bettyh77

Hi, I never thought about using blankets for batting. I think I will try hat on my next quilt. Thanks, for letting me know. Betty

bettyh77

On the indian quilt I mentioned, I remembered that you use a big square and you cut out pieces to make a head, a top and a skirt. You use black yarn to make braids for hair.You can also add some indian designs on the side if you have space.

Judith Rae

I have never used a blanket for batting, but I do sometimes use flannel sheets.

janb

My son suggested using light weight fleece for batting...I am going to try it. So much easier for me than cotton batting and no piecing - usually kings are the same price as twin if purchased at right time of year...white or lt. camel should work well.

aurora41

I use light weight blankets for the back of the quilt. So they are very nice to use during Winter months. My children and grandchildren enjoy them. I never tought I could use it for batting. Good idea.

quiltermomo

I have several old foam core blankets. When they begin to wear out you can see the web core. I think I will try using one in my next project. They are warm and light weight.

Annz

I am the first and only quilter in my family but it sounds interresting.

bettyh77

I really enjoy reading what everyone has to say about quilting on this message board.

JeanDal

My granny made my mom and dad a quilt using a blanket for batting. The material on the outside has worn out and the blanket on the inside is still good.

nlgh

Back before we had fleece by the bolt, a friend of mine would buy inexpensive blankets and use them instead of batting. My grandmother back in the 30's and 40's would encase a wornout quilt and tie it to extend the use. She has been gone since 1972 (at age 90). Her husband was a farmer and they never had much money, so she used everything. The only quilts I ever saw her work on were scrappy quilts. I was born in 1937 so I really don't know what she did in her younger days. But she quilted a lot and started me piecing at about age 13 or 14 on a 9 Patch.