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Batting Question
Hello Quilters - looking for a solution to a situation - I want a quilt with weight but not warmth... regular battings do not provide the weight, and I don't know what to try... ideas????
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I use Warm and Natural, or Warm and White cotton batting. It is a flat batting that doesn't add a lot of thickness to your quilt. It gives the feel of an old fashioned quilt.
I'm not so sure you can get the weight without it being somewhat warm. |
Are you looking for something like a weighted blanket? I'm not sure you can achieve that with batting without it being very warm
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I think you should focus on the pattern and fabric. For example, a denim quilt with many seam allowances would be heavy.
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You can make denim quilts without batting. I know of a few patterns if you're interested.
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String quilts are heavy. Most any pattern with lots and lots of seams in the blocks will be heavy.
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I, too, mostly use Warm & Natural. It is a heavy batting but I don't find it adds a lot more warmth as it's 100% cotton and, therefore, breaths. I also like a heavy blanket and this seems to fit the bill nicely, at least for me.
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I made a weighted blanket for my nephew's son. He found a source of plastic beads that can be washed and bought the weight recommended. We measured the volume of the beads and then calculated the amount of beads we wanted in each "pocket". I double stitched channels into the quilt top, then poured the beads into all the channels and carefully stitched the pockets up as we worked across the channels. It took a while and I am glad my nephew helped with the handling of the quilt. I managed to miss most of the plastic beads as I stitched but did stitch one of them into the seam. I was surprised my old Viking D1 nailed that bead without blinking!
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Originally Posted by sewingpup
(Post 8613381)
I made a weighted blanket for my nephew's son. He found a source of plastic beads that can be washed and bought the weight recommended. We measured the volume of the beads and then calculated the amount of beads we wanted in each "pocket". I double stitched channels into the quilt top, then poured the beads into all the channels and carefully stitched the pockets up as we worked across the channels. It took a while and I am glad my nephew helped with the handling of the quilt. I managed to miss most of the plastic beads as I stitched but did stitch one of them into the seam. I was surprised my old Viking D1 nailed that bead without blinking!
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Originally Posted by NJ Quilter
(Post 8613377)
I, too, mostly use Warm & Natural. It is a heavy batting but I don't find it adds a lot more warmth as it's 100% cotton and, therefore, breaths. I also like a heavy blanket and this seems to fit the bill nicely, at least for me.
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