No Batting in Quilt
09-20-2010, 03:30 PM
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Originally Posted by Moonpi
No batting quilts are sometimes called summer quilts or coverlets. Here in Florida, batting can be too much warmth.
09-20-2010, 06:23 PM
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When I make animal shaped rag quilts I use a very thin batting. it helps the quilt hold its unusual shape. Here is a picture of my last kitty shaped rag quilt.
my little girl picked out all the colors
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09-20-2010, 06:37 PM
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By Georgie I have never hear of all that. Quilts with no batting? but I like that idea. I have been planning to do one for a friend in Mexico and wasn't sure how to keep it from being to warm, well now I know! Thanks everyone for all your input. It sure is going to make my challenge much easier.
09-20-2010, 07:51 PM
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I am very busy trying to reduce my stash before I move. I make quilts for the Veterans in a vet's hospital. Just today, I finished 2 with 10 inch blocks. While doing this, I had an idea. If I make a pillow case, then join it with a shashing (on each side of course) then turn the hem over for a binding, would that be a faux pau for quilting. or is it an idea I can carry through on? Some opinion's please!
09-20-2010, 08:06 PM
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Originally Posted by theoldgraymare
I do my rag quilts without batting.
09-20-2010, 08:11 PM
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Originally Posted by Mariah
I made one with no batting, as I wanted it for a Summer Quilt. I really like it!
A friend did her long-arm for me. She said she thought it would have been better for machine quilting to have used a very light batting. She showed me several places that were hard for her to machine quilt, and she "goofed."
She said there is a light-weight batting on the market now for just that purpose. I haven't seen it, but she said you can get it at JoAnn's.
I made another one with a very light-weight blanket and it was fine. Either way for me. Also batting gets expensive.
Mariah
A friend did her long-arm for me. She said she thought it would have been better for machine quilting to have used a very light batting. She showed me several places that were hard for her to machine quilt, and she "goofed."
She said there is a light-weight batting on the market now for just that purpose. I haven't seen it, but she said you can get it at JoAnn's.
I made another one with a very light-weight blanket and it was fine. Either way for me. Also batting gets expensive.
Mariah
09-20-2010, 09:23 PM
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Originally Posted by teddysmom
I was at an auction today and saw several quilts that had no batting--could see through white backing and saw back of quilt top. I thought all quilts were supposed to have a batting--thus the sandwich. What's the rule?
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