Puff or Biscuit Quilt
03-10-2012, 12:14 PM
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My tip is to stuff the biscuits *very* loosely! I made a baby quilt out of puffs, stuffed what I thought was a reasonable amount, and the baby quilt turned out to be (almost) stiff as a board. Useless for a baby. Just so you know, a "little more" stuffing is not necessarily a good things with biscuits.....
03-10-2012, 02:41 PM
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Thanks Ladies 
I have read several different ways of doing this and I was wondering what tips could be helpful. I did read a few comments about overstuffing and making them too heavy. I saw one that sewed a row then stuffed each and then closed up a row at a time. I am giving this a try. I will post as I progress through this new endeavor! LOL Only for my daughter would I do this one!
I have read several different ways of doing this and I was wondering what tips could be helpful. I did read a few comments about overstuffing and making them too heavy. I saw one that sewed a row then stuffed each and then closed up a row at a time. I am giving this a try. I will post as I progress through this new endeavor! LOL Only for my daughter would I do this one!
03-10-2012, 03:17 PM
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My grandmother made me a biscuit quilt for my high school graduation in 1967. It is single bed/dorm size. The pattern she used for the squares was Trip Around the World, and the fabrics in it are remnants from clothes made in our family. It is a treasure! She hand stitched the biscuits together, but you will never guess what her stuffing was -- nylon stockings! The quilt weighs a ton. I am considering a re-make -- opening up each square, removing the stocking, and using the quilt as a top with regular batting and a back.
Remember the year pantyhose came in? It was 1968. I am lucky she didn't have any of those to use in the quilt, or it would have been even heavier had she used the thicker "panty" part.
I am fortunate to have 2 other quilts made by her given to me later -- both hand quilted, but when in high school I probably requested the biscuit style.
Dayle
Remember the year pantyhose came in? It was 1968. I am lucky she didn't have any of those to use in the quilt, or it would have been even heavier had she used the thicker "panty" part.
I am fortunate to have 2 other quilts made by her given to me later -- both hand quilted, but when in high school I probably requested the biscuit style.
Dayle
03-10-2012, 04:41 PM
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This is the easiest one you shall find. It is strip pieced....
http://www.kayewood.com/item/Biscuit...w_Pattern/1206
http://www.kayewood.com/item/Biscuit...w_Pattern/1206
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