What batting should I use to make tablerunners and table toppers lay flat?
#12
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I use Warm and Natural for runners. I like the structure of this batting for runners. It also pre-shrinks well. It important if you want runners to lay as flat as the day you made them to preshrink all the fibers used. A poly bat does not shrink .. but if it was stretched during the sandwich process , it will likely return to its original state once washed and dried.
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You really never want to wash a top that is already put together. It is risky because seams can fray and fabrics can shrink at different rates, creating a distorted mess that cannot be ironed perfectly flat again. As long as you use a moderate amount of quilting, the batting takes control of shrinkage when a quilted piece is washed. To keep your tablerunners flat, choose a batting that won't shrink or else totally pre-shrink the batting before layering and quilting. Plus, do a moderate amount of quilting. Minimal quilting may leave fabric pieces that are big enough to shrink independently of each other and the batting.
#14
I've heard of others who have had great success with the following:
"For tablerunners I really like Hobbs Thermore. It's a very thin batting for clothing or other projects without much loft. It sews well. I use fusible spray to hold my batting in place. The loft on the runners is not too great and is unlikely to tip a vase or something else on it. I get it at Hobby Lobby or Joanns with a coupon."
Found at the following site:
http://www.quiltingboard.com/main-f1...-t68267-2.html
Sometimes my mind can't remember every little name of everything wonderful item I can use in my quilting...so I have to google it! Hahaha
Nan
"For tablerunners I really like Hobbs Thermore. It's a very thin batting for clothing or other projects without much loft. It sews well. I use fusible spray to hold my batting in place. The loft on the runners is not too great and is unlikely to tip a vase or something else on it. I get it at Hobby Lobby or Joanns with a coupon."
Found at the following site:
http://www.quiltingboard.com/main-f1...-t68267-2.html
Sometimes my mind can't remember every little name of everything wonderful item I can use in my quilting...so I have to google it! Hahaha
Nan
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#16
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Would it be okay to tell anyone I give a tablerunner to....to just wash in the sink and let dry without the washer / dryer because I think I might be expecting too much to think a tablerunner is going to go through the washer / dryer without wrinkles and come out perfect...LOL. I would post a picture but I can't out how to to do it. Thank you!
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