What to do with fabric that frays
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What to do with fabric that frays
I sure hope y'all have a fix for this one. In order to get a color I want in a quilt, I'll have to use a fabric that frays very easily. If I were making clothing, I might serge it or use fray check. But with making several small pieces for a quilt, I don't think that's practical. What do you do to limit/stop the fraying?
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You could try fusing something to what you have to stabilize it. If you are using small pieces, I would be very concerned about the pieces pulling out of the seams.
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I have just such a fabric that, in theory, is perfect for the quilt I'm using it in. But it frays up to 1/4 of an inch while I'm sewing. Good bye, seam allowance.
I took the cut pieces and smoothed (with thumb and pointer finger) some slightly diluted elmers liquid glue on the cut edges. I haven't had the heart to go back to working on the quilt since then, so i don't know how it will work. Please note that the slightly watered down liquid glue did make the edges wavy, but wavy is better than 1/4 inch gone!
good luck!
I took the cut pieces and smoothed (with thumb and pointer finger) some slightly diluted elmers liquid glue on the cut edges. I haven't had the heart to go back to working on the quilt since then, so i don't know how it will work. Please note that the slightly watered down liquid glue did make the edges wavy, but wavy is better than 1/4 inch gone!
good luck!
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I have just such a fabric that, in theory, is perfect for the quilt I'm using it in. But it frays up to 1/4 of an inch while I'm sewing. Good bye, seam allowance.
I took the cut pieces and smoothed (with thumb and pointer finger) some slightly diluted elmers liquid glue on the cut edges. I haven't had the heart to go back to working on the quilt since then, so i don't know how it will work. Please note that the slightly watered down liquid glue did make the edges wavy, but wavy is better than 1/4 inch gone!
good luck!
I took the cut pieces and smoothed (with thumb and pointer finger) some slightly diluted elmers liquid glue on the cut edges. I haven't had the heart to go back to working on the quilt since then, so i don't know how it will work. Please note that the slightly watered down liquid glue did make the edges wavy, but wavy is better than 1/4 inch gone!
good luck!
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