Hi!
First time posting, but I have been reading for awhile now, and I am sure y'all will have sage advice!
I am fairly competently with a sewing machine, but a pregnant friend has asked me to do something outside my comfort zone. She's brought me a bundle of flannel fat quarters and a piece of polarfleece. And she'd like a baby quilt!
I am concerned that, with the first wash, the flannel will shrink, but the fleece obviously won't. I wasn't going to use batting. I've never quilted fleece before. Am I asking for trouble here? Should I get her to change her mind on one layer or the other? I could get some cute coordinating yardage to go with the fleece, something I could prewash. Or I could use a thin batting and flannel yardage as the backing? Suggestions appreciated!
Thanks, Michelle
First time posting, but I have been reading for awhile now, and I am sure y'all will have sage advice!
I am fairly competently with a sewing machine, but a pregnant friend has asked me to do something outside my comfort zone. She's brought me a bundle of flannel fat quarters and a piece of polarfleece. And she'd like a baby quilt!
I am concerned that, with the first wash, the flannel will shrink, but the fleece obviously won't. I wasn't going to use batting. I've never quilted fleece before. Am I asking for trouble here? Should I get her to change her mind on one layer or the other? I could get some cute coordinating yardage to go with the fleece, something I could prewash. Or I could use a thin batting and flannel yardage as the backing? Suggestions appreciated!
Thanks, Michelle
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