have made several quilted jackets,One jacket I quilted the fabric, using a stack and wack design,which looked like a crazy quilt another jacket I used muslin as the batting and then quilted the material then did some couching with decorative threads which I use as an evening jacket. I also used a sweatshirt as a base and fussie cut the material and laid it on the sweatshirt which I opened and laid flat, side seams and front and did a decorative stitch one piece abutting the other or on top of the first piece. I hope I have made sense and this gives you some ideas. Janey