Originally Posted by ckcowl

when i made my moose wall hanging i used a tiny zig-zag to stitch it all down- it does take alot of stitching-but if it will every be washed it does all need to be stitched down. i used a darker thread and it almost has a stained-glass look. sorry- no pic of it- it went out the door as soon as i finished the binding- and i tend to be terrible about pic's- but i am trying to get better :)
i saw one like yours that a blind hem stitch was used-
the reason i do not use a straight stitch is then the edges (although tiny edges) tend to lift- and fray- this is avoided with the zigzag. less (raw-edge)