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Thanks everyone for your insight. I said I was going to do flannel and maybe denim on the back. My dad is thin as a pin (never been very big) so I am going to do just as it has been suggested and what I had thought was best.
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I made a denim quilt, I embroidered on the denim patches i the middle of my Dresden plates and had flannel patches, backed with flannel. OMG it was so heavy I almost couldn't lift it. I had to take it to the laundry mat to wash before I gave it, using the industrial washer. It was almost to much for that!! Never realized how heavy that combo was!!!
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How big does he want this quilt? If it's lap size it might be okay. If it's kingsize that's another matter. Is he willing to have two lighter quilts instead of that one very heavy one? Does he realize that the layer of fleece will keep the quilt from breathing? Just leaving out that one layer would make it a much nicer quilt IMHO.
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I made a quilt out of denim, homespun and one layer of batting. It was very heavy and difficult to move under. It was a quilt as you go pattern or I would not have been able to wrestle it through my machine. I'm afraid by the time you get all those layers together you will have a quilt that will weigh so much it won't be comfortable to be under.
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Flannel can be wool, cotton, or synthetic, but quilters usually use cotton flannel.
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