Edge-stitch flannel blocks?
Hello all... and Happy Memorial Day! I'm working on a quilt that was featured in the McCall's Quilting, Dec. 2006 called Snowfall. The designer made hers using wool blocks. It is large snowflakes blanket stitched onto 8" blocks... The original pattern is 8 X 8 blocks with the inner 6 x 6 blocks appliqued, leaving the outer perimeter blank. I had enough fabric collected to make it 9 x 9, with 49 snowflake blocks.
OK... I'm not using wool; my DIL wanted to use flannel. After (finally) finding enough flannel in her color choices, I've cut all the blocks and all the snowflakes and have fused the flakes to the blocks... and have blanket stitched two of the blocks. HERE'S MY QUESTION: Flannel has a little more "give" than cotton... should I edge-stitch the blocks prior to handling them as much as they'll be handled while hand appliqueing? I've been as gentle as possible with the two I've already appliqued, but still have some concern...
Help??? and thank you!!!!