I used flannel for batting on some small projects and it worked great.

Have used flannel in summer quilts. Where it will be laundered, I wash and dry the flannel first to get the shrinkage out of it. If its not going to be laundered, I wouldn't bother to preshrink.

I used it on a quilt I made for a cancer patient. I washed it twice to take care of any shrinking. The flannel for the batting made the quilt lighterweight for someone who couldn't stand anything heavy.

Wash the flannel first & press it it will make good batting for your bear.

You have done a beautiful job! :thumbup:
When I first starting quilting years ago, I used flannel as batting because I could buy that cheaper than batt. Now I use Warm & White which I purchase on the roll at JoAnn's when it goes on sale. I usually buy 10 yards at a time and it lasts a while.

Thermore is a very, very thin batting that you could use.

Very nice. I don't know why flannel wouldn't work. Let us know what you decide.

I would still wash the flannel to be on the safe side,you never know,sometime in the future if it does get washed and the flannel has not been prewashed,it will be horribe.

What a beautiful bear quilt!!