Which Quilt Batting to Use for a Memorial Quilt, Which will be hung
#1
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Which Quilt Batting to Use for a Memorial Quilt, Which will be hung
I am in the process of starting a Memorial Quilt for my niece who's oldest son died at age 29 from a bad batch of Opioids. She has asked to have 30+ 10 x 10" photos on the quilt, which I determined to be 75" x 90" and will hang on a wall.
Because of the large number of photos, I plan to piece, sandwich and quilt the quilt and then attach the photos (machine sew them down).
My question is, which 80/20 batting (or other batting) would you recommend for this type of quilt?
I thank those Board Members who answered my previous questions about making a Memorial Quilt!
Because of the large number of photos, I plan to piece, sandwich and quilt the quilt and then attach the photos (machine sew them down).
My question is, which 80/20 batting (or other batting) would you recommend for this type of quilt?
I thank those Board Members who answered my previous questions about making a Memorial Quilt!
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Art quilters often use two layers: wool next to the top, W&N or something similar behind. The wool gives more definition to quilting. Sometimes felt is added as a third layer to give stability and help it hang straight.
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IMO, because it's going to hang on a wall, and it sounds like the focus will be on the pictures and not on the quilting, I would go with a single layer of wool. It is lightweight and won't put as much drag on a large quilt.