Originally Posted by
Jan in FL
I am fortunate to have several bolts of 100% high quality cotton batting for quilting recently gifted to me. They are all the thin - I would go as far as to say the thinnest - batting you can buy. The brands are Warm & Natural and others comparable to this brand. I want to make a quilt or two a little heavier and a little thicker. Can I put two layers of batting in the quilt? It will be quilted on a longarm. Any immediate or long term issues? Has anyone ever done this? Thanks for any advice.
not only can you but i do, frequently. i prefer the cotton battings for the base with a very thin layer of poly on top. they grip each other nicely and have the wonderful properties of both types. the cotton (which i use exclusively for wallhangings because of the great way it lays flat and square on the wall) maintains the shape while the thin poly puffs into the quilted designs in a way the cotton never does. the dimension they give together is really nice...the purple quilt is not hanging straight as it is on the barn wall but i think you can see how flat the corners and binding lays while the feathers have dimension. the orange quilt border is not bound in the pic but it is a modern rendition of circs and feathers and the extra layer really makes this show up...in addition, don't forget ALL trapunto quilts have a second layer in selected areas.... do what you think is good...it will be just right.