What Batting would you use for a newborn baby quilt

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04-07-2013, 01:15 PM

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Alice Woodhull

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I prefer Mountain Mist quilt lite for all my quilts. It is so soft and not stiff like cotton. It's Mountain Mist for me.

04-08-2013, 03:18 PM

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roserips

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The last baby quilt I made I used Minke on the back no batting and they love it durable and cuddly.

04-08-2013, 04:19 PM

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Skyangel

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I'm working on a baby quilt for my niece who is due in August. I just made an order from Fabric.com that included a crib-sized batting for it, it was Dream Angel from Quilters Dream. It is a poly that said fire retardent. I prefer poly for a child's quilt as they seem to hold up better through lots of washing - I also stitch the binding by machine for the same reason.

04-09-2013, 09:59 PM

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petthefabric

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Polester doesn't burn, it melts. It's like saying there's no cholesterol in olive oil. Of course not-cholesterol is an animal product, it isn't in any plant product.

04-12-2013, 12:50 PM

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Grandma Nancy

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Quote:

Originally Posted by cathyvv

I use a very lightweight fleece - usually purchased at Walmart - because of its weight and the soft feel it gives to a baby quilt. The weight is important to me because I want my quilts to be dragged around and loved to tatters by the little owner, and the lighter the weight of the quilt, the more likely that will happen.

I just love that statement "because I want my quilts to be dragged around and loved to tatters".