I use the Fiskers snips also, and the 1" smaller batting square (middle layer), so I have plenty of fabric edges to fray. The decorative embroidery machine stitch to the center is very nice. If not, just a simple square on the centers. when I put the squares together, and snipped, I take to a professional laundry mat and use the over size washer & dryer. This was in a discussion in another group, and I've asked the laundry owner before I did this, and it was ok as they have much bigger systems including drains for all that fraying fabric threads. It's not recommended you wash it at home, at least not the first 1-2 times, after that, it should be safe at home.