I hope you don't mind if I chuckle at your self taught project. I did the same thing with my first attempt at quilting. My top was ok but I had never heard of batting so to make it puffy I used polyester stuffing. Couldn't figure out how to smooth it out. What a lumpy mess!!! The baby I made it for is now 42 & I still have that quilt. I plan to take it apart & do it right.