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My daughter's tablecloth is large, pieced, she didn't want batting in it, I just bought a cotton/ poly blend sheet (for $4) & backed it, did some stitch in the ditch quilting- she loves it & had been using it for 8 years. My mom never wants batting in the runners I make for her, I just back them & quilt. I've also used muslin for ( batting) in many projects that just needed a little more weight, body but not bulk, works great.
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I think you really only need batting if your top has some thick seam intersections - the batting would help cushion that so it's not like little pebbles when you try to set your glass down.
If your pattern doesn't have that issue and you're not worried the backing will show through, I'd say just skip the "middle" and have it just be a top and backing. Save yourself some money and hassle!
I would buy some inexpensive (like, $6 a bag inexpensive) poly batt from Walmart and just use that. I know a lot of folks like to use flannel but I tell you what - it's hard as heck to get nice tension with that thin of a sandwich. Flannel is cheap so it's a good alternative, but I'd spend a wee bit more and get a cheapie batt. Get low loft if you don't like that cushion...you can flatted it more with added quilting. You'll shave a lot of time and frustration trying to achieve and keep good tension. IMHO
For the record I'm totally not a batting snob. Unless it's going into a show I use those poly batts all the time.
Valerie Smith - pumpkinpatchquilter
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