Thickness of batting
 

For the past 6 months I have been working on a quilt for my DGD for Christmas and this past weekend I finally got it pinned together and started quilting it. I got half of it done (SID) and I hate it. I think the batting is too thin and it does not have the "quilted" look. I keep telling myself that it is a bedspread or summer quilt and doesn't have to have a lot of loft. I'm hoping someone here can tell me if this is OK.

I think the new trend is for flatter quilts, and I personally like the less puffy look. Of course I live in CA so we don't need warm quilts too often. Consider it a learning experience and finish it. You never know - maybe DGD will like it as you made it!

What kind of batting did you use?

When you are done and wash it, it will probably give it a more 'quilted' look.

Since I am a new quilter, I'm not sure about the trend, but I do agree with Treasureit in that I like the less puffy look. Even though I live in TN, it can still get relatively cold here, but if I had enough quilts, I'd just keep piling them on the bed!

I used a polyester batting in the bag. I checked before I used it and it didn't say if it was low, med. or high loft.
I'm thinking about skinning it and starting over.

i think the trend for flat quilts is a result of people wanting quilts that look like the ones they remember at grandma's house. that's fine except that when they were new, grandma's quilts were NOT flat... they just wore that way during lot of use and wear and washing.... but of course, if the quilt is half done, don't undo it .... and then when finished, spritz with a bit of clear water or dampen 2 or 3 towels and then put in the dryer....the batting will definitely puff up and soften a bit. i'm sure your DGD will love it.

Not knowing what brand of batting you used I can't guess what it will do. But it will definitely be quilt she can use year round. I have used the thick loft batting and it is a bear to quilt on a regular sewing machine. Your granddaughter will love it and use it forever.

I sometimes double batt, using a layer of Warm and Natural and a layer of low loft Poly. The quilt has nice weight ,a bit more loft , and warmer.

once the quilt is finished, bound and washed it will fluff up a bit- finish it up- it will be fine