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Old 09-26-2019, 10:29 AM
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Originally Posted by donna13350 View Post
It's not the flannel, it's the batting choice that will determine how far apart you can quilt it. Read manufacturer's directions on the batting and follow it. There are a wide range of batting choices, and distances apart you can quilt.
I was thinking I would use flannel as the batting. So my pieced cotton top, flannel batting and minky back. I just haven't found any instructions for how far apart you can stitch flannel batting
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Old 09-26-2019, 10:33 AM
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This is kind of what I was thinking, I was leaning towards flannel partially because I thought I could get away with less quilting if I used it
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Old 09-26-2019, 11:54 AM
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Originally Posted by stitch678 View Post
No reason you need horizontal lines! Look at all the modern quilts that have lovely " channel quilting"!
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Channel quilting! There's a name for it! Thank you.
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Originally Posted by Slpmama123 View Post
This is kind of what I was thinking, I was leaning towards flannel partially because I thought I could get away with less quilting if I used it
My 3 or 4 inches answer is a conservative guess based on what flannel seems most similar to. I don't actually know and haven't used flannel as batting before. A flannel sheet probably doesn't bunch up as much as batting does, so it may be possible to quilt it farther apart. Hopefully someone who actually knows will weigh in.

If you want batting that needs less quilting look for polyester or cotton with a (polyester) scrim (and as someone said, read what it says on the packaging about how far apart it can be quilted).
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In the future you might want to consider using a QAYG (quilt as you go) method. That way you can make them as big or small as you want. I don't like hand work so column quilting is my favorite method for larger quilts. I do 50" x 60" as whole quilts. I do alter the method in the youtube in that I make the back in one whole piece and only add the new column and batting each time. I also leave a minimum 1/2" for sewing. This has saved me a ton of cash over the years. Candy has 4 videos on this subject.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_b9WjeP0mU&t=599s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XCIdv6iwLeQ

I use 505 spray basting and roll on the boards method for basting. Pool noodles aren't long enough for most of my quilts.
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Old 09-26-2019, 01:11 PM
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Originally Posted by Slpmama123 View Post
I was thinking I would use flannel as the batting. So my pieced cotton top, flannel batting and minky back. I just haven't found any instructions for how far apart you can stitch flannel batting
Hmmmm. . . have you used minky as a backing before? I never have but have heard it's not the easier backing to work with.
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Old 09-26-2019, 01:39 PM
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Originally Posted by stitch678 View Post
No reason you need horizontal lines! Look at all the modern quilts that have lovely " channel quilting"!
As for adding photos...this site requires small size ...so what l do is email photo to myself. My email has a " resize" option. I chose medium or small. Then when my email arrives ( a few seconds later), l open photo it and " saveto device".( l use a samsung tablet). That size will post nicely ( chose the icon of tree ( 3rd last) within frame at top of quick reply comment box).

Yay thank you! Here is my quilt top for reference

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Old 09-26-2019, 03:27 PM
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Lovely quilt top! With flannel as your batting, I think you'll be fine with just vertical quilt lines, you really only need to have all the layers hold together well, the flannel won't shift or come apart like regular batting. I tried minkie once and wasn't a big fan of it but others use it often and have no troubles. Good luck on the quilting, and show us how it looks when all done
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Old 09-26-2019, 07:11 PM
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Sorry, I misread your original post. If you use flannel as a batting, prewash, as it will shrink, a lot. Just to throw out another idea...if you are going to use minky on the back, you really don't need the flannel as a batting layer..it is so thin, it won't do anything to enhance your quilting, and as for warmth..the minky will be plenty warm.
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Old 09-27-2019, 05:44 AM
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Originally Posted by donna13350 View Post
It's not the flannel, it's the batting choice that will determine how far apart you can quilt it. Read manufacturer's directions on the batting and follow it. There are a wide range of batting choices, and distances apart you can quilt.
The flannel is the batting.

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