two quilting questions

Nov 13, 2006 5 Replies

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ksoa650 19 years ago

Hope someone posts tonight as I have this project spread out over my entire living room. I appreciate any help.

I am recovering an old quilt. It's not an heirloom, patchwork, artistic quilt. It was just one color fabric that my Mom and Grandma made for my Mom and Dad when they bought their king-size bed approx 45 years ago. The batting is quite nice. 100% wool. The quilt is old and the batting is worn thin around the top and bottom. I am sizing down so that I may put the quilt on my bed. I have trimmed the batting approx. 4 inches around. My question is may I use this trimmed batting for patching thinner areas of the main remaining piece?

Or will it bunch up and get lumpy as time goes on?

Also, how do I keep the batting in place while I turn it inside out (seams out)?

Also, I plan to use wool yarn to tie finished piece together. What is the minimum space per tie needed?

I am working with an old Singer portable. It is a straight stitch only. I can't sew quilting.

Thanks in advance for your help!

Karen

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Vikki In WA State 19 years ago

Karen, I have worked with those old wool batts, but the ones I am familiar with were covered with cheesecloth on both sides. If you do have thin spots I don't know why you wouldn't be able to baste a piece in that place. As long as it didn't make a lump.

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Estelle Gallagher 19 years ago

I should think the batting could be tacked in place where it is thin. Then tack(baste )the batting to either the back or front,not both to turn inside out! Hope that might help. Also the tying, I have no experience with this but would imagine that,

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Julia in MN 19 years ago

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ksoa650 19 years ago

The price of this wool batting listed on the website was interesting to me. I didn't realize that it was so pricey ($75).

Half-way through this project, I thought it would have been smarter to just throw the old quilt away and buy a comforter, or something. Plus, I purchased 14 yards of cotton fabric, which is also an investment. I was remorseful.

But, this batting is nice and thick and really, really warm. I think my Mom and Grandma would be pleased that I'm recovering it. So, I trudge on with my very limited sewing skills.

Thanks for the tips on the basting. I hadn't even thought of that! I'm going to use every bit of the wool to complete the job. My fabric is cream with a small white print, and the ties will be white. It will be so fresh and pretty when it's done.

Karen

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DrQuilter 19 years ago

Good luck with your project. I love recovering old quilts. BTW, you can probably do quilting with that machine - most of use do not use special machines for quilting, just our regular ones.

snipped-for-privacy@yahoo.com wrote: I am working with an old Singer portable. It is a straight stitch only.

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