Originally Posted by deb24
I am thinking about making Lap Quilts. I want to do them for nursing homes, I am wondering about the size, if they can be a tie quilts, and about the batting. If I can use fleese for the back and not put a batting in? I am a newbee at quilting, and thought this might be a good thing to learn with and try the different kinds of quilts. Any ideals?
Yes! Its such a good idea. I visit nursing homes for my church and they love having something to cover their legs with. I make mine with fleece backing, No batting, and most of them are "tied" (I cut 2" lengths of 6 strand embroidery thread, lay it flat on the spots where I want it tied, zig zag stitch in place a few times over the center of the embroidery thread, then tie the ends of the embroidery thread in a square knot over the zig zag.). It's the zig zag stitches that are "tying" the quilt, the square knot on top is just decoration. I trim the ends of the embroidery thread after the square knot is made. Yes they will be washed in a huge washer but they hold up.
Any color is good. Although I make some with "manly" colors and plaids and others with brighter colors for the ladies.
They really like the fleece backing because it's soft and feels warm right away. They also like minky on the back but it tends to slide off their legs.