once dry-no odor
there are products - other glues- like liquid stitch=
i had never heard of anyone using fray-check on some quilted item- it has always made what i used it on like a board. i've only used it around the raw edges of embroidery fabrics or rug backings to keep them from fraying while being worked on- after the needle work-or rug is done it is covered with binding- or finished somehow so that stiffness does n't matter---
using it for quilting---does it soften up when it's washed?? i've not used it on anything that's washable...never considered it...boy- now i have lots of questions...and you