Table Runners - batting or no?
#21
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Ha ha ha ...Youngduncan...I did that one year, i didn't have time to make a Christmas table runner but I had plenty of Christmas fabric. I ironed the ends at a point and placed on the table under a vase. After Christmas I washed it and placed back with the fabrics. I did make a table runner for the next year with Insulbrite in it because I sometimes place a very hot dish on it.
#24
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I always use batting-usually 80/20 I like the difinition it gives to the quilting. When I wash them I dry them flat and hand block them and they look very nice. I think they shrink more in the dryer.
#26
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I once used fusible interfacing instead of batting just because I wanted to use it up. I thought it worked really well. Body without the thickness of batting. Maybe it depends on the intended use. For just decoration, I like fluffy. But not on the dining table under glasses, etc. Then, flat is better for me.
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