Using flannel and fleece
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I agree, prewash the flannel, it will shrink. As for the fleece, it's extremely warm! It is polyester, so it won't shrink. But it also stretches more than cotton or flannel, so just be careful not to pull on it when you are stitching. Also, with the fleece, it can help to pre-wash it, so that any stretching it did on the bolt has a chance to be corrected before you use it.
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I have used both. Flannel shrinks so I wash and dry twice. Plus the lint. It also stretches a bit with sewing so I've had to adjust for that too. I have used fleece as batting several times. I like it. I've had no problems with it.
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Some fleece has also shrunk - but this was from about four years ago -
How do I know this? Washed a blanket made from two different fleeces - after drying this blanket, it was wrinkled from the uneven rates of shrinkage.
How do I know this? Washed a blanket made from two different fleeces - after drying this blanket, it was wrinkled from the uneven rates of shrinkage.
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I use flannel a lot for baby quilts. So cuddly. Just be sure to wash it. Fleece is just to stretchy for me. I don't like using it. I made a quilt for my soon to be SIL with fleece and way nearly bald when I finished. He loves it though.
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