No-batting quilt?
#11
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sure you can do that! i would probably skip the bar and maybe put a fleece layer on the back--nice and soft plus your quilting stitches will sink it better than just two layer of fabric (or even 2 fabrics plus flannel).
#13
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Actually that sounds like a great idea!! Although I live in Northern California, I have always been "hot-blooded", and now that I'm 55, it's worse. I think for the summer I might make a quilt like this! And I liked the idea of a flannel sheet in between, just enough weight, not so much bulk. Thanks for the idea.
#17
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The only quilts I do with no batting are denim or other heavy fabrics. But, we often make throws with just a layer of flannel. My daughter would make lap size throws for her friends in high school to take with them to competitions. Easily rolled up in backpacks, easy to launder, inexpensive to make and perfect to wrap in at an outdoor stadium. We are in California so only needed something light, so these were perfect.
#19
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The other nice advantage of using flannel (in MHO) would be that you don't have to do heavy quilting on it. In my experience, heavy quilting really stiffens the fabric and adds weight. Although when I use a lot of small pieces of fabric in a pattern, I do more quilting to help keep it from falling apart.
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