Batting as thick as a mattress pad
#1
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Hello fellow quilters,
I inherited some batting that is about 48" wide (best guess) and I swear it is almost as thick as a mattress pad. It is made from polyester.
Have any of you seen or used this type?
If so, what type of quilt?
Did you butt it together to make it bigger?
How does it handle? It sure doesn't feel very plyable.
How much/what kind of quilting did you apply?
Hope I am not stuck with this gynormous pad. :lol:
I inherited some batting that is about 48" wide (best guess) and I swear it is almost as thick as a mattress pad. It is made from polyester.
Have any of you seen or used this type?
If so, what type of quilt?
Did you butt it together to make it bigger?
How does it handle? It sure doesn't feel very plyable.
How much/what kind of quilting did you apply?
Hope I am not stuck with this gynormous pad. :lol:
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Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: South Dakota
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A high loft poly batting will never 'drape' like a thin cotton batting would. But it makes wonderful fluffy quilts.
You can join batting pieces together. I join them by hand with a large zigzag stitch. There is an iron-on tape to join batting, but I would not use it on poly - it might melt.
Tying is the best for high loft batting, but I have done SITD by machine and it did work.
You can join batting pieces together. I join them by hand with a large zigzag stitch. There is an iron-on tape to join batting, but I would not use it on poly - it might melt.
Tying is the best for high loft batting, but I have done SITD by machine and it did work.
#8
I had a bedspread professionally made by Calico Corners a couple yrs. ago. It was so thick that it took months for the corners to drape. I swear they used the wrong batting, as I would not pick anything so thick. The birthing method for the edges made it worse. I was just glad it was a spare bedroom.
Originally Posted by MadQuilter
Thanks Mary,
do they losen up with time? (I mean the draping of the quilt - not the ties)
do they losen up with time? (I mean the draping of the quilt - not the ties)
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