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Old 11-04-2010, 05:58 PM
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has any any one tried to quilt one
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Old 11-04-2010, 06:06 PM
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I think that type of quilt is usually tied, rather than quilted. The stretch of the double-knit would make machine quilting especially difficult. It might work to hand quilt using the "big stitch" method.
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Old 11-04-2010, 06:07 PM
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My husbands grandmother quilted them back in the 70's, made them just like a regular quilt. She hand quilted, they are almost indestuctable.lol
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Someone on this board made a BEAUTIFUL one. I specifically asked about the quilting and she told me it was easy to quilt.

Here's the link for the one she did:

http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-45760-1.htm
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My mom made one all by hand in the 1970's. It weighs a TON! It is the warmest thing ever. Not the prettiest, though.
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thanks so much for the info
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Old 11-04-2010, 07:50 PM
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My grandmother did them and she hand quilted. My mother made several tops and I hand quilted those... surprisingly, it wasn't that bad..
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We had one gifted to us and it was just the top...loved it and finally wore it out...wish I had another one...it lasted for a long time and through many washings...so easy to care for...great while the kids were growing up.
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Here is Butterflywings post. She made a couple of very pretty ones. http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-22163-1.htm :-D
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My mom made a patchwork one for my son. She tied it. He used it until it was literally in shreds and still, he had a hard time parting with it. We had to have a ceremony for it, buried it in a small trash can with an American flag and took pictures.
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