can I use flannel as my backing fabric

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01-10-2014, 05:54 AM

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teddysmom

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It works unless you're hand quilting. I tried hand quilting one with a flannel backing and finally gave us and machine qulited. Turned out great!

01-10-2014, 06:04 AM

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adnil458

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Quote:

Originally Posted by sandybeach

I have begun using flannel on all my quilts (except where I use a fleece). And I do wash the flannel at least 2 or 3 times and dry also in the hottest settings I can.

I haven't used it but plan to in the future. Have been advised to wash it at the laundry mat. A lot of lint so not good for home machines

01-10-2014, 07:16 AM

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nanac

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When I was a kid, we spent lots of time with my DGM, and all of her quilts were backed with flannel. Until I started quilting myself, I thought ALL quilts were made that way. For a while, I went to the cotton backed quilts, but nostalgia won out, and I started putting flannel on all the quilts I do for family members. If it is a wall hanging, then I use whatever is handy, but for quilts that I want to be soft and snuggly, it's flannel.