Have you ever looked into your sewing stash and found a piece of fusible interfacing that has lost its paper backing? This piece I found at the fabric store in the remnants section for $.40 and had taken it home before I noticed the missing backing. So what do you do if you don’t want to throw out the interfacing, and you also don’t want it to get stuck to your iron? Here’s a way to use your fusible to make adhesive backed fabric when there is no paper backing so that it doesn’t go to waste and you won’t end up with a mess.

For this project you will need an iron, a piece of fusible that has no backing, a piece of fabric you want to have an adhesive back, a piece of parchment paper, and a pressing cloth.

First you give your fabric a quick once over with a warm iron, no steam. Be sure that you don’t accidentally put the fusible on the fabric at this point or you will have a huge mess!

Next you layer on the fusible interfacing to the wrong side of the fabric you just ironed.

On top of the fusible layer put your parchment paper. Be sure that it covers the fusible paper completely.

Last of all cover all three layers with your pressing cloth and iron them on a medium setting. It takes about 20 to 30 seconds for the fusible to melt onto the fabric. If you heat it too long, or too hot the fusible will get all shiny and become unstickable. Be sure to follow the heating instructions for your brand of fusible.

Once you lift up the pressing cloth you will see that the parchment paper is all wrinkled. Lift it up and the fusible will be adhered to the fabric, and give the back of the fabric a slightly glossy, but not really shiny appearance.

Now you can cut out your fabric, and make appliques or otherwise use your adhesive backed fabric. I have cut out a mischief of rats with mine (I looked it up, a group of a rats is called a mischief, and so rats are awesome).