quilter's dream dream puff batting question

I made a quilt with that method about 10 years ago, Claudia. It looks nice, has held up well, is rather heavy and (!) it is an absolute beast when it's time to make the bed. The blocks want to pouf and roll, and each one has to be sort of pounded into submission. We've moved it to the guest room where it doesn't have to be tamed so often. Polly

"claudia" Hello everyone

I have used this batting on a biggy quilt and when It was finished it was soooooo heavy..not a summer quilt. Not sure if the batting comes in different weights or not though.

Lyn

I've never used Dream Puff batting -- don't even know what it is -- but

2 layers of batting sounds like a heavy quilt unless the batting is really like, more like Thermore batting.

Take a look at how I did one quilt in sections. It may give you some ideas on how to quilt yours.

Another way: Years ago, probably before I really knew what I was doing, I machine quilted a quilt a block at a time. I layered the block with squares of batting and backing, and quilted it. Then I joined them with sashing strips, batting, and backing. I stacked a sashing backing, a quilted block, a sashing strip, and a sashing batting, and stitched the seam. I flipped them open and sewed the sashing & sashing batting to the next block, leaving the backing free. Then I turned under the edge of the sashing backing and hand stitched it over the seam. Repeat with blocks to make strips of blocks the length of the quilt. Then repeat with the strips of blocks and long strips of sashing. It was quite a bit of hand sewing to sew the backing down, but it worked. If I remember correctly, I trimmed a lot of the batting away from the seams.

Julia in MN

claudia wrote:

Great idea Claudia. Although I do agree that two layers of puff might be a bit much. Could you use regular Dream Poly for the back batting? Request is the thinnest loft poly. I've done something similar and like it much better than the usual quilt as you go methods.

claudia wrote:

My first sampler quilt was done square by square. We had to leave extra batting beyond the block measurement so we could add sashing, thus reducing the number of seams when we put the thing together. Behind the batting was a fine calico (British or Muslin US) that we quilted through. Then at the end the made up quilt was backed by normal backing fabric (mine was a sheet) and then this was tied or stitched though the whole 4 layers. I found that the joins in the battings didn't seem to be very noticable, much to my surprise.

I think this is the Georgia Bonesteel's method, more or less? but my instructions came from mt LQS.

Don't know about that batting - sorry, but wouldn't 3 layers be very heavy.

Sally at the Seaside~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~uk

claudia wrote:

Good luck on that, Claudia! I have never tried the "Quilt as you go" method but have purchased Sandra Millett's book as I intend to try it in the future. I bet you could borrow a copy from the local library and see if your method is similar to hers, and if her method might suggest shortcuts or perhaps less weight.

Please keep us posted on your progress, I for one am eager to hear how it goes! And of course a picture of the finished quilt will be much appreciated!