material for batting?
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I sew alot with donated/garage sale fabric, etc... I freq use low quality or ugly fabric as batting.. if it is VERY low quality I 2 layers in... rights sides togehter.. The trick is to make sure it does not show thru ur quilt top or backing...
I do prewash/preshrink everything.
I do prewash/preshrink everything.
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Originally Posted by bluteddi
I sew alot with donated/garage sale fabric, etc... I freq use low quality or ugly fabric as batting.. if it is VERY low quality I 2 layers in... rights sides togehter.. The trick is to make sure it does not show thru ur quilt top or backing...
I do prewash/preshrink everything.
I do prewash/preshrink everything.
However you have to realize that whatever you make with like this will have NO body, and will not be good to use for hot pads/table runners where a hot item might sit on it.
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sure you can!!!
you can use flannel, muslin, what ever you want- as long as it's not going to show through
I have table runners and table cloths with wonderful drape/weight/body that simply have a layer of muslin in them instead of batting- a few years ago i made my mom a table runner with a thin batting- she did not like it and asked for one with out batting- i used muslin instead- it turned out so much better= now that's how we do most of them- you can use what you want- i would just be careful of poly blends if anything hot will be put on them---like right off the stove pans
you can use flannel, muslin, what ever you want- as long as it's not going to show through
I have table runners and table cloths with wonderful drape/weight/body that simply have a layer of muslin in them instead of batting- a few years ago i made my mom a table runner with a thin batting- she did not like it and asked for one with out batting- i used muslin instead- it turned out so much better= now that's how we do most of them- you can use what you want- i would just be careful of poly blends if anything hot will be put on them---like right off the stove pans
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