rack 6mm x 2.3m - Emerald Green, UNIQUE Jumbo Rick Rack 10mm x 2.3m - Metallic Gold, SCHMETZ #1743 Metallic Needles Carded - 80/12 - 5 count, SCHMETZ #1752 Metallic Needles Carded - 90/14 - 5 count, LDH 8½“ Craft Scissors – Purple, HeatnBond Lite Iron-On Adhesive - 43cm x 30m (17″ x 32 ¾yds) bolt, HeatnBond Stitch n Sew Tear-Away Stabilizer - 50.8cm x 22.8m (20″ x 25yds), oliso M3Pro Project Iron – Coral, OLFA 45mm RTY-2/DX/MAG Ergonomic Rotary Cutter – Magenta, UNIQUE Quilting Wool Pressing Mat - 18″ x 24″ - Grey

A Coral, Oliso M3Pro Project Iron

Preparing the ornament appliques was fast and easy with the use of our UNIQUE QUILTING Wool Pressing Mat – 18″ x 24″ – Grey and OLISO M3Pro Project Iron – Coral.

Tomorrow, we’ll complete the quilted table runner using Gütermann metallic threads and SCHMETZ metallic needles.

This is part 2 of 5 in this series

Go back to part 1: Quilt a Merry Christmas Table Runner with HeatnBond and Metallic Threads

Go to part 3: Add Festive Sparkle to your quilts with Gütermann Metallic Threads

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