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Stay
WARM This Winter by
Stitching Up a Raggedy Quilt. They are Quick and Easy to Sew and Make Great
Presents! |
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Different types of "Quilt
Batting"

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Every Quilt has 3 or more
layers of fabric. The inner or middle layer, which is usually a
thicker soft fabric for warmth, is called "Quilt Batting." |
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right or wrong with quilt batting. It's up to the quilter and what
"look" or "feel" they want. Let's look at some different battings. Some of
these are polyester and one is cotton. Batting can be as inexpensive as
$1.99 a yard, and it can be as high as $14.99 a yard. The thicker battings
are not necessarily the more expensive ones. Cotton batting tends to
run higher in price than poly battings. |
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straight angle to show you another point of view. Look at the thickness
difference. The thicker the batting, the more you will see the "quilting"
in your quilt. If that's the look you want then use the thicker batting.
Also the thicker the batting the warmer the quilt will most likely be for
those winter cold nights. If you are
looking for a "throw quilt" to throw over your white rocking chair on your
front porch at your beach house for "cool" nights, then you would not want
the real thick batting, just a thin batting would be fine for that. |
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battings. It is a personal preference of what type of batting you like,
and what look you want for your quilt. Remember, you will never see the
batting. Look at the batting on the left in the photo. It is very thin and
you can see the black fabric behind it. How well do you think that would
hold up on a quilt you spent hours making? That type might be best for a
quilt that is going to be hung up for display, or maybe a small quilt that
will go on the back of a chair as part of your decor. |
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| This is 100 % cotton batting.
This type of batting is a favorite amongst quilters, however, it does cost
more. This is what I use most of the time. It is $9.00 a yard. I could buy
the $1.99 a yard for quilts and save a lot of money, but I prefer the way
this looks, feels, and works. |
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Warm and Natural is the Quilt Batting that we use in our sewing school.
It is much more expensive than a polyester batting but it gives a
nicer appearance and feel to the end result of the quilt. We never
buy it at full price. About every 3rd flyer Joann Fabrics has it on
sale at 40% off. It usually runs about $9.00 a yard. We could
get other batting for $1.99 a yard but we don't. If you are a new
quilter or sewer buy the inexpensive batting first until you have worked
with enough quilts and batting to decide for yourself. Remember to
keep an eye out for Joann Fabrics coupons to help in the cost of batting. |
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