Interesting historical challenge for me
An older couple in our church, knowing that I quilt, gave me two wool battings that were assembled by hand by his grandmother -- tufts of wool layered and basted betweem cheesecloth. They are very well done, and have been stored with cedar in rubbermaid bins, so I think they will be usable. A quick, cursory look tells me that they are thicker/heavier than modern commercially made battings. And because of the way they are contstructed, I think I will make a quilt top to fit the batt rather than risk cutting into the batting.
I'm not invested enough in these to do the quilting by hand, so my approach to quilting will be an experiment too.
Anyone here worked with batting done the old fashioned way? Any tips or experience for me?