question about batting for quilts????
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question about batting for quilts????
Can a person use an old blanket for batting on a quilt ???? Has anyone ever done this????
Would like opinions and how it worked out. This would before tied quilts only.
Would like opinions and how it worked out. This would before tied quilts only.
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I have used blankets and know many people who do so often. They work great for tied quilts- you don’t have to worry about separation of batting- due to not being quilted enough. I’ve used fleece blant
, wool blankets and cotton spreads. I know ladies who pick up old blankets and spreads in thrift shops frequently for that purpose.
, wool blankets and cotton spreads. I know ladies who pick up old blankets and spreads in thrift shops frequently for that purpose.
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I’m really dense here but I don’t u derstand why someone wild go to all the trouble to make a nice quilt top and then use an old blanket as batting. I started my quilting journey in 1979 when batting was - in a word -crappy. But we did have a few nice flat brands that were 100% cotton or almost. Thrifty ismine thing but I just don’t get - why. Unless you had a nice wool blanket.
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I’m really dense here but I don’t u derstand why someone wild go to all the trouble to make a nice quilt top and then use an old blanket as batting. I started my quilting journey in 1979 when batting was - in a word -crappy. But we did have a few nice flat brands that were 100% cotton or almost. Thrifty ismine thing but I just don’t get - why. Unless you had a nice wool blanket.
A wool blanket would be ideal.
In fact, I was given a couch quilt years ago, with a wool blanket and tied.
It was simply made with no piecing and just a print on the top and bottom.
One of the best used and nicest lap quilts that I have ever had.
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Why not? We sometimes use flannel as in yardage or flannel sheets, especially for light weight quilts. I have seen people searching for mattress covers at thrift stores for the same reason. Especially if you are tying this, I think you would like it both for ease and for the warmth it will provide.
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