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Beebee 11-01-2012 04:50 AM
knotting warm and natural quilt
 
Good morning Ladies and Gents, I have a question; I have just finished a small quilt for a Great Grandson with 12 inch blocks. I have used warm and natural batting and would like to knot the quilt. My question is how many inches between knots must I have. Thanks in advance to all.

DebraK 11-01-2012 05:05 AM
It says 10" on the wrapper.

Tartan 11-01-2012 05:10 AM
If Warm and Natural says 10 inches for quilting, I would probably go closer if you are knotting. I like to knot every 4 inches when I tie a quilt. If you go every 4 inches you can use one looooong piece of string to go all across the quilt. The 4 inches gives you enough length of string between the ties to cut in the middle for 2 inch ends to tie.

joyce888 11-01-2012 05:25 AM
I agree the knots need to be closer than the recommended 10" for quilting. 4 to 6 sounds about right.

NJ Quilter 11-01-2012 06:01 AM
Generally speaking, I think about 4-6" apart, in all directions, works for a tied quilt regardless of batting specs. At least that's what I would do. And I use W&N all the time.

bearisgray 11-01-2012 07:32 AM
Are you trying to 'get by' with as few ties as possible?

I think the block pattern would also help determine how many ties to use - make the ties part of the design/pattern.

thimblebug6000 11-01-2012 08:04 AM
I saw a quilt that had been quilted every 10" and after it was washed the warm & natural had migrated down into "blobs" rather than keep it's whole shape. Use your fist as a guide when tying it.

bearisgray 11-05-2012 09:11 AM
Originally Posted by thimblebug6000 (Post 5627600)
I saw a quilt that had been quilted every 10" and after it was washed the warm & natural had migrated down into "blobs" rather than keep it's whole shape. Use your fist as a guide when tying it.
That 'blobbing' really surprises me. I did that to a couple of battings that weren't what I thought they were, but they were NOT W&N.

I've found that W&N survives washing very well.


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