Patti, my fusible with blanket stitch frays too...but I am not that good at it.
Eleanor Burns has a method where you turn the edges under the fusible turning the whole thing out, I tried it once, no fraying but very time consuming....for me anyway--I am slow--plus i would imagine the smaller pieces would be hard to turn inside out.
What I am hoping to do however, is what the lady who taught me called "invisible machine appliqué". Using heat-resistant templates and starch, you turn the edges under, then use invisible hem stitch to appliqué it down...it is obviously more time consuming that just fusible with blanket stitch but I can get better looking stitches with it and no fraying.
Originally Posted by sandpat
Ducks, I like the blue too! You are allowed to change your mind if you like. It can get expensive if you buy it each time though! I think you can go lots of directions on the blue background.
Do you guys find that when you fuse applique pieces down, then blanket stitch...that they will fray a bit when you wash the quilt? I don't know if I just do it wrong or what, but I don't like the fraying part at all. I don't satin stitch well enough to make it look nice and smooth (like the appliqued by embroidery machine). That pretty much leaves me with needle turn...unless ya'll can tell me I'm just wrong about the fusibles.