Do You Double Batt?
#23
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Join Date: Nov 2016
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I need help. I live in Australia and am going to make a quilt for my friends child. I am using cotton blend batting. Do I need to use double thickness batting or is one thickness suitable. I have a normal sewing machine.
Idle Di
Idle Di
#26
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Location: Greater Peoria, IL -- just moved!
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Idle Di, how nice of you to make the project for your friend's baby. Without seeing the batting I'd say trust your gut but keep in mind that baby quilts get washed and dried a lot. I'd probably risk a little thinner rather than a little thicker. It's hard for many of us finding the batting thickness we like both working with and the end results
For ClaudiaM, when we first started safety pin basting before they were in the quilt notion section and used the big diaper sized pins, those could go through anything including a top I made with a thick batt, corduroy, and a satin sheet backing -- but they could also punch holes in fabric with the thickness of the pins, or worse yet snag on a corner of furniture and actually tear a bit .
My modern pins, the ones I like are brass and have the little curve in them, would be too small I think. They are challenging/"just right" for some of my thicker battings as it is.
For ClaudiaM, when we first started safety pin basting before they were in the quilt notion section and used the big diaper sized pins, those could go through anything including a top I made with a thick batt, corduroy, and a satin sheet backing -- but they could also punch holes in fabric with the thickness of the pins, or worse yet snag on a corner of furniture and actually tear a bit .
My modern pins, the ones I like are brass and have the little curve in them, would be too small I think. They are challenging/"just right" for some of my thicker battings as it is.
#27
I have not double batted before. I confess it scares me a bit. Since I am mostly doing FMQ on my DSM it is not likely I would be able to manage it well. Reading everything here makes me want to consider it if/when I do get my Grace fram up and moving again, or if I decide to have someone LA a quilt for me.
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