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Old 01-08-2011, 10:11 AM
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I'm making a quilt for someone who has requested that it be a "warm" quilt....meaning to keep warm. I usually put one layer of Warm and Natural or White....she said this is not enough to keep her warm. Suggestions.??? What do you do?
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Old 01-08-2011, 10:13 AM
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I made one with an old fleece blanket for batting, that thing is toasty warm. Otherwise, I'm thinking wool.
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Old 01-08-2011, 10:15 AM
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I recently did one with a cotton batt and a poly batt, it was ALMOST more than my machine could take but it looks wonderful, next time I'll use 2 layers of cotton.
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Old 01-08-2011, 10:19 AM
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I'd use flannel for the backing - that will add a lot of warmth!
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Old 01-08-2011, 10:31 AM
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Kathy, did you quilt it on your regular sewing machine or a LA?
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Fleece or a blanket would be very warm :D:D:D
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Old 01-08-2011, 11:06 AM
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I did one for my late MIL that had the high loft batting with a flannel backing but we just tied it. I agree with the earlier post about using polar fleece as the batting--that stuff is really warm.
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I'm thinking maybe layer two batts - one Warm and Natural and a layer of Hobbs' Wool.
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Old 01-08-2011, 11:24 AM
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Originally Posted by misoop
I'm making a quilt for someone who has requested that it be a "warm" quilt....meaning to keep warm. I usually put one layer of Warm and Natural or White....she said this is not enough to keep her warm. Suggestions.??? What do you do?
You could use two layers of batting and a flannel backing.
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Old 01-08-2011, 12:00 PM
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I go for wool., If you can afford it. It's very price at my local quilt shop. But this a.m. I got a joann sale flyer and there is a 50% off coupon,One cut is considered one item . so figure our how much batting you need and one cut is 50% off. hope that helps.
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