Cutting flannel
#5
One tip for using flannel, WASH TWICE! Flannel has a looser weave of thicker/fluffier threads. It will shrink quite a bit and at different rates. I have found this varies by manufaturer. This is especially true of JoAnn's or Walmart type flannels. Never cut flannel before it is washed. Trust me on this.
#7
I think you may have hit on a question I've been wondering about. Should flannel be washed before piecing? From the sounds of things, it sounds like it. I have some good quality flannel that I want to make a string pieced quilt with for my father.. a lap quilt. I want the softness but was wondering about the washing. . Any ideas would be welcome. Wash... if so in what?
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Sandi
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Sandi
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Since I have "sensitive skin", I wash all my laundry in Dreft baby laundry soap, including my fabric. But I would think you could wash it in whatever you normally do your laundry with...but use about 1/2 the regular amount of soap.
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