quilt question
04-13-2010, 06:36 AM
#21
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How about a crib weight natural cotton batting, like Dream Girl or some other brand of the same kind.
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
04-13-2010, 07:58 AM
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Originally Posted by Maride
My mother is in Puerto Rico and she uses no batting at all. She makes her top,lays the backing, and only holds the two layers together sewing straight lines about 1/8 inch from the seam lines, on the side where the fabric was folded to. This way she is at least sewing on 4 layers and it holds well. Her quilts are great to use in the summer mornings, when is not hot yet.
04-13-2010, 09:57 AM
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I did make a summer quilt and used a twin flannel sheet that I picked up at a garage sale, never used and still in the original package for $1.00. It turned out perfect and still had some stability to it.
Originally Posted by Chasing Hawk
What about a flannel sheet in the middle? It would at least give it some stability.
04-13-2010, 11:25 AM
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I saw a quilt in the High Museum and it had those teeny tiny quilt stitches on it. I looked at it very carefully and up close. NO batting just the two pieces of fabric. I could actually see through the quilt . I bent over very carefully and looked at it from the back where is was curved away from the wall. If it had batting in it I don't Think I would be able to see that much light through it.
04-13-2010, 02:11 PM
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Here is something I haven't seen yet. The lady who long-armed a quilt for me uses lightweight drapery lining and it is wonderful stuff. Hancock Fabrics often puts it on sale for 4.49 a yard. At least go feel it, you might like it!
04-13-2010, 03:01 PM
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I agree, not necessary for any kind of batting between the top and bottom, I've gotten quilts from natives in Tahiti and they don't use any kind of in-between batting and the quilts are still stable after 30 some years of wear and washing. Just use a good cotton 100%.
04-13-2010, 03:06 PM
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I make almost all of the quilts for my family into Summer weight. I either don't use anything on the inside or I use a fabric that Hancock Fabric sells. It is 60" wide, it isn't flannel but one side of it has a bit of a fuzziness to it. It's very nice to work with but I don't recall what it is called.
04-13-2010, 05:03 PM
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I would also watch the pattern you make - the more seams the heavier it will be. I also live in Utah and made a Log Cabin Quilt several years back (king size) and it was so heavy my husband said he couldn't even turn over under it. So, I put it in the guest room.
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