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2024 PTJ project: Quilt stuffed with local fiber

 
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Hi everyone,
this will be my fourth summer at WL and my third as an instructor.  I'm particularly skilled in Natural Medicines and Textiles (to use the PEP language).  Wondering about making a patchwork quilt and learning from other instructors as well.
 
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Opalyn, what do think of a quilt stuffed with some local fiber?
 
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Chris McClellan wrote:Opalyn, what do think of a quilt stuffed with some local fiber?


I love it!  The challenge is to prevent the stuffing from bunching unevenly.  
Options:
- use old sheets as layers
-  use old sheets and stitch boxes to keep the fiber distributed
-  the fiber can be drum-carded into batts then laid out and stitched to a sheet or the backing layer
 
 
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Opalyn Rose wrote:

Chris McClellan wrote:Opalyn, what do think of a quilt stuffed with some local fiber?


I love it!  The challenge is to prevent the stuffing from bunching unevenly.  
Options:
- use old sheets as layers
-  use old sheets and stitch boxes to keep the fiber distributed
-  the fiber can be drum-carded into batts then laid out and stitched to a sheet or the backing layer
 



Hello Opalyn!  

I will bring wool and my picker

Do you have a drum carder you can bring?  
 
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There is a thread somewhere on permies about raw wool quilts.  Different methods and ideas
 
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I was wondering what weeds might make good filler.
 
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someone mention a picker?
It really helps if you can run the wool through that before stuffing the tick.  Otherwise it starts off lumpy and gets worse with use.  
You can also pick by hand.

 
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r ranson wrote:someone mention a picker?
It really helps if you can run the wool through that before stuffing the tick.  Otherwise it starts off lumpy and gets worse with use.  
You can also pick by hand.



I have a picker !




I am still learning the best ways to put material through it.  I breaks up the fibers and the dirt falls out.    vegetation still has to be picked out by hand.

I like the idea of making bats on a barrel carder and laying them out in a cross hatch pattern.  
Stitching them together with a bulky yarn and felting the whole piece a bit.  
Then putting the felt it in the cotton or linen mattress cover and stitch the whole thing with quilting.
 
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A picker is awesome!

If you have more people helping, you can also use willowing.  

 
 
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Samantha Lewis wrote:I will bring wool and my picker
Do you have a drum carder you can bring?  


I do not.  

another potential challenge is that the fiber has to be clean
 
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I have a drum carder I can bring!
 
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Cheryl Gallagher wrote:I have a drum carder I can bring!


Great!
 
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Any chance this can be window quilts for FPH?
 
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I’m happy to facilitate whatever is most needed. I was planning on making the wood level quilt bb but can do window quilts.  I need fabrics for quilting, material for backing and securing the insulation layer, and any hardware.
 
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Quilts for beds are very lovely.  And, at the same time, I would really like to see some progress made for a lot of window quilt projects.

Are there materials we can order ahead of time to make sure they are here?

Cheryl made window quilts for all of the windows at allerton abbey.  I would like to explore getting two accordion blinds installed behind each.  And maybe have some conversations about optimizing.

 
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All the wool fabric shrunk, but the cotton did not. So I recommend getting cotton fabric and batting.
 
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We will need fabric for the 1-2 layers of quilt that hold the batting/wool and lots of pretty fabrics to make the patchwork part.  Do you want cotton or organic cotton?
Sheets would work for the layers holding the insulation.  I have some cotton sheets that I extracted from the waste stream (goodwill) that could hold the batting.

Batting: Does the wool still need to be washed or has it been washed and dried?
alternatively, layers of cotton sheets could be quilted for insulation.

last year Jeff ordered organic cotton for the straw tick and it would work great for the large pieces of fabric.

What size quilt do you want? Which Bed? minimum size: 65" x 90" or larger
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