d.rickman

Has anyone ever Long armed a quilt with farmed sheeps wool, which has been cleaned, carded and made into batts, then placed between a top sheet and bottom sheet, and tied. I had 12 sheeps wool processed and now need some information and assistance on long arming my Ginny Beyer quilt top utilizing the layered batt? It seems to be very puffy - was advised to use two or three layers of batt in each quilt, by the processing plant.

popover

Since it isn't bonded, you will need to quilt very closely.

Prism99

I assume the two or three layers of batt are encased in the sheets? I think I would use an iron to compress the batting as much as possible. This shouldn't hurt it; it will puff back up once it is washed.

I agree that you will need to quilt very closely -- perhaps 1" apart, 2" max. Otherwise the batting is likely to clump up with wear and washing.

Spray starching the top and backing will help keep the top and backing layers from shifting as you quilt. I would probably not try to float anything; I get much better results by not floating, especially with puffy battings. Also, if you do not float, you can spray starch the backing fabric as you load. If you float the top, you might want to use something like Mettler Web Bond under the top as you go, to keep it from moving around. (You could use 505 too, but Web Bond is less messy.)

Edit: I'm thinking that the top fabric and backing fabric are likely to slide around on the sheets. This makes starching more important, and also the possible use of Web Bond under the top (spraying in from sides as you go).

tessagin

Anxious to see it when it's done.