On our recent retreat at Febuary Hill, one of the days was spent working on another Quilt of Valor. I had enough stars left from you, dear readers, to do another To The Nines pattern. All I needed to do was to make some nine-patches. I had cut squares and brought them with me, this time using the same light print in the center. I used the web method to speed piece the blocks.
I put the stars on the design wall and began filling in the nine-patches, when one of my friends said something didn’t look quite right. Whoops, LOL!! I didn’t even notice this when I put them on the wall.
That was an easy fix, happens to all of us! Then, I continued to fill in the nine patches.
It didn’t take long to make all 15 blocks I needed.
I again used the web method to assemble the top, first sewing the columns.
Then a quick turn and the rows were sewed.
All done, and in less than a day! We started sewing when we got back from lunch around 2 in the afternoon, and then took some time to do dinner before returning to the sewing room for about 2 more hours that evening. It was done in about 5 hours.
When I got home, I loaded it on the longarm.
I wanted to use this Tuscany polyester batting to see how it performed. This is a premium polyester with a soft feel, nicely manufactured so it doesn’t pull apart being handled.
I liked it, as it has a bit more loft than cotton, taking up of some fullness in the top. Using a number of different machines to do a top will sometimes result in a bit of fullness here and there. Not a problem with a little thicker batting.
It was easy to quilt through.
I used navy Glide in the top and Bottom Line in the bobbin.
The pantograph is Fascination by Lorien Quilting, one I use a lot.
The quilting went quickly, and I was done in an afternoon.
One weekend of watching XFL football games, and the binding was done. While I was working on this, I found the quilt to be warm but not overly so, yet very lightweight. I’ll use this batting again.
I added a label, and will hand it off to the QOV committee this week.
The quilt on the veranda in the dawn’s early light.
Looking good, I hope it will make a Veteran feel appreciated.
Have you used a high quality polyester batting?
From My Carolina Home 
Such a wonderful gift and tribute to our veterans.
Such a great pattern! I am not crazy about polyester in anything, except perhaps in thread, so would avoid. But glad you had a good experience!
The only poly I have used has been Quilters Dream Dream Poly in the deluxe loft. I used it in my twin grandsons’ quilts and I absolutely love it! It feels like cotton and adds a great loft to quilting. I also love their 80/20 batting. Well, I have to say I love all their batts!! LOL
Great idea to combine stars with 9 patch blocks!
Looks terriic!
I have only used polyester batting once and it pilled after a couple of washes and now I only use 100% cotton. Cotton doesn’t have the lovely loft that polyester batts do though.
Great quilt. I plan to use the 2 the 9s pattern for a QOV soon.
I love the quilt you finished, all the blocks are beautiful!! I only use cotton batting’s because I really like the flat finished like old quilts. I might give the one you used on my next QOV. Thank you for the review. Hugs,
I love it….and it will certainly make a Veteran feel appreciated!
Great quilt! I know it will be loved.
Hello Carole, This is another fabulous QOV Quilt. Oh, Whoops happen to me quite often. I try extra hard to check everything numerous times, yet somehow we all have one of these just escape our notice. I am glad that you were able to put another quilt together while at a retreat and that you had a fun time once again! I have always loved a higher loft and used 100% polyester for many years, until I started reading about the differences between the varieties of battings. I still have to use a cheaper batting due to finances. But the internet has opened up a huge selection that was at one time not available to me or to many other quilters. I would like to try the batting you are talking about here because I honestly do love a higher loft. LOL. Thank you for sharing your post today. I thoroughly enjoyed reading it and as very often happens, I learned something new!! Have a fantastic day!!
Lots of great texture from that batting. Aren’t the XFL games fun?
I’ve used Quilter’s Dream Green and one other poly batting paired with wool for a wall hanging. I usually use cotton or wool batting. I won’t use poly batting on a quilt for someone who cannot move well enough to get out from under a quilt if it catches on fire – poly melts and creates horrible burns. A friend had a quilt sitting on top of an electric blanket and her 3 year old was sitting on top of the quilt…she didn’t know that the electric blanket was on and that a wire had shorted out until she smelled the smoke. When she snatched her child off the bed, she saw that the quilt was smoldering/melting and a bit burned – just a couple of all-the-way-through holes.
A great idea for a lovely scrap quilt!
This quilt looks fabulous & it will certainly make someone very happy & comfortable! I love hand binding as it’s the perfect way to experience the warmth of the quilt!
Thanks for the batting review. Currently, I am quilting on the Tuscany wool and wool blend that I won on your blog a few months back, but I haven’t used the polyester. My kids really prefer polyester batting so you have encouranged me to try it.
Beautiful quilt Carole, when I make a quilt I really like cotton overy poly, and I want to make up quilts for the wool batting I bought back when I was quilting more. poly is nice though since it is lightweight-my husband with his arthritis etc is not comfortable under heavy quilts.
when I was at joanns yesterday-they had several brands of all natural cotton batting-have you used any of those?
I’ve used Hobbs Thermore polyester batting and love it. Love this To The Nines quilt!
That turned out beautifully!
Beautiful quilt, I am sure a veteran will be most honoured to have it and will love it.