Thread: Rag Quilt ? Part 2--Sewing pre-snipped blocks--Possible without sobbing??
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Old 02-20-2013, 04:48 PM
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Originally Posted by RavenLunaStitch View Post
I'm making this for someone who asked for flannel with batting. I prewashed my flannel (shrinkage & all) and am using a very thin cotton batting. The largest rag die I can use with my Go Baby is 5 1/4" so I'm wondering if I am just experiencing a combination of "challenges" such as using soft prewashed flannel, smallish blocks making bulky flannel layers (and additional batting bulk) which all combined are hard to control when putting it all together. If there is anything I'm missing, I welcome your suggestions.

I'd never try to put batting with a rag quilt. I did once use two layers of flannel and 1 layer of regular cotton. Worked well----------and it's warm.

Can you baste the batting on one piece or the other, maybe?
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