This weekend, I finished my husband's flannel backed tumbler quilt originally posted about here. I was planning on saving it for a Christmas gift as it is a heavy, warm quilt, but given the late snow we received this morning, it seemed fitting to give it to him immediately. Five minutes after I finished it, it was gifted, and we snuggled under it and watched a movie. Nice and cozy.
The assembly was quilted on my long arm; this latest experience yielded better results than the previous ones, just one thread break this time, not bad.
The flannel backing worked beautifully on the long arm. I was a little concerned about the stretchiness of the fabric, but the frame did its job and kept everything taut and even.
2 comments:
Did you wash the flannel backing before quilting? I want to use flannel as a backing in a quilt and I keep reading a lot of contradicting reviews regarding washing or not washing. The top is regular cotton fabric an it was not washed.
Hi! Yes, I always wash flannel quilt backing, in hot water and I dry it on high heat before using it. Also, I never wash my cotton quilting fabrics before using them. I find that flannel shrinks so much more than the cotton quilting fabrics and this helps to even things out so to speak. Thanks for the question!
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