Originally Posted by mshawii
Oh my , this is beautiful! What a good job you did on it. I would never have thought of using two different battings on it. Is it really heavy? Love the quilting designs. Jan
It's a little heavy because it's so large - 118" x 94". But not overly so. The cotton was a low loft Legacy batting and the poly was low loft Microsafe from Joanns. So together it gives a nice loft -not flat like a traditional quilt, but not puffy like some were in the 80s. The cotton will shrink at a slightly larger rate than the poly, so it should help fill in the quilting and extra fullness of the blocks - almost like a mock trapunto effect on the feathers.
I read on another site - mqresource.com - in one of the forums there that some of them do a double batting for their show quilts. I had been wanting to try it, and when I got this quilt I thought it might help disguise the problems this quilt presented. The owner is gung-ho with whatever I want to do and I always give her a discount on her quilts (loyal customer, etc.). Anyway, I'll be doing the double batting again in the future. I think it really added something to the quilting.
Thanks for the kind words everyone. I really appreciate it!! You guys are the best here!!!