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Old 04-14-2014, 08:07 AM
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My guild makes a ton of 36" quilts for the local hospital NICUs. Using the quick and easy D9P helps crank them out. We use just a single block (starting from nine 13" squares) for the entire quilt and they're cute as can be. If we need a little larger quilt, either 4 or 6 of the D9P blocks are easy to create a quilt of almost any size, just by adjusting the size of the starting 9-Patch. And for additional pizazz, when first assembling the 9-Patch we can add an interesting sashing between the squares to get an extra dollup of excitement!
If they don't want batting, how are the quilts...quilted?? Could a layer of flannel be acceptable?
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Old 04-14-2014, 10:25 AM
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I routinely make quilts without batting. They are sometimes referred to as summer quilts or counterpane. You just quilt it the same as though there was batting inside.
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Old 04-15-2014, 04:50 AM
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Originally Posted by Pennyhal View Post
I routinely make quilts without batting. They are sometimes referred to as summer quilts or counterpane. You just quilt it the same as though there was batting inside.
I do that, too. We don't always need a warm quilt here. I often make blankets this way (no batting). They may not want the bulk of batting when washing in an institutional setting (if that's where they end up). Happy sewing! That's a good cause you're helping.
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Old 04-15-2014, 05:56 AM
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try quilterscashe.com block are listed in size order
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Old 04-15-2014, 10:38 AM
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Originally Posted by PlanoDebbie View Post
Our local Project Linus group meets at The Quilt Asylum in McKinney 4 times a year. I'm very curious why they don't use batting as well. My guess is that it's meant more as a cover, than for warmth.
They are in McKinney Texas. That is why no batting. It only got cold there for about one week when I lived there...lol! They just don't need to be kept warm, just decently covered for being in the halls. Think southern coverlet.
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