I made a crazy quilt. last year. It is queen size, I tyed mine with blue satin ribbon. Mind you I got very ornate with my crazy quilt and went off with victorian-deco, My own color theme of nothing but various blues. Your right about it being to thick to quilt. By hand or machine. So I tyed, and used the blue narrow satin ribbon to add to the victorian style as well as to the charm of the quilt. I rarely tye my quilts, but this one begged for it.