No Batting?
#42
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Hancocks calls that Grand Flannel
Originally Posted by Zephyr
Yes, I do. In Alabama we enjoy a light weight "summer" quilt. I buy a fabric (can't remember the name) at Hancock Fabric that is 60" wide, has a bit of a fuzzy top, and the back of it is not like flannel but a little slippery, if that makes sense. Really nice to work with and doesn't seem to shrink at all.
#43
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Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Dothan, Alabama
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Originally Posted by KwiltyKahy
Hancocks calls that Grand Flannel
Originally Posted by Zephyr
Yes, I do. In Alabama we enjoy a light weight "summer" quilt. I buy a fabric (can't remember the name) at Hancock Fabric that is 60" wide, has a bit of a fuzzy top, and the back of it is not like flannel but a little slippery, if that makes sense. Really nice to work with and doesn't seem to shrink at all.
#46
Originally Posted by Psychomomquilter
another question here, about fleece, if we make for child,infants etc, is there non flammable kinds to get? I know there are pj's and all, but fleece? I really haven't looked either.. thanks for an answer
#48
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Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Marengo, Iowa
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Originally Posted by May in Jersey
I make many kids sized quilts from string blocks, the strings are sewn on a netural foundation and that makes them pretty heavy. I feel that adding batting would make the quilt too heavy for a child so I back the top with flannel. May in Jersey
That's exactly what I did with the queen crazy quilt that I recently finished. It was so heavy as it was & hate to think what it would be like if it were batted.
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