Batting for a baby quilt?

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12-15-2012, 03:50 PM

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quilttiger

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Also avoid batting made with bamboo for baby quilts. Another quilter told me it is flammable. I used it in one of my queen size coverlets and it drapes nicely. I would be cautious about using it for children, though.

12-15-2012, 07:24 PM

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Scraplady

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Originally Posted by Maggieloe

Thank you all very much. Definitely going to pass on the polyester. Now, will it be cotton, wool or flannel. Seems like good ideas all around. Kind of leaning toward the cotton. Anyway, many thanks for your input.

I like to use flannel for batting as well, sometimes just use flannel as backing with no batting at all. I would definitely recommend prewashing the flannel if you choose that option. I don't normally prewash anything, I know--living on the edge, right? But I make an exception with flannels because they shrink so much--and don't always shrink evenly in length and width.