sdeaaz

A friend gave me 5 embroidered crib size baby quilts that he had embroidered, cross stitch style. She wanted to know if I could quilt them for her. They are the printed on white muslin. Any suggestions as to what to use for the backing. Should I use cotton batting and a muslin back? flannel... cotton.... any helpful suggestions would be appreciated. I have some poly batting... would that be ok. She is not wanting to spend a lot to get them quilted.... I would probably just do it for her at no cost to me, but want them to look nice.

pewa88

Since you want to use what you have with no extra cost then poly batting and muslin or flannel is fine. Baby quilts are washed a lot so any fabric that stands up to washing is fine. If you use flannel as the backing make sure you prewash because flannel shrinks a lot the first time it is washed.

sewingitalltogether

I'm redoing an embroidered baby quilt for my sister. Bought some redwork fabric that matches the front. I'll use a cotton batting.

NZquilter

When I make my embroidered quilts, I use polyester batting and quilting cotton backing. Most of my embroidered blocks have been printed on broadcloth. Please share some pics when they are done

Sharonquilts

If they are to be used for a baby, I think you need to use a batting that isn't flammable. I don't think polyester is recommended.

Prism99

I would use polyester batting so the embroidered cross stitch doesn't shrink.

Polyester is okay for quilts, including baby quilts. It is not good in a fire because polyester is plastic and will melt in a fire, creating sticky goo that can cause deep burns into the skin. However, cotton is actually more flammable than polyester; it just doesn't create sticky goo. Cotton in a quilt is relatively safe because of the thickness of the quilt sandwich. Fire requires air to burn, and the thickness of a cotton quilt means the quilt will burn slowly. Think about thin cotton, though. Cotton draperies will explode in flames because they are thin and exposed to air on both sides. That is why untreated cotton is banned from commercial children's sleepwear. A nightgown made of cotton, if exposed to fire, will engulf a child so quickly in flames that hair will catch on fire before anyone can drop and roll the child.

As long as a home has working fire alarms in it, I don't think it makes any difference what kind of batting is used in a baby quilt.

quiltingcandy

I have made a few of the embroidered baby quilts and the big thing is a backing that doesn't show through to the front. You can use any type of fabric that you want. Those I did with a cotton, but if I do another it will more than likely be a flannel. The flannel cuddles better. Also, I used the poly batting because when I made them, the cotton batting would shrink more than it does now and it didn't have the scrim it does now so the frequent washing would cause the cotton to bunch up.

Please share pictures of them when you can, I would love to see them.