I have never used felt. I would be afraid that if I need it to be washed (coffee spill) it would shrink up badly. But, then again I never tried it. If you have felt, throw it in the washer and dryer before putting the time into the project. However, I have used the better quality flannel very successfully. My friends have been using wool, cotton, flannel mixing them altogether. I really love that look and that's the plans for this one. I'm pretty excited to have a small lap project.
Krisb - thanks for the tip on subscribing to the UTube channel, I'm going to do that right now.