threadcountess Posted March 2, 2005 Report Share Posted March 2, 2005 I am going to be quilting a bedspread with 3 layers of 12 oz polyester batting for a customer. The whole job will be much easier if I can finish the edges before I quilt it. Does anyone know how much extra to allow for "take-up" or shrinkage as it is quilted? It is a king-sized bed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudyL Posted March 3, 2005 Report Share Posted March 3, 2005 There's no way I would try that! But, to answer your question, I'm thinking that just from the quilting, the top and backing should "shrink" at the same rate. A whole lot will depend on the amount of quilting you do. But, just suppose you decide it's going to quilt 2% and you take that into account before binding. Then your binding is going to be shorter than the sides of your quilt and there's probably no way you can load the quilt correctly with the binding smaller than the quilt. It may have been done successfully before but . . I surely wouldn't recommend it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
threadcountess Posted March 3, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 3, 2005 It will not have too much quilting, and the edges are actually finished with piping. She wants it really poofy. The rows are 8 inches apart. I just wish there was a formula. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Linda S Posted March 3, 2005 Report Share Posted March 3, 2005 Is that batting you're using going to hold up, being quilted 8" apart? Most batting needs to be quilted about 4-6 inches at the most. I know Thinsulate can go up to 11". Best check about that, or when you wash it, you're going to have balls of batting inside the quilt. Linda Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudyL Posted March 3, 2005 Report Share Posted March 3, 2005 I just received my first roll of Quilters Dream Blend 70/30. I haven't used it yet but it says it can be quilted up to 12" apart. Can you imagine? I'd never do that but I'm wondering how it works when heavily quilted .. will it get stiff? Anyone know? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busybee Posted March 3, 2005 Report Share Posted March 3, 2005 I would think that it gets stiffer as you quilt more intense. Closer the quilting the stiffer it gets. Nita Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheryl Posted March 3, 2005 Report Share Posted March 3, 2005 I have a sort of funny...for you experience quilters I am sure you'll just think I'm not quite brite. I did a baby quilt for the neighbor. I wanted it fairly thick, but soft, so I used 2 layers of batting..to give it extra loft. Then I quilted sprials all over it.....about an inch between the stitching lines. So, when I took it off of the frame I have what can only be described as a ...well I'm not certain how to describe it, but it was not soft, or drapey. I was very stiff....and difficult to fold more that twice. The colors were great, all my points matched...what a disappointment. I learned a couple of things. 2 layers may make it thicker, not necessarily lofty. Quilting that is close and looks great may lend too much body to an already bulky quilt. I still gave her the "quilt", but told her it may make a better "lay on" rather than cover up. I'm doing another one in complimentary colors...one layer of warm and natural...maybe 2-3 inches between stitching. Cheryl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
White Rooster Posted March 4, 2005 Report Share Posted March 4, 2005 Don't worry Cheryl, we all have had that type of experience. I chuckled at the visual I got when I read your story. Have you thought about hanging in on the wall? Just a thought. Thank you for the cute story, it definitely made me smile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudyL Posted March 4, 2005 Report Share Posted March 4, 2005 Hey . . have you thought of using it as a wall? I've used double layers with Hobbs Heirloom and Hobbs Wool and often use Heirloom and Polydown and quilt the heck out of them and they stay soft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kari Posted March 5, 2005 Report Share Posted March 5, 2005 You may want to try washing it. I use a lot of Warm and Natural and find it very still until washed. After a wash the quilt it looks very soft and crinkly - even with very tight stitching. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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