Eyelet Fabric
 

Howdy y'all 😊

There is a lady in our quilting group who has to go twice a week for dialysis. She has always been really cold-natured, and has mentioned to us that she nearly freezes to death while hooked up for her treatments. So I was thinking about making her a throw to use especially for when she has to go in. She LOVES pink, and I have some beautiful pink, white, and off white eyelet fabrics that I've had for a couple of years now. I have 4 yards of each color in 60" wide fabrics. Don't hate...I got it on clearance for $2.00 a yard!!

Has anyone ever made a quilt top using eyelet fabric? Would the batting come out through the little eyelet holes, or would it work fine? My idea is to make a pink and white Pinwheel quilt, use a double layer of high loft batting, and tie it so it will be poofy and snuggly for her. I'm also toying with the idea of having no binding, but to sew the layers so it can be sewed all the way around, leaving an opening to turn it right side out. The kicker is that I would like to also sew some eyelet fabric lace on the edges so that when I turn it right side out, the lace will be rufflie around the outside. Then I would do the tying after it's turned. Does this sound doable, or am I biting off more than I can chew? I'd sure appreciate any help! 😃

Donna

I would never think of using eyelets because of all the holes. How about using some minkey?? That is so soft and warm.

It sounds wonderful and cozy, but yes, the batting would poke out the little holes. How about a matching or contrasting color of something very light like organza under the eyelet?

I think you might want to use a sheer fabric (batiste or organza maybe?) between your batting and your quilt top just to be sure there's no "leakage" of fluff from the batting. The rest of your plan sounds lovely.

I made a quilt with beautiful white eyelet fabricate for the top. I layered the eyelet over a fabulous pink fabric, so the top was two layers of fabric, then the batting/ backing. You need some sort of layer between the eyelet & batting.

I know the purists will through their hands up in horror, but what about a layer of pink or white sheeting behind the eyelet fabric? If you birth it, it will be easy to add a ruffle before you stitch it all together.

I agree with ckcowl. You need something attached to the eyelet. That pink would be pretty with a white backing.

I've used eyelet, but I lined it with a lovely blue fabric. It has to be lined. Really, the batting will pop through.

This is a helpful thread. I have a nice piece of pink eyelet too and I didn't know what to do with it. Now I have some ideas. Thanks!

I think eyelet is beautiful and so delicate looking. I think it would be lovely (backed with something, perhaps a contrasting color behind each, like pink behind the white, white behind the pink), but I would suggest something warm on the back, like flannel or fleece to keep her warm.

If the eyelet holes are small and the batting is bonded, it will work. I have incorporated eyelet fabric in several baby quilts that were successful and didn't poke out. Another idea would to use Polar fleece instead of a batting. That certainly wouldn't poke out and likely would be even warmer than most battings. I love your idea of adding a ruffle around the edges and then "birthing" the quilt. It will be a lovely, very appreciated gift! Please publish a picture when it is finished.

I agree, this was my first thought.

i'll jump in... it needs to be lined if using traditional batting. but if you use the fleece at batting, that should work... but i think it'd be more difficult to put the needle through to tie.

I used eyelet on the back of my chicken scratch quilt. I did put green behind it. it came out great, with the eyelet..
Got a lot of compliments on it and was told to tell my mom she did a good job. Why do people think young people can't do that. (It was for my son who is now 25).

First...thank you for making this for your friend. My dad is also on dialysis. He says he is cold all the time too. He has 2 fleece blankets that he takes with him for treatment.

Second...I would put a light weight fabric under the eyelet fabric. The makes a beautiful quilt. I would use it for her. She will love what ever you make for her.

I would make it this way too.

What she said.

IMO - definitely not to the batting right next to the eylet.

I love all these lovely ideas for the eyelet fabric. I plan to use mine for aprons because I love them. The frillier the better.

This sounds like a great solution!

I made my GD a quilt out of eyelet -they were all Easter pastels. I bought darker shades of each so they peeked through. It is quite pretty. It really was easy to do. Both fabrics were on the thin side so there wasn't to much bulk. The back was made with the left over solids and spring flowers. I took all the left over eyelet and pieced them into a long chain and did the same with the floral's and made a ruffle for the edges. I have 4 GD's and only one is a girly-girl.

I don't know why you couldn't use eyelet- I think I would use either a piece of bleached white muslin or a piece of sheer fabric under the eyelet as a foundation. I think the lace would look great! You would be able to pillow case it easily if you use the muslin or sheer or some color that would go with both eyelet fabrics as the lining. I believe you mentioned pink, as one of the colors, I think that if you could use very thin pink satin ribbons to tie it with that would really set it off along with the lace. I like Mrs Heirloom' s idea of using polar fleece that would make a great batting/lining and definitely make your friend a quilt warm.I think it would look lovely if you can find the lace that you run ribbon through and run pink ribbon through it, either around the quilt or on a solid piece of fabric and use it to sash your blocks some how. Be sure to share.

I'll bet it is just lovely- do you happen to have a picture of the quilt?

Being a sewer prior to being a quilter I have used lots of eylet. In order to use eylet for a quilt, you
need to line it with something lightweight that will show through the holes and cover the batting. I would
spray baste with 505 or something like that the eylet and lightweight liner fabric and then cut and sew as if there
were only one layer. It should not be more trouble if you treat it as I piece. Should be beautiful.

You have a lot of response on the use of eyelet (that was your question though) but I have concern on a double layer of high loft batting and birthing that. That's a lot of fluff to get through the space allowed to turn it all. Too, when she's carrying this into the dialysis facility, she may look like she's ready to camp out there? I've used enough fleece for backs or simply for throws that I'd go with that if it's to be something portable. Too, I'm going to suggest that you can use the skinniest of ribbon to tie the quilt as it would certainly add femininity to the quilt and goes along with the eyelet. I've done that on a baby quilt and it's darling. Make the bows big enough that you can knot them over so they won't come untied.

Hi DonnaFreak. All of that Eyelet sounds wonderful (reminds me of my dress for my first date - god was a boy and dirt was new and clean - the dress was pink). Back to your question when using Eyelet fabrics, they always have to be lined. Because everything under the Eyelet will show (or come out the holes). Now you can use a lightweight cotton, in the same color or even a complementary color. The nice thing about this is the fabric can be too light for a block, but great for a foundation. Because all it's doing is keeping the batting from coming out the holes. Your friend will love this and you are so thoughtful. Good luck

Making a throw is a great idea. My FIL always complained how cold it was during the dialysis. I just wonder about the safety of eyelet fabric. Is there a chance it could catch on any of the medical "stuff" and pull it out? I don't mean to be negative just looking at all angles.

As a former dialysis patient (thank God for good friends who are willing to donate a kidney!!!) I would be careful what you make the quilt out of. I would use something that would take lots and lots of washings. You never know what will get spilled or splattered on the quilt. You do get very cold on dialysis and I found the warmest thing to cover up in was fleece. Maybe you could back it with fleece or make the whole thing fleece. I don't want to take away from your creativity but keep in mind this will be used, abused, dropped on the floor, spilled on and generally worn.

I made a baby quilt with white eyelet and backed it with an ivory muslin, worked out very nicely. The rest of your idea is perfect, go for it!

When growing up I used a crochet bedspread my grandmother made and had a mint green blanket under it showing through and it was beautiful, so I would put your moms favorite color (my mothers was blue) under the eyelet and make away, and the ruffle sounds good. It should be easy to do if your birthing the quilt.

I have and I backed the eyelet with the same color solid broadcloth then the batting and back. It was for a little girl and it turned out very pretty.

I would think you would want to use another fabric as a foundation to prevent the batting from being exposed that much. I know its a challenge, but you are up to it. Anything that nice for a friend is going to be special

I would of never thought of using eyelet fabric for a quilt but it sounds pretty. Good suggestions for backing it first though. Good luck