Applique

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I've seen people post cute felt appliqued clothing items on here before. I was thinking about doing some, but then I started wondering what you do about washing them. Can you wash felt in the washing machine normally? Should you hand wash it? I thought about using another type of cloth, but I like the idea of using felt because you can leave the edges exposed without worrying about having the edge of the cloth fraying.

Anyway, for those of you out there that like to do appliques on clothing, purses, etc., how do you care for them without messing them up?