If you've made a quillow.....
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If you've made a quillow.....
...what type of batting did you use? I have a pattern that calls for a lofty polyester batting, but I've only used Warm & Natural in my quilts. I guess "puffy" would be better. Any opinions?
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I made mine with puffy because I didn't know any better. In the beginning it was bundlesome to fold but as it aged, the batting lost some of its fluff and was easier to fold. I made one for my car using only flannel ... it was tooo flat. It seems Warm & Natural would be perfect - not too fluffy and not too flat. I'm interested in your results.
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We made HUNDREDS of these in the 80s. My MIL had a shop. We always used poly batting BUT they were just tied. If you are willing to quilt them some or tie closer than we did you could use W&N. We used a medium loft.
I still have one left on the couch in my basement. I think that is the last of them.
I still have one left on the couch in my basement. I think that is the last of them.
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you can use any batting you want- the directions call for lofty-poly batting so the (pillow) is like a pillow- they will fold up flatter if you use warm & natural or some other low-loft batting- it is a personal choice- some people like them lofty-fluffy, cozy- if you like the flat-stiffness of warm & natural then use that.
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I will be making at least one t-shirt quillow for my son-in-law, and plan on using a low-loft poly batting in it. I have a number of other t-shirts of my SIL's that will be made into quilts, and for those, Warm and Natural is my choice.
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