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Old 02-27-2012, 03:07 PM
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Pinkiris
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Originally Posted by ckcowl
it depends on the fabrics used- and the size of the (joining) seams- and the clipping-
i make pretty (full) raggy quilts- i use heavy double sided (expensive) flannels- usually on the back- regular cottons on the top (sometimes) an extra layer of muslin as a (foundation) cotton batting- the batting squares are cut 1" smaller than the outside squares. i put them together with 1/2" seams and clip at least every 1/4" sometimes closer.
CKCOWL--If your batting squares are cut 1" smaller than the outside squares, do they get sewn into your seams, or are they only held in place by the "X"s that you sew across them?
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