Originally Posted by
alisonquilts
My thoughts too.
Why? Aesthetics or something technical?
Alison
Some of both. If you do satin stitch right it's fairly heavy and sucks up thread like there's no tomorrow. Plus you have to use a stabilizer or you get tunneling. I just don't like that heavy of an edge finish on my appliques and I don't want to have to add a stabilizer when I'm already using a fusible. The third reason is if your thread doesn't match your fabric exactly it sticks out like a sore thumb.