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Re: CAN I DOUBLE BATTING 06 Jun 2011 14:41 #65667

sugarmuffin57 OFFLINE Posts: 179	Lotti, You are so funny! I never even thouhgt of that kind of grass. Thanks for the info. I am going to practice some.
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Re: CAN I DOUBLE BATTING 06 Jun 2011 00:40 #65659

lotti OFFLINE Posts: 1893 Thank you received: 309	NOT what it sounds like - although that could be quite useful for calming down cranky babies - or better yet, their mums no - i just sew little green spiky things that look (in the most remote sense) like tufts of weeds all over my cloth fields so no worries - no need to report me and my friends to the local narcotics team
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Re: CAN I DOUBLE BATTING 05 Jun 2011 17:07 #65647

sugarmuffin57
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lotti wrote:

when i do my play quilts i usually use double - if not tripple layers of batting - of course this does hamper the quilting - but for these quilts - all the quilting has to do is hold it all together - so i can go and do grass patches and similar things to hold it all together...
the main issue i've found - is that all the layers have to be basted together really really really well

Lotti, What are "grass Patches"?

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Re: CAN I DOUBLE BATTING 05 Jun 2011 10:30 #65640

bobbysoxer OFFLINE Posts: 29	THANKS FOR ALL YOUR ANSWERS. I FOUND OUT I'M NOT AS COURAGEOUS AS I THOUGHT. I WENT TO MY QUILT SHOP AND BOUGHT GOOD BATTING. I'LL USE THE OTHER FOR PRACTICING.
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Re: CAN I DOUBLE BATTING 05 Jun 2011 09:19 #65639

lotti OFFLINE Posts: 1893 Thank you received: 309	when i do my play quilts i usually use double - if not tripple layers of batting - of course this does hamper the quilting - but for these quilts - all the quilting has to do is hold it all together - so i can go and do grass patches and similar things to hold it all together... the main issue i've found - is that all the layers have to be basted together really really really well
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Re: CAN I DOUBLE BATTING 05 Jun 2011 09:09 #65637

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You can do anything. Whether it is recommended might be a different matter.

When I joined up with a quilting bee in the late 90s I was the spring chicken, just in my 50s. The group was primarily in their 70s or 80s and they were making quilts based on what was needed when they were young and living in log houses. The quilt on the frame my first day, and largely my introduction to hand quilting, was a sheet on the back, a pieced fortrel squares top and double Mountain Mist batting. I could do nothing but stab and poke with that. I had a real argument on my hands when I had them quilt for me and I would not allow double batting and they thought I was the foolish one. Despite that introduction to hand quilting I went on to enjoy it but due to hand issues have given it up but still miss it.

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Re: CAN I DOUBLE BATTING 04 Jun 2011 18:02 #65620

Lorchen OFFLINE Posts: 2639 Thank you received: 50	Oooops...... Good job Margo is keeping an eye on things!
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Re: CAN I DOUBLE BATTING 04 Jun 2011 17:52 #65618

Margo OFFLINE Posts: 6522 Thank you received: 129	Read the package instructions before you try to pre-wash! Some can NOT be prewashed and you will wind up with a very large wet Kleenex!! :shock:
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Re: CAN I DOUBLE BATTING 04 Jun 2011 17:38 #65617

Lorchen OFFLINE Posts: 2639 Thank you received: 50	Forgotten to say: I doubled up batting and spray-basted the two batting together (no problems with handling them then), did the quilting etc, and washed the quilt when finished in order to get rid of all the glue residue.
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Re: CAN I DOUBLE BATTING 04 Jun 2011 17:36 #65616

Lorchen OFFLINE Posts: 2639 Thank you received: 50	I can't think of any reason why you should not double that batting. But I'm wondering about something else: If the batting is not an established brand name and so we know how the batting will behave, then you may want to consider carefully pre-washing it because it may shrink in a way that you are not expecting.
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Re: CAN I DOUBLE BATTING 04 Jun 2011 16:27 #65613

bobbysoxer OFFLINE Posts: 29	THANKS MUCH JUDY. GUESS I'LL TRY IT. IT'S THE LAST TIME I BUY BATTING AT WALMART.
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Re: CAN I DOUBLE BATTING 04 Jun 2011 14:00 #65612

SuperJudy OFFLINE Posts: 155 Thank you received: 1	I have friends who do that regularly. As long as you pin, baste, glue the layers together securely before quilting, everything should be fine. Good luck!
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CAN I DOUBLE BATTING 04 Jun 2011 12:08 #65609

bobbysoxer OFFLINE Posts: 29	BEING THE CHEAP PERSON THAT I AM,I BOUGHT SOME BATTING AT WALMART. IT IS NOT THICK ENOUGH FOR WHAT I WANT. IS IT POSSIBLE TO DOUBLE IT? AND HOW? IT IS VERY VERY THIN !!!! WILL IT DISTORT THE QUILT?
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