SSStitches

I am making quilts for each of my three children. My daughter has requested an all white quilt, or with varying shades of white. Has anyone made a quilt using white eyelet? I want it to have soft vintage look.

Macybaby

When i've used eyelet for accent, I've backed it with another lightweight fabric. That way no batting can work it's way through the eyelet holes. The eyelet I used was a very lightweight fabric so backing it did not make it heavier than most quilting cotton.

I have 5 yards of really pretty eyelet with a border design. I bought it on sale for about $1 yard and figured some day I'd find an idea of how to use it in a quilt, so I'll be looking forward to what you come up with.

bearisgray

I think it might work if it was backed with another fabric - sort of a shadow effect.

Jordan

I have made garments with eyelet and I agree with the rest that you may need to put a very light fabric for backing.

illinois

This is more a question than an absolute solution but would netting or tulle work for this? Is it durable enough? It wouldn't add weight to the fabric. It is suggested for over the top of some fabrics so that's what brings me to inquiring of opinions.

madamekelly

One of the prettiest eyelet quilts I have seen had, brighter colors behind the eyelet that was done with just six inch squares. Not extreme bright colors just darker shades of “Easter” type colors. Very feminine looking.

KalamaQuilts

I used eyelet as the binding on one of my wholecloth quilts. It is wide so I folded it over itself to get sturdy cloth in the binding and let the eyelet area itself be a inner edge border. I'd show a picture but the air condition unit is blocking that closet. I stitched it down with pearl beads.

Macybaby

oh- those are both really nice ideas.

honeybee1001

Love the ideas. I have some eyelet fabric here I want to put into a quilt.

mindless

Jenny uses lots of eyelet & lace in her pieces:

http://www.elefantz.com/2018/01/bloc...arden-bom.html

She has lots of free stuff on craftsy too (scroll down):

https://www.craftsy.com/profile/jenn...efantz-designs

Here, they use eyelet as binding:

http://www.mollyandmama.com.au/heart...ip-mini-quilt/

more ideas here:
https://www.google.com/search?q=usin...iw=927&bih=624