What do you use for batting when making tablecloths or table runners? I was thinking flannel, but does flannel shrink more than batting?? I made my sister a tablecloth using Warm and Natural, she thought it was too thick for a tablecloth. Your thoughts please

I use warm and natural for table toppers and runners.

I made a tablecloth and used just the top and flannel for the back no batting at all, machine quilted it and it came out very nice. Washes beautifully, no shrinking.
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I use that really thin stuff, similar to fusible but without the sticky. i get it by the bolt at Joanne's with my coupon.

Fusible fleece or thin batting.

the thinnest batt I can find - thermore from Hobbs; it's a poly used for clothing

No Batting for the tablecloths... Very thin non fusible from JoAnns for the runners and placemats.

None in my tablecloths or runners.

Another for vote for "no batting" in tablecloths. I do use W&N in the placemats, though. Just to give them a little more body to lay flat.

Thanks everyone. When you don't use anthing for the center layer do you have plain backing.
Thanks everyone

I use the tater bag batting as it is thinner for runners and I iron on light weight fusable facing on the back. I don't use any batting or facing on table cloths as I just hem around the table cloth.

Flannel will work nicely :D prewash and dry twice to preshrink it :D:D:D

Does everyone quilt their tablecloths even when they have no batting? When you have a backing do you make the tablecloth reversible?

if you made pieced blocks for the front of the tablecloth, yes i would do some quilting just to make sure they stay together over years of use and washings.
if you use flannel, wash it and dry to shrink it well.

Yes, I quilt, even without batting.

I would certainly pre-shrink any flannel...its just too unpredictable!! But I do like the idea of only the top and a flannel backing without batting. Sometimes the batting is way too think for a table topper, especially if there are lots of seams in the pattern.

Yes, I do too.

Pre-washed/pre-shrunk flannel

Pellon Fleece. Non fusible variety

Me too, Thermore is perfect!!!