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05-20-2015, 01:45 PM
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The next thing that is flatter than W&N is just plain flannel. Hobbs 80/20 is a bit more fluffier than W&N. Ask her if she wants ANY batting in the quilt. Maybe even rethink the flannel. There are quilts called I think summer quilts with no batting in them at all.
05-20-2015, 01:47 PM
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Quilters Dream Request cotton is one of the lowest loft battings on the market even thinner than W&N. Silk is also very flat but you will pay dearly for it. Some of the bamboo ones are pretty low loft as well. Also you can lay a lot of thread down on silk or wool and it won't get stiff like W&N does. So you can go with very densely quilted to get it flat and still have nice drape if you go with wool or silk.
You could always just put a layer of flannel in as batting but your quilting will have pretty much no definition.
You could always just put a layer of flannel in as batting but your quilting will have pretty much no definition.
05-20-2015, 01:51 PM
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The next thing that is flatter than W&N is just plain flannel. Hobbs 80/20 is a bit more fluffier than W&N. Ask her if she wants ANY batting in the quilt. Maybe even rethink the flannel. There are quilts called I think summer quilts with no batting in them at all.
05-20-2015, 01:53 PM
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I get a batt at Joanns, it's a white fleece, not polar fleece
it's under the counter and is really thin. I use this for a lot of quilts I make.
it's feather light and I use it for winter quilts too. just one layer of quilts
we use, so it is warm but we use it in the summer too so it breaths too.
it's about $4.95/yd and 45 " wide. I love the stuff
it's under the counter and is really thin. I use this for a lot of quilts I make.
it's feather light and I use it for winter quilts too. just one layer of quilts
we use, so it is warm but we use it in the summer too so it breaths too.
it's about $4.95/yd and 45 " wide. I love the stuff
05-20-2015, 01:55 PM
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Quilters Dream Request cotton is one of the lowest loft battings on the market even thinner than W&N. Silk is also very flat but you will pay dearly for it. Some of the bamboo ones are pretty low loft as well. Also you can lay a lot of thread down on silk or wool and it won't get stiff like W&N does. So you can go with very densely quilted to get it flat and still have nice drape if you go with wool or silk.
You could always just put a layer of flannel in as batting but your quilting will have pretty much no definition.
You could always just put a layer of flannel in as batting but your quilting will have pretty much no definition.
05-20-2015, 06:10 PM
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I am making a Lotus quilt for my daughter. She lives in CA and first was going to go with just a top and flannel for the backing. Now she is wanting a real flat batting. I have used Tuscany, Quilters Dream...and Warm and Natural, Warm and White, and Hobbs 80/20....in your opinion is there anything flatter than these. She does not want it fluffy at all.
http://www.joann.com/pellon-siliconi...=false&start=1
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05-21-2015, 04:29 AM
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