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Old 03-27-2011, 05:16 AM
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I used flannel for batting on some small projects and it worked great.
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Old 03-27-2011, 05:17 AM
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Have used flannel in summer quilts. Where it will be laundered, I wash and dry the flannel first to get the shrinkage out of it. If its not going to be laundered, I wouldn't bother to preshrink.
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Old 03-27-2011, 05:24 AM
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I used it on a quilt I made for a cancer patient. I washed it twice to take care of any shrinking. The flannel for the batting made the quilt lighterweight for someone who couldn't stand anything heavy.
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Old 03-27-2011, 05:25 AM
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Wash the flannel first & press it it will make good batting for your bear.
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Old 03-27-2011, 05:26 AM
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You have done a beautiful job! :thumbup:
When I first starting quilting years ago, I used flannel as batting because I could buy that cheaper than batt. Now I use Warm & White which I purchase on the roll at JoAnn's when it goes on sale. I usually buy 10 yards at a time and it lasts a while.
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Old 03-27-2011, 05:59 AM
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Thermore is a very, very thin batting that you could use.
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Old 03-27-2011, 06:08 AM
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Very nice. I don't know why flannel wouldn't work. Let us know what you decide.
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Old 03-27-2011, 07:58 AM
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Originally Posted by purplemem
I've used flannel for batting and love it.
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Old 03-27-2011, 08:23 AM
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I would still wash the flannel to be on the safe side,you never know,sometime in the future if it does get washed and the flannel has not been prewashed,it will be horribe.
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Old 03-27-2011, 08:26 AM
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What a beautiful bear quilt!!
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