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bearisgray 12-07-2010 09:49 AM
A mystery - theoretically, it should only weigh as much more as the weight of the thread used -

mayday 12-07-2010 11:00 AM
Originally Posted by Sadiemae
Could it be because they are more dense?
think that's true.

starshine 12-07-2010 11:03 AM
Originally Posted by Sew Krazy Girl
Does anyone know why a quilt seems to weigh much more after it's been quilted? Seems funny to me that it feels lighter prior to quilting. Does a spool of thread actually weigh that much more? It just puzzles me. :?:
How many spools will it take. Pick that amount up and see how heavy they feel.

BellaBoo 12-07-2010 11:15 AM
I think when it's quilted less air is in the batting so the quilt feels weightier and not so airy.

Sew Krazy Girl 12-07-2010 11:33 AM
Originally Posted by quilter on the eastern edge
It weighs more because it is filled with love!
Well, of course! How silly of me to not think of that. Love is priceless and you can't put a value on it. But, you can include it in your quilt and it's there for as long as the quilt is used.

Thanks, Barbara, for solving this mystery.

IrishNY 12-07-2010 07:02 PM
Originally Posted by Quiltforme
Now that you mention it they do feel heavier the more you quilt them!!! Ok next time I get ready to quilt I am going to weigh myself first then quilt it and weigh myself again :)
Reminds me of a funny story. My daughter has a cat that used to be huge (he's lost weight as he's gotten older). One day she was wondering how much he weighed, so I said "weigh yourself holding him and then without him and subtract".

She picks him up, goes into the bathroom and comes running out visibly distressed, yelling "I weigh 125 pounds". I said "you're still holding the cat". Turned out he was 16 of those pounds. She could be so blond sometimes. :-D

I now return you to your regularly scheduled topic...

Aurora 12-08-2010 03:34 AM
Originally Posted by Sadiemae
Originally Posted by Quiltforme
Of course now it would be up to you to determine if I was telling the truth :)
:roll:

Originally Posted by Colorful Quilter
Quiltforme, will you tell us what you weigh???? haha
Yeah, just like when the driver's license bureau asks if you still weigh... and you just say "Yes!" Who do I think I'm kiddng...
Mine never asks, they just put the same weight, but you can bet if I loose weight, I will set them straight.

grann of 6 12-08-2010 04:43 AM
Originally Posted by Sadiemae
Could it be because they are more dense?
That's my answer too. Density.

ladydi64 12-08-2010 06:49 AM
Girls, girls, girls, the denser the quilt the heavier it is the less quilted the lighter it is. Compare a tied quilt to a quilted quilt and you would be surprised at the difference. I used to sell quilts in a consignment store and you would be surprised at the weight of densely quilted ones. Especially when it came to shipping them.

bjnicholson 12-08-2010 06:50 AM
Originally Posted by Quiltforme
Now that you mention it they do feel heavier the more you quilt them!!! Ok next time I get ready to quilt I am going to weigh myself first then quilt it and weigh myself again :)
Watch your candy intake in between weigh-ins!!!


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