how to make a warmer quilt??

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03-08-2014, 09:49 AM

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MargeD

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I've made several quilts using the Warm & Natural batting, and with a sheet and blanket under the quilt I've been warm on cold NH nights.

03-08-2014, 01:36 PM

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Shorebird

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Originally Posted by quiltlady1941

i am making a queen size quilt and will be quilting it fmq using qayg in sections.. I have the top done and now need to figure out how to make a warm quilt as it will be going to minn. I bought warm and natural but this seems so thin, i have never used it before, does it make a warmer quilt? I was also thinking of using for the backing fleece and batting of some kind, but didn't know how that would work using qayg..and if there would be a big seam and would be hard to join the sections together.

Does anyone know how to make this quilt warmer and still be able to do the fm quilting with qayg sections..what kind of batting and backing would you use to make a warm quilt... Thank you

use wool batting…...

03-08-2014, 02:09 PM

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bearisgray

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Sometimes two thhinner qquilts work out better. Layering, donchaknow.

03-08-2014, 02:59 PM

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Taughtby Grandma

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I just finished a QAYG using fleece for the backing. Since I was using up my stash I cut the fleece into 13" squares and used the string blocks I made using an old sheet for the backing on the squares. This quilt turned out weighing 8 lbs. My niece says it really keeps them warm.

03-08-2014, 03:20 PM

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Havplenty

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Completely agree. I have a dual heated mattress pad and a light weight all down (no feathers) blanket on my bed. This winter has been long and cold but I have been .... snug as a bug in a 'warm' rug.

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Originally Posted by ManiacQuilter2

I had a heating mattress pad from Kohl's and that ALWAYS kept me warmer than a pile of quilts ever could. When my best friend's husband was cold at night, she got him one and kept it on low so he was comfortable in the last days of his life. Anybody will be snug as a bug in a rug.