Quilt without batting
04-14-2021, 09:09 PM
#56
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I know this sounds a bit strange, but for a summer-weight quilt I have used diaper material. It's very thin, made of cotton, very breathable, very sturdy, and just enough to keep your quilt from being "see through" and give it a tiny bit of heft, but it doesn't add warmth. I'm talking about using a single layer here. It's cheap, and it's sold by the yard right off a bolt just like fabric. Google it on line. If you can't find it cheap, PM me and I'll give you my source. Don't even think you have to buy it from England, although they use a lot of it there because it's good stuff and cheap. (England may come up first on the web.) I know because I used to live there. It's a material that's seriously underused and poorly understood in the States.
What exactly is diaper material? I typed it in Google and got si many results. Is it like an athletic fabric? Lyrica? Wool?
04-14-2021, 10:50 PM
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I think they're referring to birdseye cotton, which most diapers were made of when I was young. Birdseye is a type of weave.
Here's an etsy listing with a good picture. https://www.etsy.com/listing/8171286...4813ea27bbd390
Here's an etsy listing with a good picture. https://www.etsy.com/listing/8171286...4813ea27bbd390
04-18-2021, 03:39 PM
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I am trying to decide about putting anti-pill plush fleece for the backing on a t-shirt quilt I am making for grandson's graduation. It would have no batting. I think it should work as the fleece seems quite substantial. Hope it works.
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