Really, Must I!
#1
I did a Nativity Wall hanging top fusing the different pieces. Since it is a wall hanging must I go back then and stitch the edges on everything too? What do you all think? :shock:
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I wouldn't necessarily do that for a wallhanging. If it ever needs washing, I would just hand wash it and lay it out flat to dry. It is the agitation in the washing machine and dryer that typically causes edges to fray; heat is usually the culprit in loosening fused fabrics.
It also depends on what fusible you used. Some fusibles aren't designed to sew through; they will gum up your needle if you try.
It also depends on what fusible you used. Some fusibles aren't designed to sew through; they will gum up your needle if you try.
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Well, I recently did a project that also depended on fusible applique. It was a bunch of hands. I had offered to finish any hands where the original quilter couldn't do the sewing part of the applique. As I pulled some of the hands out of the envelope, some of them actually waved at me rather rudely. So - - - if you want to run the risk of Joseph waving his wand at the congregation, Mary falling backwards in the hay, or Baby Jesus rolling out of the manger - - - NO, you MUST not sew them down.
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