I'd like to give a warning to those who want to use the flannels sold the past few years at Joanne's. I've been using my stash of them for charity quilts this winter. Much to my distress, I have found that any color more intense than a pastel is a real color bleeder. I have prewashed them twice with 2 color catchers each time and they are still bleeding big time. Another problem is that they are starting to look rather shabby. I'm so glad that I didn't succumb to the flannel Black Friday sale because it is really cheesy now.