Summer weight quilt question
 

Hi All,

I made a quilt that I'd hoped would work for summer--used a light, low-
loft batting. Unfortunately, here in the Mojave desert, the quilt is
still too heavy for summer. (Will work great for winter though.) So
I'm thinking of giving a summer weight quilt another shot. Instead of
using a batting, I'm considering using a sheet instead. Has anyone
tried this? I'd love to hear any other suggestions!

Thanks in advance!
Michelle in NV

Summer weight quilt question
 

Hey Michelle

Your question made me go look in my closet at a quilt my mother made
many years ago. She called it her summer quilt.

She didn't use any batting at all. Used a sheet for the backing.

Now mind you she always bought sheets with the 200 thread count. This
is all hand quilted. Her fingers must have hurt badly by the time she
finished this full size quilt or they were fingers of steel.

I know this quilt to be at least 40 years old. It was made before my
DWR and she made that in 1968.

Kate T. South Mississippi

Summer weight quilt question
 

There was a period of time here in England (probably elsewhere too?),
when so-called 'patchworks' were made. These were just tops and
backing. Obviously the quilting was just functional - to hold the two
layers together - and there wasn't a lot of it - not much point, as it
wouldn't be clearly seen. But these pieces of work were beautiful. I
saw a great many in the home of Lucy Bolton (she was an authoress and
quilter not that long ago, as it was her daughter who showed us round
the family home - say 60 years?)
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In message . com,
desert quilter writes
Hi All,

I made a quilt that I'd hoped would work for summer--used a light, low-
loft batting. Unfortunately, here in the Mojave desert, the quilt is
still too heavy for summer. (Will work great for winter though.) So
I'm thinking of giving a summer weight quilt another shot. Instead of
using a batting, I'm considering using a sheet instead. Has anyone
tried this? I'd love to hear any other suggestions!

Thanks in advance!
Michelle in NV


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Best Regards
pat on the hill

Summer weight quilt question
 

I remember making a quilt using flannel instead of batting for summer use.
It gave enough body for quilting but not weight.

--
Bonnie
NJ
"desert quilter" wrote in message
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Hi All,

I made a quilt that I'd hoped would work for summer--used a light, low-
loft batting. Unfortunately, here in the Mojave desert, the quilt is
still too heavy for summer. (Will work great for winter though.) So
I'm thinking of giving a summer weight quilt another shot. Instead of
using a batting, I'm considering using a sheet instead. Has anyone
tried this? I'd love to hear any other suggestions!

Thanks in advance!
Michelle in NV

Summer weight quilt question
 

I would definitely go for it, the only thought that occurs is that if
you want to any decorative rather than functional quilting that it would
be rather like doing machine embroidery and need a stabiliser. If you
needed to do that over the entire quilt that could end up expensive, but
if there are just sections you want to pay more attention to, it would
probably work out fine you could just iron on some tear away stabiliser
under those sections.

cheers
Anne

Summer weight quilt question
 

There would be 2 layers of fabric though.
"Anne Rogers" wrote in message
. ..
I would definitely go for it, the only thought that occurs is that if you
want to any decorative rather than functional quilting that it would be
rather like doing machine embroidery and need a stabiliser. If you needed
to do that over the entire quilt that could end up expensive, but if there
are just sections you want to pay more attention to, it would probably work
out fine you could just iron on some tear away stabiliser under those
sections.

cheers
Anne

Summer weight quilt question
 

Howdy!

Yes, Estelle; should work just fine w/ the 2 layers of fabric.
More quilting would help stabilize the seams, keep them from fraying;
batting gives a cushion to those seams, makes the extra thickness
sink into that cushion, protecting them from wear. More quilting thru'
just the 2 layers should provide some of that protection.

R/Sandy


On 8/26/07 3:36 PM, in article ,
"Estelle Gallagher" wrote:

There would be 2 layers of fabric though.
"Anne Rogers" wrote in message
. ..
I would definitely go for it, the only thought that occurs is that if you
want to any decorative rather than functional quilting that it would be
rather like doing machine embroidery and need a stabiliser. If you needed
to do that over the entire quilt that could end up expensive, but if there
are just sections you want to pay more attention to, it would probably work
out fine you could just iron on some tear away stabiliser under those
sections.

cheers
Anne

Summer weight quilt question
 

The summer quilts my Gram made we patchwork or applique top, flannel
sheet for middle and unbleached muslin for backing. Instead of quilting
them per se, she would use a decorative embroidery stitch (usually some
form of feather stitch) over the seam between each block. Comfy, cozy,
not too warm for upstate NY summers.


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desert quilter wrote:
Hi All,

I made a quilt that I'd hoped would work for summer--used a light, low-
loft batting. Unfortunately, here in the Mojave desert, the quilt is
still too heavy for summer. (Will work great for winter though.) So
I'm thinking of giving a summer weight quilt another shot. Instead of
using a batting, I'm considering using a sheet instead. Has anyone
tried this? I'd love to hear any other suggestions!

Thanks in advance!
Michelle in NV

Summer weight quilt question
 

Just to thank you for the question :o) I can see I was going to be asking
it in the not too distant future. I'm piecing a scrappy for the caravan and
we go north to Queensland every year so using cotton, wool or poly batting
was just going to be way too hot. I like the idea of using flannel as the
"batting". That would be a good alternative.

Wendy in NSW



"desert quilter" wrote in message
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Hi All,

I made a quilt that I'd hoped would work for summer--used a light, low-
loft batting. Unfortunately, here in the Mojave desert, the quilt is
still too heavy for summer. (Will work great for winter though.) So
I'm thinking of giving a summer weight quilt another shot. Instead of
using a batting, I'm considering using a sheet instead. Has anyone
tried this? I'd love to hear any other suggestions!

Thanks in advance!
Michelle in NV

Summer weight quilt question
 

Just read all of your great replies to my question. I hadn't thought
of either using flannel or just foregoing any batting at all. This is
great! I can make the top, see how heavy it is on its own and go
either way. I'm kind of partial to the idea of a flannel batting so
the quilt will have more body, but don't want to defeat my purpose--a
quilted bedspread to use in the summer! Glad to know I have options.

Anne, I see your point about using a stabilizer for decorative
quilting--but my machine quilting is only about straight lines. ;-)
I certainly admire anyone who can do decorative stitching on the
sewing machine. If a quilt must have decorative quilting, I do it by
hand. However, it takes me forever, so I reserve it for very special
occasions. :-)

Wendy, it sounds like you have much the same issue that I do. :-)

Thanks so much for your help, ladies!

Michelle in NV