Here is a topic I am not familiar with. If I want a quilt to show the quilt is "fluffy" when it is quilted what type of quilt design pattern works best. I would like the quilt to puff up and not be flat. I thought of just meandering but on a large scale or is it you use small scale to show the fluffyness?

anxious to hear what the experts have to say on this topic. I am thinking high loft batting rather than the actual quilting.

I think I would stick to stitch in the ditch if I wanted fluffy.

I have been told by an instructor that if you use polyester high loft batting you will get the puffiness. However, you might also get wavy along the edges. Hope this helps. :shock:

How fluffy? You could use a layer of cotton batting topped with a layer of poly batting, that should give you the loft you want.

I agree with using two battings to make it puff. The design I would use would depend on the the quilt top.

If you pin your batting, backing and top as one and then iron, it will compact the batting and allow you a little more freedom in choosing a quilting pattern. In some cases, the scrim on the batting will sort of seal the layers together. To release the batting to then "poof", either spritz heavily with water or drop in the washing machine and dry. If you stitch in the ditch, be sure to use your walking foot.

Obviously, try a sampling first before an entire quilt.
Suz

It's not the quilting design, it's the batting that makes a difference in how the quilting looks. If you want really poofy then use a high loft poly. If you just want some definition to the quilting try Hobbs Heirloom.

If I wanted it fluffy, I would use at least 5 oz weight polyester batting and tie it.

Good question, Bev, I've enjoyed reading the answers!
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