Need help with placemats please

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11-01-2014, 10:13 AM

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Twinkarin

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Originally Posted by Abby'smom

I have made quite a few sets of placemats and use thinner polyester batting like I have used on my quilts -- no problem with washing them as mine have been washed many times!!

Thanks for the ideas....

11-01-2014, 10:48 AM

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maggie_1936

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I always just wet the warm and natural and throw it in the dryer works fine

11-01-2014, 10:57 AM

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Originally Posted by maggie_1936

I always just wet the warm and natural and throw it in the dryer works fine

thats what I wound up doing....

11-01-2014, 11:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Twinkarin

Hi....I'm wanting to make placemats. Of course they'll probably need washing at one time or another. I'm curious about what batting to use. I did prewash my fabric. Should I prewash any batting I put in? Thank you in advance for your expertise....

Craft-Tex makes a Placemat Craft Pack of (4) 13" x 18" pieces of Bosail Craft-Tex Plus Double-sided Fusible interfacing I purchased a pack from my local quilt shop but you can Google it and fine a dealer. It is the easiest I have used to make placemats that hold their shape after many washings.

11-01-2014, 11:35 AM

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Pellon makes a fusible fleece I use it it purses, table runners and placemats it washs great and lays flat

11-01-2014, 11:46 AM

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MargeD

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I've had good results using Warm & Natural batting, and I did not prewash it, but they turned out fine and held up to being washed.

11-01-2014, 01:35 PM

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Very pretty fabric.

11-01-2014, 02:59 PM

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My son loves the placemats I make using warm and natural. I was afraid it would crinkle up too much, but it is very usable. They cushion the dishes from his stone table quite nicely and wear like iron.