Double layers of batting?

[HomespunMary]

Has anyone used double layers of cotton batting in a quilt, and spray basted it? Is the basting spray (I'm using 505) strong enough to make the two layers of batting stay together, or do they shift and move around?

[moma_lolaham]

Many years ago I made a quilt for my son that had two layers of batting. At the time I thought i was using 1 layer, but found out it was doubled after I started quilting it. I thought that was a mistake--I didn't know you could double your batting. Right or wrong that quilt was very warm. I can't answer about the spray basting (I have never tried it). And at the time i made that quilt i didn't know what i was doing anyway.

[Evie]

I just made a quilt using minkee for the backing and flannel for the batting. I used the 505 spray. I sprayed the wrong side of the minkee, placed the flannel down and smoothed it out, sprayed the flannel, then smoothed down the pieced top. I would suggest spraying between the layers of batting. My quilt did not shift around on me and minkee is stretchy! I still used some curved safety pins to anchor it down but not as many as I would normally and I quilted on a regular sewing machine. It was a double sized quilt. Hope this answers your question.

You can see the back side of my quilt (or should I say my son's quilt) over in the photo section under "My Quilts". It's not puckered anywhere.

[gardenquilter]

I have not doubled in the whole quilt - but have doubled in parts of the quilt - for a texture thing - did not spray baste together the batting pretty much held together itself and was not difficult to quilt throug have done as many as 5 layers for texture in art qluilts worked great

[lhostelley]

I have doubled the batting on a quilt. I did not spray baste the batting, I really didn't have any problems. The batting just holds each other together.
Linda

[Jasinta]

I wondered if you could use two layers of the cotton batting, and now with this forum I see that you can. Thank yo!u

[HomespunMary]

Thanks for your thoughts. I too think I'll try the double layers. My main worry was that the basting spray may not hold the two layers of backing together, but I guess there's only one way to find out...