OK/// now I need to know one more thing... if I make a rag baby quilt out of some of this, and I dont wash it first...do I use a center of batting between the two layers like I did with my cotton rag quilt? Like I said, I never used flannel before for quilts so I am getting an education here and I do thank you all sooooo much. (i like the zig zag the edge thing... would never have thought of that. Also the starch thing... never in a million years would it have dawned on me to try that.