I have been designing my own flannel baby quilt for many years - just waiting to be a grandmother. Now, the best thing has happened - my daughter is having a baby in November. To say I'm thrilled would be an understatement. My problem now is actually using flannel in the quilt. I've been reading up on it and actually tried a sample and it is so hard to quilt on flannel. My stitches are way too long and I find myself doing the down and up method which takes way too long. Do any of you have any suggestions? Is there a batting that works better with flannel. I have used a 1/2" seam allowance on the advice of others. Should I wash the flannel multiple times? Or - should I just not use flannel? Any help would be greatly appreciated.