Making your own extra-swell tartan flashes

[ChattanCat]

See Barb's posts #11 and #37 in this thread. The fusible webbing runs off the bottom edge, so when you cut the fabric, the edge is supported by the fusible webbing. She also mentions using some fray check in the corners where the fusible webbing may not stop a little raveling.

Abax

The missing ingredient is "Fray Check".

[Barb T]

I must have missed something, but judging from your photos, I don't even see a sewn or machine stitched edge to stop any fringing.

If you make your flashes along the straight grain of the fabric (i.e., the tartan is straight along the length of the flash, not on the bias), the notch is cut on the bias and thus doesn't tend to ravel. The points do tend to a get a little fuzzy over time, so that's what the Fray Check is for.

[slohairt]

A note to would-be flash makers: Marton Mills' tartan is teflon coated and unfortunately repels Fray Check and leaves an ugly white residue that flakes off.

[Kiltman]

Elegantly simple Barb!

Thanks Barb I believe even I can do it.

[herminator]

Personaly I like flashes without the notch cut out better, I leave the bottom straight, put a line of stitches across to keep them from unraveling further. Something like this:

although mine look better. ;-)
I´ll post a picture when I have one!

[The Barry]

Hey! Those flashes in the original post look awfully familiar!