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Hi everyone. I am need of some advice. My 78 year old dad wants a quilt. He wants one with denim and flannel (no problem) he wants it tied (again no problem) but he wants it to have a front (top) the (stuff inside) batting in the middle, stuff jackets are made of (fleece) next to the batting and flannel on the back. Can I put all this together. I will wash the flannel and the denim before hand. I plan to do a 9 patch block because that is what he picked. He lives in the country. Thanks for your help.
Icee

This will be one serious warm quilt. :) I think it is certainly a do-able. When I try something new or different I make a sample. Keep us posted on your progress.

Has your dad said why he wants batting + fleece + flannel? If he's concerned about warmth, there is a Quilter's Dream batting that claims to be warmer than down.

Sounds heavy to me as I labored on an Heirloom quilt for myself, so heavy, can't use it let alone wash it.......calla

Something else to consider is the actual weight of the finished quilt. Denim alone, is heavy. When you add all the other layers, that quilt is going to be VERY heavy and difficult to move around. Unless your 78 year old dad is still quite strong, it may be more than he can comfortably handle.

Since it is being tied it should be fine. But sure seems like it would be heavy! A sample would be a good idea. The only sewing hurdle may be attaching the binding strips through all that, unless you have a pretty heavy duty machine--again making a sample might be a good trial. If it is an issue you could use the "birthing method" and skip the binding. (Have not done this myself but there are lots of threads on it on this board). He seems to know what he wants so I bet he will love what you make him.

I was just thinking of the weight but Calla is right! There's no way that quilt could ever be washed. :eek:

Does your dad know what he's asking? I think if I were doing this, I'd go ahead and make it as it needed to be made and tell him what he wants is inside. Is he going to take it apart a check? Sometimes dads really don't know everything they think they know and sometimes they don't know the name of the stuff they're thinking about.

How big does he want this quilt? If it's lap size it might be okay. If it's kingsize that's another matter. Is he willing to have two lighter quilts instead of that one very heavy one? Does he realize that the layer of fleece will keep the quilt from breathing? Just leaving out that one layer would make it a much nicer quilt IMHO.

Great answer!