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I've had $12-$15 / yard fabric fray horribly, just too loose of a weave. I either pink it, get it sewn in quickly as possible, and handle it as little as possible. Good luck!
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Originally Posted by pumpkinpatchquilter
(Post 5935531)
I really have only had the super cheapo $1.50 a yard Walmart poly/cotton mix fabrics fray on me so badly that I worried about the integrity of the quilt. I just did as JulieR says and stitch with a small tight stitch, then maybe use fray check. I just avoid those altogether since I mostly make quilts anyway.
Fray check is seriously the most awesome product though, I gotta tell ya! I use it for all sorts of things, aside from quilting! |
pinking shears!
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Originally Posted by JenniePenny
(Post 5935755)
I say to myself "life is too short" and I throw the offending fabric away.
I had read something once to the effect of "simplify your life. If it isn't useful, beautiful, or joyful, get rid of it." |
Definitely toss it or use it to stuff a dog bed. You don't need to spend your precious time making something beautiful to have it fall apart.
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Try starching it really well before cutting. Most of the time that helps a lot.
also if you didn't prewash you might try that as it seems to tighten the weave sometimes |
how about running it through a serger?
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If it doesn't stop fraying when I have washed and dried it, I use it to make pillowcase liners for extended family members. They last quite a few years and are much less expensive than buying one.
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Originally Posted by JulieR
(Post 5935467)
I've had Moda fray like crazy on me! In general, I just whip through the piecing as quickly as I can with as tight a stitch as possible. Then I pretend nothing on the back of the top is happening.
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Thanks everyone. You have all gave me some good ideas to think about. The different pieces had been marked down from a higher price, and I loved the colors, and it is 100% cotton. I didn't think of it as terribly thin, but it does have a slick feel to it. Yes, I am a new quilter, and learning a lot on here. To me the very fact that I am even asking about it, and had considered throwing it away or used as a dog bed filler is a good sign to me that I am becoming a better quilter. :D I am still deciding, but I have thought about all the time that goes into one, and would like the next big quilt I make to be made stable with quality.
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