oneteappot

I want to make some placemats for my grand kiddos. My dil usually uses very light fabric ones rather than quilted. What would you suggest putting between the layers on cotton? They need something to help hold their shape.
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oneteappot

sewbizgirl

How about a thin, firm cotton batting, like Warm and Natural? There is also that foam stuff used for bags.

mic-pa

I always use warm and natural in my placemats.

juliasb

Me too, It tends to be the most reliable batting for placemats.

toverly

You could use Theramore. It's very thin polyester batting.

pennycandy

Fusible interfacing on the wrong side of both fabric pieces would help hold the shape.

pocoellie

You could also use flannel.

oneteappot

Thanks everyone! I do have some of the fusible interfacing, think I will give that a try. I usually use Warm and Natural too but since she likes thinner ones, I needed to pick your minds. LOL! I am just going to make simple Mickey and Minnie fabric placemats. I love the fabric. I will try to take a couple photos when completed!

QuiltNama

I use leftovers from my 80/20 batting. Gives a little body but not a lot of poof.

illinois

I have a placemat pattern from a reputable fabric company that recommends a layer of flannel. If you want it a little thicker, use 2 layers of flannel. The problem with actual batting is that it makes for instability of anything placed on it, especially glasses. There's a reason those are sometimes called "tumblers"!