Making a bedspread into a heavier quilt?
I have a bedspread that I have already had the company replace once because it tore very easily at the seams of the quilted block pattern on it. I would like to prevent my new one from tearing by turning the fluffy bedspread into a heavier, more dense quilt. I thought maybe I could stitch along the seams of the pattern, but that would not "flatten", if you will, the whole piece. Are there any quilters out there who have suggestions for how to go about this?
I did not wash the first bedspread for fear that the tears would get bigger. I was not rough with the spread in any way, shape, or form-- I wouldn't even put a heavy suitcase on the bed because I worried that the weight might pull at the seams! The squares are made up of different materials, so my only guess as to why the fabric tore is that the satin was soo weak a material to put into a patchwork pattern. The satin shredded at a seam, and two other sturdier fabrics separated at the seam.
Your instinct to stitch along the seams is a good one. If you stitch more in the spaces, the bedspread will indeed flatten out. Think of a matelasse--those have a lot of stitching all over the surface and indeed that's what gives the solid colored spread its pattern. Sometimes a quilter will sort of free-form stitch a quilt quite densely with stitches, known as "filler" stitches. You can make a random pattern or follow the lines of the blocks or prints in your bedspread.
You should know that it is the air trapped in the batting which makes a quilt warm, not just the cloth on the outside. If you flatten that bedspread out it won't be as warm.
I like to quilt by hand, but many people--most probably--quilt on their sewing machine. You can find lots of quilting sites online which will tell you how to do it.
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