Finished Kansas Dugout Vintage Top
03-01-2010, 06:54 AM
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I also buy vintage quilt tops and finish them. I added a border to one that I used some vintage fabric that matched really well and one that didn't seem to need a border. What type of batting do you use? It was suggested to me that I should use cotton batting to make them more authentic but I haven't found one that I like for hand quilting. Your quilt turned out really nice.
03-01-2010, 07:28 AM
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I'm sure that cotton batting is more authentic but I don't use it. I like poly batting, I buy the bagged batting online at JoAnn when it's on sale with free shipping, I buy at least 12 at a time to make sure it lasts me a while. I quilt with a longarm. Hand quilting is more authentic too but I have old creeky hands and can't do it anymore. The hand quilting I did was with thin poly batting. I wish I had some old fabrics in my stash. We all do the best we can with what we have and manage to have pretty quilts.
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