Originally Posted by tkhooper
If you do the fuse and turn method of applique you get a finished edge and if you stitch that down with your preferred stitch it should hold up well. No worries about it fraying.
Since applique sits on top of the quilt wouldn't it eventually start to come loose no matter which applique method used? I mean thread eventually gets old and weaker as it ages from sunlight, washing, drying etc. Also kids trying to pick at it, dogs lying on top of it. lol
Maybe there really isn't a "perfect" way to do this.
Each technique has its weak link sort of.
I'm leaning toward shadow trapunto but I have visions in my head of the batiste getting holes in it down the road.
I guess I really need to ask how well cotton batiste holds up? Its thin-ness bothers me.
Maybe I'm worrying too much. I have a bad habit of that.