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| CindyG |
Posted - Jul 08 2015 : 5:07:52 PM
Hello ladies,
I am making a quilt for a 7 year old girl mom identifies as a "little furnace" when she sleeps! What do I use for batting? I have read several options, and have decided no batting is not a good idea. What about flannel/ a flannel sheet? That seems to be a good possibility, but I would love to hear from people who know what they are talking about - you experienced quilters.
Any advice and comments would be greatly appreciated. BTW...I am keeping a notebook devoted specifically to my learnings as I quilt, make mistakes then learn how to fix them, the advice I've found here on this wonderful board, and I have to give credit to the FABULOUS ladies at the Quilters Studio in Fairfax VA.
Thanks in advance-
Cindy |
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| Denise Ann |
Posted - Jul 12 2015 : 2:52:03 PM
The Heirloom warm and natural batting is thin and this is what I use for most of my quilts. I think it holds up well and the quilts are still useful even in the summer.
Denise Ann |
| TexasGran |
Posted - Jul 09 2015 : 10:00:44 AM
I am so glad to learn of flannel as batting. Even the very thin batting made my tee shirt more like a comforter. I have used fleece before in something for the grandkids.
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| quiltee |
Posted - Jul 09 2015 : 09:16:00 AM
For my bed quilts I like using the Warm and Natural battings. I have previously bought an entire roll and used the 40% off JoAnns coupon. I have a lot more quilts than beds. LOL! On the guest bed I have a stack of at least 4 quilts.
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Linda O
Lone Oak, TX
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| levisgrammy |
Posted - Jul 09 2015 : 07:18:59 AM
I prefer the thin batting for quilting. The thicker batting seems to make it more like a comforter. Just me but I like a thin quilt. 
Nice little extra that you could use the 40% off too!
~Denise~
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| CindyG |
Posted - Jul 09 2015 : 05:43:40 AM
Ladies,
Thank you for your advice!
For this particular quilt I think I will try flannel, motivated by a 50% off any one item at Jo-Ann's and I saw they have some very wide flannel that is not on sale so the coupon applies. An extra "thank you" for the reminder to was hit first - I saw some pictures on some blogs of quilts that were essentially ruined by a significant amount of shrinkage of the flannel inside.
I'll track down the thin Heirloom batting for the next one.
I have a feeling I'm going to get somewhat spoiled by not battling all the fabric and bulk of regular loft batting - this thin quilt should be much easier to quilt.
Thanks again-
Cindy
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| levisgrammy |
Posted - Jul 08 2015 : 7:03:24 PM
There is batting that is super thin but tightly woven so it makes a great filling for quilts. Walmart carries it. I think it is called Heirloom.
~Denise~
Farmgirl Sister #43
"Thy Word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path." Psalm 119:105
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| Sitnalta |
Posted - Jul 08 2015 : 5:53:41 PM
I have used flannel before. It holds up really well. Make sure to wash it first because it will shrivel up if not.
Happy Quilting!
Hugs,
Jessica
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| quiltee |
Posted - Jul 08 2015 : 5:32:43 PM
Many quilters use a flannel as batting, but should be a good quality so it will hold up to washing.
Farmgirl hugs,
Linda O
Lone Oak, TX
Farmgirl #1919
"Women are Angels, and when someone breaks our wings, we simply continue to fly . . . on a broomstick - we're flexible, like that."
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