Go Back  Quiltingboard Forums > Main
Quilting With Flannel >

Quilting With Flannel

Quilting With Flannel

Old 12-13-2011, 04:23 PM
  #1  
Super Member
Thread Starter
 
KimS's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Southeast Missouri
Posts: 1,980
Default Quilting With Flannel

When quilting with flannel do I do anything different? Needle? Machine settings?
KimS is offline  
Old 12-13-2011, 04:30 PM
  #2  
Super Member
 
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Outer Space
Posts: 9,319
Default

Lower your stitches per inch. You'll need a longer stitch.
Candace is offline  
Old 12-13-2011, 04:38 PM
  #3  
Senior Member
 
VickyS's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: in hiding
Posts: 534
Default

Wash in hot water and dry at least twice to shrink as much as possible BEFORE cutting. Quilt heavily, as flannel doesn't have the memory of cotton (it sags where not quilted).

Otherwise, treat like cotton...starch to keep bias edges from stretching (although you will not get the material a great deal stiffer).

You may not need to add batting if you use flannel for top and back...it depends on how heavy a quilt you wish to make.

Good luck!
VickyS is offline  
Old 12-13-2011, 10:37 PM
  #4  
Super Member
 
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: st. louis area
Posts: 1,020
Default

Before I prewash the flannel I zigzag the raw edge where they cut it (or all the edges). It continues to ravel, espicaly while being laundered/dried.
sandilee is offline  
Old 12-14-2011, 05:52 AM
  #5  
Senior Member
 
pinkberrykay's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: SOO, MI
Posts: 838
Default

I make to sure to starch my fabric a smidge more then I do cotton.
pinkberrykay is offline  
Old 12-15-2011, 11:39 AM
  #6  
Super Member
Thread Starter
 
KimS's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Southeast Missouri
Posts: 1,980
Default

Thanks for the information.
KimS is offline  
Old 12-15-2011, 11:47 AM
  #7  
Super Member
 
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Small town in Northeast Oregon close to Washington and Idaho
Posts: 2,795
Default

I've never used flannel before. I'm glad I read this. I've been afraid to use it because I didn't know if I needed to do anything differently than with regular cotton fabric. Good question.
jcrow is offline  
Old 12-15-2011, 12:48 PM
  #8  
Senior Member
 
SUZAG's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Fowlerville, MI
Posts: 686
Default

I just finished my first flannel quilt and I found out the hard way that you want a wider binding than 2 1/2". It was really hard to get it to turn over and have enough room to stitch it down. Cut your binding at least 3" wide.
SUZAG is offline  
Related Topics
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
KimS
Links and Resources
5
01-18-2012 05:26 PM
love2quilt...
Main
10
10-08-2011 07:35 PM
Ms. Ginny
Main
4
02-08-2008 10:30 AM

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is On
Trackbacks are Off
Pingbacks are Off
Refbacks are Off


FREE Quilting Newsletter