Help Please - Spacing when Quilting?
05-13-2011, 02:55 PM
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the batting you choose will tell you how close you have to quilt your quilt.
you need to read the batting packages and choose a batt that meets the requirements for the amount of quilting you want to do on the quilt.
some batts have a scrim - like warm and natural- and you can have up to 10" between quilting lines- you can quilt around blocks with it without additional quilting--
and there are batts that do not have scrim--
some batts you have to quilt every 2"- which is a very dense quilting- and there is any other number between.
hobbs heirloom cotton batt needs to be quilted every 2"
there are a few batts that have 4" or 6"...
so, when you go to buy batting read the different packages and purchase the one that sounds like it will work for your project.
it's good to try different batts...i keep a batting journal- so when i am finishing a quilt top i can go through it and choose the perfect batt for that quilt.
you need to read the batting packages and choose a batt that meets the requirements for the amount of quilting you want to do on the quilt.
some batts have a scrim - like warm and natural- and you can have up to 10" between quilting lines- you can quilt around blocks with it without additional quilting--
and there are batts that do not have scrim--
some batts you have to quilt every 2"- which is a very dense quilting- and there is any other number between.
hobbs heirloom cotton batt needs to be quilted every 2"
there are a few batts that have 4" or 6"...
so, when you go to buy batting read the different packages and purchase the one that sounds like it will work for your project.
it's good to try different batts...i keep a batting journal- so when i am finishing a quilt top i can go through it and choose the perfect batt for that quilt.
05-13-2011, 02:59 PM
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Originally Posted by CAS49OR
Thanks everyone. It is Warm and Natural Cotton I think, but I don't have the label or know the weight. DH picked it up for me, I'll ask him if he remembers.
05-13-2011, 06:13 PM
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thanks everyone, I hadn't heard of scrim either. So I should be ok with Warm and Natural 6-10" quilting? I called Joanne's for help, asked if they needed the SKU on the receipt to know which batting I bought. They said they only sell one, and went to find out the instructions. I was disconnected, and when I called back I got VM, and it wouldn't go through.
05-13-2011, 08:01 PM
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Originally Posted by Dina
Do read the label on your batting. That is the only way to know. I have two different battings at the moment. One says a minimum of ten inches apart, and the other says a minimum of four. Big difference!
05-13-2011, 09:27 PM
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05-14-2011, 05:01 AM
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Originally Posted by PaperPrincess
Depends on your batting. Look on the bag, or go online to the company that produces it. It will tell you how far apart you can quilt. It waries a lot, like from 2" to 10".
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