quilt without batting??
#31
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my daughter would make small lap quilts for her friends to put in their backpacks and take to competitions. (They spent many hours sitting in outdoor stadiums!) She always used a thin flannel instead of backing. This makes it easy to roll up but gives it a little padding so you don't feel all the seams. It was also a manageable thickness for her to maneuver to quilt.
#34
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I made a coverlet for my twin size bed, using jelly rolls, honey bun, charms and half charms. Most of the fabrics were batik (my first use of batiks..love them!) Just made up the pattern as I went along. I plan to use an old flannel sheet (still in very good condition) that I never use anymore, for the batt, and cotton print for the backing.
#36
I have made a few kids quilts without batting but as I was given a lot of Jersey knit fabric, I used this as a backing but to give it a bit more body I used an old sheet or something similar in between to stabilise it. It came up pretty good too with the quilting, didn't pucker....
#37
Flannel will be even hotter. Just quilt it with a backing, no stuffing and call it a summer quilt. If you must have a stuffing, why no just use some cheap batting. I am hot always too. I would be a sweat hog under flannel.
#38
I have two quilts that are just top & backing. My mother in law made one top and my mother backed it with a sheet and hand quilted it. I made one and backed it with regular material. I use both of them in the summer. Even my thinner quilts are too hot for me during summer.
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