What to do with fraying fabric?
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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!
Fray check is seriously the most awesome product though, I gotta tell ya! I use it for all sorts of things, aside from quilting!
#14
Exactly! I don't have the guilt gene about throwing something away or giving it away. It is so foolish to feel guilty about having to save everything just because you have it.
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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. 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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