Summer quilt
My grandson wants a very light quilt. So I was thinking about a summer quilt ,but I don't know what to put in middle and how to get it ready to quilt
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you can use pellon or just use a light material for the backing and do not add any middle
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i've seen them with just cotton fabric on the back and no batting. your quilting will not have as much definition this way, though
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Quilters Dream Request is a thin batting that is great for a light summer quilt.
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I have doubled flannel for a light weight quilt, worked fine and still gave a little weight to the quilt.
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I live in Dallas, where we have very hot summers & very little cold weather. I second the Quilters Dream batting. One thing that helps make a quilt light is fewer piecing seams. Don't pick a pattern with a million little pieces & tons of seams.
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I would at least use a cotton fabric for the batting. But it depends on his definition of 'light'.
Personally, I like the Hobbs 80/20 for most everything. Mike. |
Not sure how old your grandson is, but if he's at least 3 years old, I'd suggest wool batting (I love Hobb's Heirloom wool -- it's very lightweight & washes great). Wool is wonderful because it breathes, so it's warm in the winter & cool in the summer. I love heavy cotton quilts, but they are just too hot come summertime, so I switch to wool.
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I did not use any batting in a table topper and it was very hard to hold onto while quilting it.
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My friend made a Quilt for a Picnic Table cloth using flannel in place of batting. It worked perfectly and was very light weight.
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