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granny7
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Applique

Post by granny7 » Fri Feb 01, 2008 5:24 am

I have a question about applique. If the quilt is going to be washed a lot, should I applique by hand or machine? I love doing hand applique but do not want all of that work to be damaged by washing.
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biancatom
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Re: Applique

Post by biancatom » Fri Feb 01, 2008 5:56 am

Both methods would work fine. I make sure to wash all my quilts on gentle cycle.
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MAWmum
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Re: Applique

Post by MAWmum » Fri Feb 01, 2008 6:02 am

I think that if you are unsure of how its going to be washed you are afraid that it wont be washed on the gentle cycle I would machine applique. But Bianca is right either should be fine.
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Redtop
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Re: Applique

Post by Redtop » Fri Feb 01, 2008 12:53 pm

I love my applique quilts. I do all of them using the needle turn method. If you make small stitches, your hand applique washes just fine. I've washed mine for years on gentle with no problem.
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