SusieQOH

Hi everyone,
The last time I made one I used fleece and it wouldn't lay flat.
I'm making one for the Christmas season and want to know what I should use.
I have lots of battings of different makes, blends, etc. I will FMQ it.

Thanks so much!
Susie

PS. I want something more substantial than flannel so that one's out.

Terry in the ADK

I use insubright. It helps insulates the warm dishes so helps protect the table . I learned this when our daughter had someone put a pizza box on her antique dining room table. Pizza was hot and table was heat stained!

tranum

I’ve used double thickness of Mother’s old, slightly stained white table cloths.

Tartan

Sometimes I use Hobbs 80/20 fusible batt and that works well to keep a runner nice and flat. I also find using the machine binding with flange makes the edge more stable then regular binding.

maryb119

I use warm and Natural.

cashs_mom

I used Warm and Natural scraps on the last one I made. It lays flat.

Fritzy

I have used the Season's Cover batting. It is a thin batting used for crafts & holiday decor. It lays flat & comes in 36" x 7'. I usually pick it up at Hobby Lobby ( I think Michael's might carry it too) after Xmas on clearance & have gotten some really good buys. I haven't had any problems with it that I know off. Just a suggestion.

ruby2shoes

I use 60/40 wool/poly and found that it laid nice and flat and had a good firmness to it as well. haha, I bought a whole roll of the stuff and have found it to not be to my total satisfaction for quilts so am delighted that I have another use for it. By my quick calculations (ahem) I reckon I've got about another 3,000,000 table runners worth of batting sitting under my sewing table....guess what is my default gift idea....LOL!

Homespun

I have used polyester material..strong and heavy enough to lay flat.

Onebyone

I don't use batting for table runners. I use deco craft. It's flat and stays flat. Great for placemats.