Allison S. Posted February 5, 2019 Report Share Posted February 5, 2019 Hi, I have a customer quilt made of wool, wool blend, corduroy, and gabardine suits or skirts. The customers grandmother made it 40 years ago. I'm going to quilt it from the front so that I can work out the fullness. Is it best to quilt closer, or to quilt farther apart, when working out the fullness? I've done quilts with some fullness, but never as much as this one has. I plan on just stippling it. Most of the work is in prepping it. It was a mess. I plan on using wool batting and a cotton back. **Side note: I washed this 4 times, using color catchers every time. The water rinsed clear. Nonetheless, one of the reds still bled onto a gabardine fabric next to it. I manage to get most of it out. Thanks! Allison Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimerickson Posted February 5, 2019 Report Share Posted February 5, 2019 When I have a quilt with a lot of fullness, I use a high loft batting, and quilt as heavily as necessary to control the fullness. Jim dbams 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allison S. Posted February 11, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 11, 2019 On 2/5/2019 at 12:45 PM, jimerickson said: When I have a quilt with a lot of fullness, I use a high loft batting, and quilt as heavily as necessary to control the fullness. Jim Thank you Jim. I have some 80/20 I could double up on. Is that comparable to one layer of high loft? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimerickson Posted February 16, 2019 Report Share Posted February 16, 2019 Really, probably not. You could try that, but the quilt would be really heavy. I use either wool (expensive), or a heavy poly (inexpensive). I use only Hobbs, and their 12 oz. poly has a lot of loft. Good luck. Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allison S. Posted February 18, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 18, 2019 On 2/15/2019 at 8:29 PM, jimerickson said: Really, probably not. You could try that, but the quilt would be really heavy. I use either wool (expensive), or a heavy poly (inexpensive). I use only Hobbs, and their 12 oz. poly has a lot of loft. Good luck. Jim Thanks Jim. I think I'm going to need it on this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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