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Best batting for baby quilt - polyester or cotton
Hi all
I really need your help here - I am out of my depth. Very good friend has just become a grandmother and asked me to make a baby quilt for her new grandson. Now, babies - let alone baby quilts - are not my favourite things - so I am swimming in deep water vbg. I have made what is probably a totally unsuitable top (hoffman panel with bears and ducks and other stuff) and made it a bit larger with a final border of scrapy four patches. The back is my interpretation of a baby quilt 12 x 14 3" rail fence blocks in barn-raising layout in shades of blue yellow and turqoise with a large turqoise border around the outside to make is the same size (more or less) as the front. Now to my question: Is cotton or poly batt better - and why? I have both and don't quite know what to do next. The quilt will be used in England if temparatures make a difference. Help .... -- Cheers for now Tutu Cape Town, South Africa |
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Best batting for baby quilt - polyester or cotton
I would suggest the cotton batt over the polyester. I like the softness of
the cotton, to me it's just more people and baby friendly. -- Bonnie NJ "Tutu Haynes-Smart" wrote in message ... Hi all I really need your help here - I am out of my depth. Very good friend has just become a grandmother and asked me to make a baby quilt for her new grandson. Now, babies - let alone baby quilts - are not my favourite things - so I am swimming in deep water vbg. I have made what is probably a totally unsuitable top (hoffman panel with bears and ducks and other stuff) and made it a bit larger with a final border of scrapy four patches. The back is my interpretation of a baby quilt 12 x 14 3" rail fence blocks in barn-raising layout in shades of blue yellow and turqoise with a large turqoise border around the outside to make is the same size (more or less) as the front. Now to my question: Is cotton or poly batt better - and why? I have both and don't quite know what to do next. The quilt will be used in England if temparatures make a difference. Help .... -- Cheers for now Tutu Cape Town, South Africa |
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Best batting for baby quilt - polyester or cotton
Ooh, a religious issue!
My own preference is always natural fiber. Cotton breathes, it shrinks up and makes a lovely textured surface, drapes well, and it's a lot easier to machine quilt, if that's your plan. Assuming your fabrics are also cotton, why not stick with a good thing? And there's the fire safety issue, not that your friend will ever suffer a fire. Polyester melts and sticks, cotton needs a much higher temperature before it will burn. Sounds like a really pretty quilt! Roberta in D "Tutu Haynes-Smart" schrieb im Newsbeitrag ... Hi all I really need your help here - I am out of my depth. Very good friend has just become a grandmother and asked me to make a baby quilt for her new grandson. Now, babies - let alone baby quilts - are not my favourite things - so I am swimming in deep water vbg. I have made what is probably a totally unsuitable top (hoffman panel with bears and ducks and other stuff) and made it a bit larger with a final border of scrapy four patches. The back is my interpretation of a baby quilt 12 x 14 3" rail fence blocks in barn-raising layout in shades of blue yellow and turqoise with a large turqoise border around the outside to make is the same size (more or less) as the front. Now to my question: Is cotton or poly batt better - and why? I have both and don't quite know what to do next. The quilt will be used in England if temparatures make a difference. Help .... -- Cheers for now Tutu Cape Town, South Africa |
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Best batting for baby quilt - polyester or cotton
I would go for a cotton. You are always advised as a parent to use natural
fibres for bedding and clothing as much as possible as it helps stop the baby becoming overheated. Morag "Tutu Haynes-Smart" wrote in message ... Now to my question: Is cotton or poly batt better - and why? I have both and don't quite know what to do next. The quilt will be used in England if temparatures make a difference. Help .... -- Cheers for now Tutu Cape Town, South Africa |
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Best batting for baby quilt - polyester or cotton
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"Tutu Haynes-Smart" wrote: Hi all I really need your help here - I am out of my depth. Very good friend has just become a grandmother and asked me to make a baby quilt for her new grandson. Now, babies - let alone baby quilts - are not my favourite things - so I am swimming in deep water vbg. I have made what is probably a totally unsuitable top (hoffman panel with bears and ducks and other stuff) and made it a bit larger with a final border of scrapy four patches. The back is my interpretation of a baby quilt 12 x 14 3" rail fence blocks in barn-raising layout in shades of blue yellow and turqoise with a large turqoise border around the outside to make is the same size (more or less) as the front. Now to my question: Is cotton or poly batt better - and why? I have both and don't quite know what to do next. The quilt will be used in England if temparatures make a difference. Help .... Tutu, I'd go with the cotton. Poly is nice, but it doesn't breathe the way cotton does, so it's not as nice when you're underneath it. G Besides, cotton is, I believe, a bit warmer. -- Sandy in Henderson, near Las Vegas sfoster 1 (at) earthlink (dot) net (remove/change the obvious) http://www.sandymike.net |
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Best batting for baby quilt - polyester or cotton
Thanks for all the input so far.
My initial instinct was to go for cotton. I loathe poly, so why (despite my kidphobia) should a baby have to put up with it. Also as all my fabric is cotton, if I use cotton then it could get forgotten in the tumble dryer without major damage. But lots of sites say that poly is fun and puffy for kids. sigh I'm tending more and more to cotton - are there ANY downsides?? -- Cheers for now Tutu Cape Town, South Africa "Sandy" wrote in message ... In article , "Tutu Haynes-Smart" wrote: Hi all I really need your help here - I am out of my depth. Very good friend has just become a grandmother and asked me to make a baby quilt for her new grandson. Now, babies - let alone baby quilts - are not my favourite things - so I am swimming in deep water vbg. I have made what is probably a totally unsuitable top (hoffman panel with bears and ducks and other stuff) and made it a bit larger with a final border of scrapy four patches. The back is my interpretation of a baby quilt 12 x 14 3" rail fence blocks in barn-raising layout in shades of blue yellow and turqoise with a large turqoise border around the outside to make is the same size (more or less) as the front. Now to my question: Is cotton or poly batt better - and why? I have both and don't quite know what to do next. The quilt will be used in England if temparatures make a difference. Help .... Tutu, I'd go with the cotton. Poly is nice, but it doesn't breathe the way cotton does, so it's not as nice when you're underneath it. G Besides, cotton is, I believe, a bit warmer. -- Sandy in Henderson, near Las Vegas sfoster 1 (at) earthlink (dot) net (remove/change the obvious) http://www.sandymike.net |
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Best batting for baby quilt - polyester or cotton
I'm tending more and more to cotton - are there ANY downsides?? yes, a quilt with cotton batting can be a bit stiffer than one with poly batting and initially not feel as soft, to get round this, my suggestion would be to choose a cotton batting that allows a large space between lines of quilting and not quilt it densely, it will soften up with use and washing. Cheers Anne |
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Best batting for baby quilt - polyester or cotton
Tutu Haynes-Smart wrote:
Hi all I really need your help here - I am out of my depth. Very good friend has just become a grandmother and asked me to make a baby quilt for her new grandson. Now, babies - let alone baby quilts - are not my favourite things - so I am swimming in deep water vbg. I have made what is probably a totally unsuitable top (hoffman panel with bears and ducks and other stuff) and made it a bit larger with a final border of scrapy four patches. The back is my interpretation of a baby quilt 12 x 14 3" rail fence blocks in barn-raising layout in shades of blue yellow and turqoise with a large turqoise border around the outside to make is the same size (more or less) as the front. Now to my question: Is cotton or poly batt better - and why? I have both and don't quite know what to do next. The quilt will be used in England if temparatures make a difference. Help .... Sounds lovely. I'm in the middle of baby quilts too (unfortunately also for other people's grandchildren!) and I've used cotton batting. I chose it: 1. Because can be well washed at whatever temperature the Mum chooses (though I do put a 'Care label' on saying the quilt has already been washed at 40degrees, delicate wash with a Silk/Wool detergent. 2. If she decides to give it a good ironing it will survive! 3. Nice natural charateristics - I like to sleep under unmanmade bedding. 3. I like using it - don't enjoy quilting poly! I don't think temperature would be an issue - houses are centrally heated anyway, and the days of frosting on the inside are long gone, thank goodness. -- Sally at the Seaside~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~uk http://community.webshots.com/user/sallyswin |
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Best batting for baby quilt - polyester or cotton
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"Tutu Haynes-Smart" wrote: I'm tending more and more to cotton - are there ANY downsides?? I think the worst downside is that a quilt with cotton batting weighs more than one with poly. But that is relatively minor. Also, don't forget that in case of fire (which we all hope doesn't happen, of course), poly *melts* and can cause worse damage to the human body than cotton, which burns cleanly. -- Sandy in Henderson, near Las Vegas sfoster 1 (at) earthlink (dot) net (remove/change the obvious) http://www.sandymike.net |
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Best batting for baby quilt - polyester or cotton
I had a request from my son for a puffy quilt, suitable fo putting on the
floor. Soooo, my thought was to make a poly quilt, it is really puffy and very cool. I am also going to make a cotton batting quilt for a blanket. I am also going to make a smaller "blankie" that will just fit over the baby when being held. Then, I have been thinking of making.....LOL Love the idea of a grandbaby to make things for. -- Boca Jan Florida - Land of the Hurricanes boca_jan1atyahoodotcom http://community.webshots.com/user/BocaJan "Tutu Haynes-Smart" wrote in message ... Hi all I really need your help here - I am out of my depth. Very good friend has just become a grandmother and asked me to make a baby quilt for her new grandson. Now, babies - let alone baby quilts - are not my favourite things - so I am swimming in deep water vbg. I have made what is probably a totally unsuitable top (hoffman panel with bears and ducks and other stuff) and made it a bit larger with a final border of scrapy four patches. The back is my interpretation of a baby quilt 12 x 14 3" rail fence blocks in barn-raising layout in shades of blue yellow and turqoise with a large turqoise border around the outside to make is the same size (more or less) as the front. Now to my question: Is cotton or poly batt better - and why? I have both and don't quite know what to do next. The quilt will be used in England if temparatures make a difference. Help .... -- Cheers for now Tutu Cape Town, South Africa |
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