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I am making a quilt for my 3 yr old grand. The 3 rows of 12" blocks are all stars with John Deere fabric in the centers and regular cotton fabric. However, I also needed some extra length so I used my husband's old blue jeans for the background of the stars & made 2 rows of two 18" blocks using the JD fabric centers and some of hubby's work shirts for the star points. My question is this: will the quilt be too heavy at the header and footer using the denim and too hard to quilt the different types of fabrics? I will be using regular batting and regular cotton fabric on the back.
I have not yet sewn the denim stars yet, so I could possibly trade out for fabric, but I really like the idea of using the jeans & work shirts for the top & bottom rows of stars.

Also, if I add a drop onto the quilt top, should it also be quilted since its function is basically like a bed skirt?

Thanks so much for your help and suggestions.