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Thanks everyone! It was only to go in place of wadding for smallish wall hanging, but think I must do it properly and wait until I can get out and buy the wadding!!!!!!!!!Love Liz x

The "fabric" stall in the market sells backed/bonded curtain lining , that is reallt firm for wall hangings and easy to sew! It is quite cheap and I don't use a backing! have a look on Thurs. and see what you think!

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Rosemary

Thanks for all the good wishes. DH is getting better. Not as young as he used to be so it takes longer. My leg is getting better too although it is very fragile. I did the same thing, but worse, to that leg muscle about 10 years ago.

Best wishes to Margaret and Eric. Hope that things continue to improve for you too.

Margaret

Liz, I often use fleece in baby blankets (no backing so technically not quilts) as it's snuggly. Also, they are easy to wash and tumble dry. (DD3's buggy blanket is still going strong after daily use for 3 years and being dragged around the floor for another 4! Think that blanket came from Primark!) I wouldn't be inclined to use it in a wallhanging although I have used 2 layers as wadding and backing for advent calendars. Two layers makes a quite stiff and inflexible "quilt" which can really only be quilted in straight lines. Made a very good lapquilt for DD1 while she's studying in a freezing flat though!

I have used interlining before, the type that's bonded to a backing. That was ok. And I do know someone who machine stitches the felt-type of duster that you can buy in the pound shop to make wadding for tablemats... I haven't gone that far but I do join my oddments of wadding for use in postcards, etc. If it's for something bigger, such as a quilt, it depends on how much quilting I'm planning, ie: it's better with more rather than less.

oops, posted same thing twice!

Edited By Fiona on 02/05/2012 14:55:12

Hi Liz,

I use fleece for all my quilts as backing but also use a thin wadding. I just love the snuggly feeling of the fleece as backing.

I have no problem with the quilting. (there are just happy mistakes sometimes)

Kerstin

Thank you all,I have decided to use wadding between for the wall hanging but I do agree fleece is lovely as a backing for a quilt. Love Liz x

Edited By Katy on 02/05/2012 18:22:21

Hi Liz, just a thought.... I used to use Needle Punch quite a bit for wall hangings and it was really easy to use. Then I was told.... and found out through experience ....that Warm and Natural is great for wall hangings as it seems to hug the wall better. I'm sure you've used both, but just wanted to add my thoughts.

Tessa x

Hi Jan, thanks for the mag. The cheque is in the post. Rosemary

Yesterday I was hit by a feather!!! Walking down our high street and was stopped by a lady whom I thought was going to ask me the way to some shop or something! Talk about a 'blast from the past' She actually remembered me from junior school in Bath some 50+ years ago!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Not sure what that says about me

I remembered her name when she told me BUT would never have recognised her in a million years! She also lives in same town now! I left her with my email address and am hoping she contacts me again so we can meet for coffee and chat.

Liz x