Question about flannel quilts.

If you're getting fuzzies in your mat from the rotary cutter, you need a new
blade.
--
Donna in Idaho!
Project Linus Boise/SW Idaho Coordinator
Website: http://donnakwilts.tripod.com/

The ultimate inspiration is the deadline!

"Julia Altshuler" wrote in message
...
I haven't found that W&N ruins the blade. It ruins the mat, sort of. The
fibers get caught in the grooves of the mat which turns it fuzzy and hard
to
clean or use again since the fuzzies get all over anything else I mean to
cut
and the fabric no longer lies flat against the mat. I use an older,
smaller mat
for batting and for taking to classes and save the nice new big one for
everything else.

--Lia


Dannielle Beitzell wrote:

Here's another question....

If I want to make these with the flannel and Warm and Natural
batting...can
I use my rotary cutter on the batting too? Or will that ruin my blade
for
other fabrics?

--
Dannielle from NY
http://www.beitzell.com/dannielle/index.htm

Leave it to John Flynn! Next year, he's going to invent the wheel.
--
Ruth in Happy Camp

"Glenn/Patty" wrote in message
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I've never worked with flannel myself but was doing some surfing and came
across this info for a WeedWhacker Rag quilt on John Flynn's site, he uses
pre quilted fabrics. Has anybody tried this? Sounds a little scary.
http://www.flynnquilt.com/freepattern.html

Patty in NWO
"D&D" wrote in message
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You are thinking about one like the raggy Quilt at www.quilterscache.com

See I can read your mind!!! and me all the way 'down under' too.

Dee in Oz



"Dannielle Beitzell" wrote
Isn't it flannel that those quilts with their seams turned inside out
are
made out of for the extra fray effect? You know the ones I
mean...come
on
read my mind and tell me what I am thinking! ;-)

--
Dannielle from NY
http://www.beitzell.com/dannielle/index.htm




"Roberta Zollner" wrote in message
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We've had lots of discussions about flannel, so try a search.
Basically, you need to wash it a couple of times (it shrinks a lot).
Use
it
like any other cotton, but avoid any intricate piecing. It tends to
ravel
more, so the less you have to handle it the better. Some people use
wider
seams too.

You might not need any batting, especially if the backing is also
flannel.
Since flannel has a more "country" appearance, it often does well as
a
tied
quilt.
Roberta in D

"zo" wrote in message
...
I've seen a lot of flannel in the stores lately, but I'm not sure
what
to do with it. Do you treat it just like a regular cotten and
piece
it for a quilt? Do you use the same batting, binding, etc?

zo

Hullo Lia
Try cleaning the fuzzies out of your mat with the polystyrene packing
things that Jennifer told us about the other day.
I had a go on mine, but when I looked at the mat, there was nothing
really on it to clean!! - so, no test g
..
In article , Julia Altshuler
writes
I haven't found that W&N ruins the blade. It ruins the mat, sort of. The
fibers get caught in the grooves of the mat which turns it fuzzy and hard to
clean or use again since the fuzzies get all over anything else I mean to cut
and the fabric no longer lies flat against the mat. I use an older,
smaller mat
for batting and for taking to classes and save the nice new big one for
everything else.

--Lia
--
Best Regards
pat on the hill

On 7/26/03 5:40 AM, in article ,
"Dannielle Beitzell" wrote:

Here's another question....

If I want to make these with the flannel and Warm and Natural batting...can
I use my rotary cutter on the batting too? Or will that ruin my blade for
other fabrics?

--
Dannielle from NY
http://www.beitzell.com/dannielle/index.htm




"MB" wrote in message
...

Has anyone made a raggy quilt using plain cotton fabrics and not
flannel?
Would love your feedback.

A friend has been wanting to make a rag quilt using flannels....but went
to the quilt store in town--which she had never ventured into before as
she
is a non-quilter---and was told by the manager that they can be made
using the quilting cottons. I guess you would probably do it the same
way...
use non-washed fabrics?...I'd think that you would have to use batting
then?....If so, I think
that would be one more unnecessary step. I've made the flannel raggies
w and w/o batting and thought they were fine w/o batt.

Mary



I just bought a pattern for a rag quilt made with flannel and it doesn't say
anything about batting. I think the flannel will be heavy and warm enough
because you also use flannel as the backing.

Carl
------------
Thou shalt use thine scraps to make quilts for charity, so that those less
fortunate may know they joy of sleeping beneath a quilt.

Thanks Bonnie and Curly for replying!!....Mary


"Curly" wrote in message
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I have made a lap quilt using the raggy method in cottons.
I call it 'Look on the bright side' as one side is very bright using
alternate 4patch and bright squares; the other side country with calico
and
browns. You can only plan one side so the other is a surprise and you
don't
see it til all is sewn. The hardest part was getting over the blister on
my
cutting hand from all the snipping.
Curly
Has anyone made a raggy quilt using plain cotton fabrics and not
flannel?
Would love your feedback.

Mary

I have used flanner a few times and have found that it does fray a
lot. I made a kitty bed out of flannel with 1/4" seam allowance and
after 2 washings seams were coming undone because of fraying, so on
the quilt I used 1/2" seam allowances. Also wash the fabric before
you use it.

leafyeb

On Fri, 25 Jul 2003 22:52:36 +0200, "Roberta Zollner"
wrote:

We've had lots of discussions about flannel, so try a search.
Basically, you need to wash it a couple of times (it shrinks a lot). Use it
like any other cotton, but avoid any intricate piecing. It tends to ravel
more, so the less you have to handle it the better. Some people use wider
seams too.

You might not need any batting, especially if the backing is also flannel.
Since flannel has a more "country" appearance, it often does well as a tied
quilt.
Roberta in D

"zo" wrote in message
.. .
I've seen a lot of flannel in the stores lately, but I'm not sure what
to do with it. Do you treat it just like a regular cotten and piece
it for a quilt? Do you use the same batting, binding, etc?

zo

If I recall correctly, Jennifer had only ONE of those peanuts--
and she used it on her cutting mat after she had shined up her kitchen
sink with it.
--
Ruth in Happy Camp
"Patti" wrote in message
...
Hullo Leafye
Yes, this is Jennifer's brilliant discovery. If your is fuzzy you will
be able to give them a real workout!! Let us all know how you get on?

.In article , Leafyeb
writes
Guess I need a new blade. I have fuzzy lines all over my mat. I
was just going to ask how to clean it. what are the polystyrene
packing things? Are they the packing peanuts that get all over the
house when a box is opened? Just rub them on the mat?

Leafyeb

--
Best Regards
pat on the hill

No, actually, she used an old one that fell out of the bottom of a
planter into the kitchen sink to shine it up - then she took a couple
more into the sewing room and just for the heck of it she rubbed the mat
with them - lo and behold the mat was much improved and I do suggest
using a circular motion.
Latest tip for their use: squeaky cleaned an old rotary blade - NOT
the blade edge!
Jennifer in Ottawa
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Group: rec.crafts.textiles.quilting Date: Mon, Jul 28, 2003, 5:29pm
(EDT-3) From: (Ruth=A0in=A0Happy=A0Camp)
If I recall correctly, Jennifer had only ONE of those peanuts-- and she
used it on her cutting mat after she had shined up her kitchen sink with
it.
--
Ruth in Happy Camp
"Patti" wrote in message
...
Hullo Leafye
Yes, this is Jennifer's brilliant discovery. If your is fuzzy you will
be able to give them a real workout!! Let us all know how you get on?
In article , Leafyeb
writes
Guess I need a new blade. I have fuzzy lines all over my mat. I was
just going to ask how to clean it. what are the polystyrene packing
things? Are they the packing peanuts that get all over the house when a
box is opened? Just rub them on the mat?
Leafyeb
--
Best Regards
pat on the hill

hmmm...there are a lot more uses for those things than just kitty toys
(supervised). Now I just need something sent to me...

leafyeb



On Mon, 28 Jul 2003 21:31:08 -0400 (EDT),
(Jennifer Hepworth) wrote:

No, actually, she used an old one that fell out of the bottom of a
planter into the kitchen sink to shine it up - then she took a couple
more into the sewing room and just for the heck of it she rubbed the mat
with them - lo and behold the mat was much improved and I do suggest
using a circular motion.
Latest tip for their use: squeaky cleaned an old rotary blade - NOT
the blade edge!
Jennifer in Ottawa
-------
Group: rec.crafts.textiles.quilting Date: Mon, Jul 28, 2003, 5:29pm
(EDT-3) From: (Ruth=A0in=A0Happy=A0Camp)
If I recall correctly, Jennifer had only ONE of those peanuts-- and she
used it on her cutting mat after she had shined up her kitchen sink with
it.
--
Ruth in Happy Camp
"Patti" wrote in message
...
Hullo Leafye
Yes, this is Jennifer's brilliant discovery. If your is fuzzy you will
be able to give them a real workout!! Let us all know how you get on?
In article , Leafyeb
writes
Guess I need a new blade. I have fuzzy lines all over my mat. I was
just going to ask how to clean it. what are the polystyrene packing
things? Are they the packing peanuts that get all over the house when a
box is opened? Just rub them on the mat?
Leafyeb
--
Best Regards
pat on the hill

That's just exactly what Polly said - wonder what she ordered?
Jennifer in Ottawa
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Group: rec.crafts.textiles.quilting Date: Wed, Jul 30, 2003, 5:29pm
(EDT+4) From: (Leafyeb)
hmmm...there are a lot more uses for those things than just kitty toys
(supervised). Now I just need something sent to me...
leafyeb
On Mon, 28 Jul 2003 21:31:08 -0400 (EDT),
(Jennifer Hepworth) wrote:
=A0=A0No, actually, she used an old one that fell out of the bottom of a
planter into the kitchen sink to shine it up - then she took a couple
more into the sewing room and just for the heck of it she rubbed the mat
with them - lo and behold the mat was much improved and I do suggest
using a circular motion.
Latest tip for their use: squeaky cleaned an old rotary blade - NOT the
blade edge!
Jennifer in Ottawa
-------
Group: rec.crafts.textiles.quilting Date: Mon, Jul 28, 2003, 5:29pm
(EDT-3) From: (Ruth=3DA0in=3DA0Happy=3DA0Camp) If I recal=
l
correctly, Jennifer had only ONE of those peanuts-- and she used it on
her cutting mat after she had shined up her kitchen sink with it.
--
Ruth in Happy Camp
"Patti" wrote in message
... Hullo Leafye
Yes, this is Jennifer's brilliant discovery. If your is fuzzy you will
be able to give them a real workout!! Let us all know how you get on? In
article , Leafyeb
writes
Guess I need a new blade. I have fuzzy lines all over my mat. I was
just going to ask how to clean it. what are the polystyrene packing
things? Are they the packing peanuts that get all over the house when a
box is opened? Just rub them on the mat?
Leafyeb
--
Best Regards
pat on the hill