Sheila Poore Posted March 18, 2012 Report Share Posted March 18, 2012 I have a customer with a paralellogram shaped quilt, its is 130" long and 40" wide and was made to hang on the wall going down a stairway. It is made of a combination of blocks all made by different people and they are different peicing techniques. My question at the moment is about batting, she wants cotton. I'm concerned about the way it will hang, this is my first wall quilt. the quilting will be fairly dense. I have read you all talking about wool on top of cotton and am wondering if this is what I should do?? Any suggestions would be appreciated!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quiltmonkey Posted March 18, 2012 Report Share Posted March 18, 2012 Cotton batting lays flatter. I would use a cotton batt. And you could layer two together if you want more definition. The cotton should go on the bottom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neher-in-law5 Posted March 18, 2012 Report Share Posted March 18, 2012 I can't advise on wall hanging batting, but wanted to mention an idea on keeping things in line while on the wall. I made a diamond shaped wall hanging and needed some way to keep the center corners out and flat so it would hang correctly from the single loop at the top. I used squares folded into triangles on each of the corners sewn on with the binding (raw edges to raw edges) and used 1/4 inch dowel rods tucked into the pockets of the triangles. I should have also used some hanging sleeve partway on the edges to keep it from waving between the corners, the hanging sleeve would need to be short enough so you can get the dowel in the sleeve and then tucked under the triangles. It works very well and a sewing needle/corsage pin in the wall is enough to hang the whole thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quilting Heidi Posted March 18, 2012 Report Share Posted March 18, 2012 I think Shana is right that the cotton lays flat but make sure it is dense enough or it may be wavy. I'd use QD mid to high density. Now if you really want to make the quilting pop use a 1/2 layer of wool on top, just tease it apart. It really adds a lot of definition. If you use just cotton you won't see much quilting definition I don't think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheila Poore Posted March 18, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2012 Thanks everyone, I really appreciate the ideas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheila Poore Posted March 18, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2012 My quilters dream batting is the Highest loft, does that mean the densest? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quilting Heidi Posted March 18, 2012 Report Share Posted March 18, 2012 Originally posted by Sheila Poore My quilters dream batting is the Highest loft, does that mean the densest? Yes I think it is supreme that has the biggest loft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alcote Posted March 19, 2012 Report Share Posted March 19, 2012 I make quite a few large wall hangings for commission and I use a product called Battlilizer. It is made by Hoop Sisters by Quilters Dream. It is a mixture of stabilizer and batting. It is mostly used for embroidery machines, It adds a layer of stability that allows the exra "tug" or "pull" of machine embroidery. It makes the quilt lay perfectly flat and straight. Also great for thread painting. No puckering at all and you have the quilting done at the same time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farmland Quilter Posted March 25, 2012 Report Share Posted March 25, 2012 I've used Quilter's Dream Deluxe Cotton on smaller wall hangings and was very happy with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Butterfly Posted March 26, 2012 Report Share Posted March 26, 2012 Another good option is Quilters Dream 70/30. There is a light scrim to it that would help your quilt lay flat. I like it. Jess Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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