Fray check problem/question for Long Armer
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Fray check problem/question for Long Armer
I used fray check or something similar on some applique blocks I purchased at an estate sale several years ago. I used it because the applique was not turned edge, but had a blanket stitch only to "stick" it to the background. I tried using a clear thread and and a small zig-zag stitch, but was not successful (I sure wish I had waited until my skills improved.). The fray check left really stiff edges all the way around the block. I don't think it cam be removed. I'd like to make a quilt out of the blocks, but I'm concerned that a long armer won't want to quilt it with that fray check on there. It will be too large for me to quilt on my DSM.
Thanks,
bkay
Thanks,
bkay
Last edited by bkay; 03-28-2020 at 12:45 PM. Reason: add photo
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You should tell the LA'er about the fray check. If it were me, I'd do an echo stitch around the outside of the applique..that will make the applique "pop".Depending on how heavily it is applied..it may not be possible to stitch along the seam inside each intersection, but they could do some sort of design that would highlight the applique, stitch 90% of it down, without going all the way out to the edges where the fray check is. It is doable.
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Finished well, it will be a "knock your light out" quilt. I want to do it justice.
bkay