Prism99

I just want to add my method for using this on yardage. Working on my kitchen island, I use a large wall painting brush to saturate the yardage with starch, wait a few minutes to allow the flannel fibers to absorb the starch, toss in the dryer, and then use an iron with steam to re-activate the starch and iron flat. Instead of steam, sometimes I use a spray bottle of water to moisten the starch. This method gives a good, heavy starching to flannel that makes it much easier to cut and piece accurately. Depending on your pattern, it can be a good idea to use 1/2" seams with flannel instead of the more traditional 1/4" since flannel does have more of a tendency to fray. However, if you prewash, that helps tighten up the weave and may make 1/2" seams unnecessary. I would use 1/2" seams if you are using flannel for backing.