Batting question

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16 years ago

Sat, Aug 18, 2007 4:48 PM

My current project is 45" x 45", has nine redwork blocks with sashing, a 1" inner border, and a 4" wide outer border.

Since I will not be able to quilt over the approximate 6" x 6" area with the redwork, what type of batting should I use?

I would like for my quilting to "show up" even though the thread will probably match the fabric.

Also, right now my quilt is really squared up and I am not sure if batting affects the amount of distortion when quilted.

The quilt (actually wallhanging) will be seldom washed.

Jerry in North Alabama

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16 years ago

Sat, Aug 18, 2007 5:27 PM

Poly batting is always safe when you have to leave large areas unquilted, Jerry; and it also has the advantage of being very easy to hand quilt. That said, I did a bluework quilt (here: ) a couple of years ago, and I did quilt through the embroidered areas, just to keep things sort of even. I quilted around the teapots and some of the motifs on the teapots, and then I also put a diagonal grid in the background of each block. Could you do something similar?

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16 years ago

Sat, Aug 18, 2007 7:02 PM

I've done the same thing with embroidered blocks. I've also done some where I just quilted close to the main motif with thread to match the background. It makes the design pop a bit, but isn't really noticeable. If you aren't going to quilt the blocks, choose a batting that says that quilting lines may be at least 6" apart. Warm'n'Natural or Warm'n'White are two that would work.

Julia in MN