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Old 03-27-2011, 08:40 AM
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Originally Posted by Heavenly Threads
What a beautiful job...I agree with Quilters Dream Poly. I love it when I am doing wall hanging
I'll have to take a look at this.
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Old 03-27-2011, 08:42 AM
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Thanks to all for your comments and suggestions.
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Old 03-27-2011, 09:08 AM
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Flannel will do well.
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Old 03-27-2011, 09:12 AM
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I would pre-wash the flannel, it shrinks a lot!
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Old 03-27-2011, 10:31 AM
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Great job on the quilt. Yes, i use flannel for batting. Going to start using more of it. Like the feel and i don't like regular batting because it is to hot.
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Old 03-27-2011, 10:58 AM
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Sure, it works fine....but JUST IN CASE the quilted piece ever gets washed, be sure to prewash and dry in the dryer the flannel first. Flannel has a really high shrinkage rate.
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Old 03-27-2011, 11:05 AM
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i have used it quite a few times. I've washed and dried a few times before using - very linty.
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Old 03-27-2011, 01:39 PM
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I used RED flannel on my very first quilt for batting. I knew NOTHING about quilting, was pregnant and made hand-embroidered quilt blocks for my child (40 years ago). After I set them together, I had a bunch of red flannel, so I washed it and used it. Worked fine but after 40 years the red is showing up at the seams.

But my daughter still loves it so it worked just fine.

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Old 03-27-2011, 01:57 PM
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I have used flannel (after washing it) in a couple of summer lighter weight smaller throw type quilts. They turned out very nice. And am thinking about soon tackling a queen size summer quilt with flannel as batting.
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love it.
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