My first flannel quilt and I have a couple of questions???
01-18-2011, 05:01 PM
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Cooper(boy) is due in mid February and lives in Vancouver Washington.
Originally Posted by oatw13
Where does the baby live? When will the baby be born? Summer? Winter?
Ask these questions to decide if you want batting. If you make a flannel blanket and add batting, it could be too heavy to use in the summer.
As for binding, use what you like. Satin, flannel, cotton, any would be fine.
Ask these questions to decide if you want batting. If you make a flannel blanket and add batting, it could be too heavy to use in the summer.
As for binding, use what you like. Satin, flannel, cotton, any would be fine.
01-18-2011, 05:02 PM
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Thank you all for the input!!
Originally Posted by grammysharon
I have finished adding the borders to my first flannel quilt (for a baby)and I have two questions: 1. Do I put a quilt bat in the middle? 2. Do I bind with flannel or cotton? Love this site, I learn so much from everyone and the pictures, tutorials etc are great! Thanks everyone.
01-18-2011, 05:25 PM
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I recently finished a flannel quilt for my son. I did not use batting. Instead I used fleece for the backing. After quilting I trimmed the fleece to a couple of inches larger than the quilt top then folded it over and stitched it on as the binding. I've done this with other flannel quilts. Makes them soft and cozy and not too heavy.
01-19-2011, 11:06 AM
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i make some of my flannel quilts with just flannel backing,no batting. It makes a nice lightweight blanket. Because it's lighter it can be used as you would a recieving blanket. I have also done as others here and used fleece/minkee only. It depends on what I have on hand.
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