towel weight terry cloth

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10-27-2011, 05:04 AM

mirish2

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Has anyone used terry cloth in a quilt? was thinking that perhaps as batting? I have some good quality terry cloth yardage that I don't know what to do with.

10-27-2011, 05:09 AM

fidgety

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Never used it for batting.... How about making some dish towels.. Do you embroider? I think that terry would make for a very heavy quilt...

10-27-2011, 05:50 AM

johanka

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I have heard that some have used them for lining in potholders.

10-27-2011, 06:25 AM

quiltsRfun

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I used it for backing on a quilt for DD when she was a little girl.

10-27-2011, 07:24 AM

deranged_damsel

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terry cloth makes CUTE teddy bears and lovies for small kids ;)

10-27-2011, 07:55 AM

Murphy

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I don't know if it is used, but I love the feeling of terry cloth. Perhaps for a smaller twin size of lap quilt it would be great; might make it too heavy if used in a large quilt, but maybe not. Lay it out and see how it feels. Looking forward to seeing pictures and hearing of your experiences in using this.

10-27-2011, 07:59 AM

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I have made baby quilts with terry cloth as one of the blocks. I like to do them with different textured blocks and color. Or you can make some of those cute baby towel wraps with the hood in one corner.