I'm planning on making a John Deere quilt for my DH and I am thinking about making it with flannel. Is flannel easy to use/quilt with?
Anyone's experiences would be appreciated! Thanks!
I'm planning on making a John Deere quilt for my DH and I am thinking about making it with flannel. Is flannel easy to use/quilt with?
Anyone's experiences would be appreciated! Thanks!
I've made all flannel baby quilts and used flannel quite often as backing. I haven't had any issues with it, but always prewash my flannel because of shrinkage. I've only hand quilted the ones I've made, machine quilting might be a bit different.
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I LOVE flannel! I didn't find it much different to work with , and it makes such a SOFT lovely quilt.
Cathryn
I have used flannel front and back on a baby quilt and had no problems, and yes prewashing is a must.
Marg
Love a good quality flannel. And, do prewash. I've machine quilted it before, no problems there for me at all.
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I love to use flannel for backing, it's easy to work with and it's warm. I sometimes use it for batting.
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So....to add to this discussion......can you press and starch flannel just like cotton fabric, as in setting the seams? Will the seams lie flat?
I see that they have pink John Deere flannel! I think it'd be fine for quilting. Nice and soft!
All my quilts were made with flannel for the longest time (lots of babies and cold weather!) and I LOVE to sew with it.