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Bobbin along 01-28-2011 09:01 AM

Help! I'm making a little (50" x 50ish) quilt for my 7yr old DGS using a big Batman panel with a wide border. I plan to just mainly outline the huge picture of Batman with quilting--sounds simple enough--and I want it to be really fluffy...and I happened upon a hugly discounted chunk of extra high loft batting, and, me, being no dumb, know that using high loft can be a real challange. I'm wondering if any of you have any 'tricks' you use to conquer quilting the high loft stuff! Thanks! :shock:

sueisallaboutquilts 01-28-2011 09:03 AM

Have you thought about tying it???

gollytwo 01-28-2011 09:07 AM

I'd tie it or hand-quilt one stitch at a time

amma 01-28-2011 09:08 AM

Use a longer stitch, go slow, use twice as many pins as normal :D:D:D

Prism99 01-28-2011 09:17 AM

Heavily starch the backing and top to reduce the chance of puckering. Spray baste. Use longer machine stitch and go slowly.

feline fanatic 01-28-2011 09:29 AM

Sorry, I am no help I have only tied hi-loft.

DawnMarie 01-28-2011 10:24 AM

I don't like high loft batting for machine quilting at all!
I'd tie it if I were you.

okiepastor 01-28-2011 10:28 AM

I would tie, too--you can always do the invisible tie if you do not want them to show. The other option is to machine tack instead of quilting.
I have hand quilted high loft, one stitch at a time, but do NOT look at the back on the one I did to give to DD!Very challenging to do, and will not try it again!

Bobbin along 01-29-2011 08:39 AM

Thanks, Everyone, for you help--it sounds like I may have bitten off more that I can chew!!

okiepastor 01-29-2011 09:36 AM


Originally Posted by Bobbin along
Thanks, Everyone, for you help--it sounds like I may have bitten off more that I can chew!!

Not really--invisible ties are quite neat and make a "fluffy" quilt!


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