Originally Posted by
cmierley
I'm working on a scenery quilt of Lake Superior. Directions state cut and paste designs. I have completed the design and glued it down. Now my edges are fraying. They state now to stitch all around the edges of each piece before I start quilting. That is making some pieces fray more. Help! Does anyone know how to stop this? Or what I can do?
I use lightweight or featherweight fusible interfacing on the back of each piece that I applique, then use a quilting basting spray to hold it onto the background until I stitch around the edges. I haven't done much applique so I'm not sure it works all the time but I haven't had a problem with fraying yet.