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#12
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Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: Shreveport, Louisiana
Posts: 87
My Mom and Grandma made patchwork quilts when I was very young, but they were considered "covers" for blankets that were wearing out. So yes, blankets can be used for batting--they were the original "batting" to me.
#13
My wife bought a couple of inexpensive fuzzy blankets and four inexpensive flat sheets (at that “mart” place), and sandwiched them together like a quilt, but with a large distance between stitch lines. We used them for bedrolls when we were camping on motorcycle trips. Having the sheets on the outside helped keep the sand burrs, goat heads (a thorn), pine needles, and other debris associated with tent camping from sticking to the fuzzy blankets.
The widely spaced quilting stitch lines help keep as much poof as possible in the blankets. If you quilt them very closely, they won’t poof as much as batting, get stiff, and won’t trap as much heat.
We didn’t use them in extreme cold situations, and got pretty cool at 32 degrees F in Red River New Mexico one year, but they worked great for all of the other camps that we pitched during six riding seasons.
CD in Oklahoma
The widely spaced quilting stitch lines help keep as much poof as possible in the blankets. If you quilt them very closely, they won’t poof as much as batting, get stiff, and won’t trap as much heat.
We didn’t use them in extreme cold situations, and got pretty cool at 32 degrees F in Red River New Mexico one year, but they worked great for all of the other camps that we pitched during six riding seasons.
CD in Oklahoma
#14
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Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Beaverton,Michigan
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#15
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Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: chicago, IL
Posts: 9,589
I made a lightweight quilt for my MIL using an old flannel top sheet. They lived in Florida and didn't really need a heavy quilt...just something to cover up with.
I wonder what happened to that quilt? Should call FIL's widow and see if she knows anything about Mom's quilt.
I wonder what happened to that quilt? Should call FIL's widow and see if she knows anything about Mom's quilt.
#17
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Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Lebanon Missouri
Posts: 2,668
I got a couple of those ''emergency'' blankets given to me and I washed them before making tent pads out of them OMG they fell apart and it took me the rest of the day to clean the mess out of my washer then my son had to tear the back off to clean out the rest. Not a fun day at all....
#18
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Join Date: Oct 2012
Posts: 1,063
They use to use blankets a lot as batting. There also was a thing that was called a "sheet blanket" which is a thin blanket that they use to use as batting. I did it one time and it worked fine. Now, those quilt police people that go to my quilt group (the know it alls) would scold you up and down for doing that. That is against the rules. But your secret is safe with me.
#20
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Join Date: Nov 2009
Posts: 2,061
I have used sheet blankets for batting. Wash them first. They make warm and fairly lightweight quilts. I think the heavy blankets would be more suitable for camping or outdoor use as they get really heavy. I made several denim quilts and the grandkids wanted a light batting in them and they were SO heavy, but they loved them.
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