Flannel on Back???
#12
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Flannel is great on the back of a quilt. It is what I use on most of my lap quilts and baby quilts. I do not prewash the flannel as I do not prewash the cotton, and I haven't ran into any issues in the twenty-two years I've been quilting. I do however, wash the finished quilt in cold water, zero for delecates and 2-3 colour catchers. I find flannel is just so snuggly!
#13
I've made several cotton tops with fleece backings (no batting) and also I've used batting in sections where I needed it to be trapuntoed. I have requests for 2 more. I've never used flannel backing yet. That sounds wonderful too.
#17
Sorry if this is changing the topic, but I have a question about backing and batting also that might fit in here. Have any of you used sweatshirt fleese for a backing, or used craft fleese for the batting? Sweatshirt fleese is very soft and just a little heavier than flannel , seems it would be good without a batting. Craft fleese doesn't stretch, , seems it would work as a light weight batting with flannel or cotton. Any ideas on this?
#20
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Originally Posted by clem55
Sorry if this is changing the topic, but I have a question about backing and batting also that might fit in here. Have any of you used sweatshirt fleese for a backing, or used craft fleese for the batting? Sweatshirt fleese is very soft and just a little heavier than flannel , seems it would be good without a batting. Craft fleese doesn't stretch, , seems it would work as a light weight batting with flannel or cotton. Any ideas on this?
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