quilt question
04-12-2010, 05:05 AM
#11
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i made a summer quilt for my grandson..for the car.it just has cotton fabric for batting.
they keep it over the car seats so it doesn't let the sun make it scortching hot! he uses it when the sun in in his eyes,throws it over his head!!(he is almost 3)
they keep it over the car seats so it doesn't let the sun make it scortching hot! he uses it when the sun in in his eyes,throws it over his head!!(he is almost 3)
04-12-2010, 05:44 AM
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Originally Posted by hsquiltingmom
Hi everyone,
I want to make a quilt for my bed. I live in Utah and the summers can be pretty warm. I like to be able to pull a quilt up around me, but I don't want it to be too hot. My husband can wake up in the middle of the night, with just sheets over him and be sweating like crazy. I guess what I want is a lightweight summer quilt, so what kind of batting would you use.
Thanks
I want to make a quilt for my bed. I live in Utah and the summers can be pretty warm. I like to be able to pull a quilt up around me, but I don't want it to be too hot. My husband can wake up in the middle of the night, with just sheets over him and be sweating like crazy. I guess what I want is a lightweight summer quilt, so what kind of batting would you use.
Thanks
04-12-2010, 01:57 PM
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I heard that cotton jersey sheets work well for a light batting in summer quilts. That fabric gives some, so it is easy to work with, and won't distort the quilt with shrinkage.
04-12-2010, 02:23 PM
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The Cathedral Window quilt pattern would be perfect for what you described you want as the end result. There are some post titled "Cathedral Window". I started learning the pattern this weekend. These instructions make it easy enough that even I can do it. I am machine stitching.
http://hyena-in-petticoats.blogspot....-tutorial.html
http://hyena-in-petticoats.blogspot....-tutorial.html
04-13-2010, 04:24 AM
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I used a wool batting for a quilt that I sent to a friend in China thinking it would be really warm for winter. She told me it was warm in winter, but was also cool in the summer. I saw a picture on her blog one day and though "that quilt sure looks familiar", well it was the quilt I had given her. And it was in the middle of summer.
04-13-2010, 04:40 AM
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Hi, I made some "summer" quilts for my grandsons and used a lightweight flannel sheet(plain, as not to show through) as a "batting". It helps the quilt hold its shape but doesn't seem to add a lot of warmth. Hope that helps!
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