Purchasing the Batting and Backing

I was super eager to come to my lesson today because I knew now that my borders were attached, Gloria and I would move to the new step: the batting. We've been working on making sure my seams were good and strong for the past couple lessons, so today would be something totally new and exciting. Although I was a little nervous at first, I was eager too because this step is officially beginning the quilting process. Quilting is technically the term of putting the multiple layers together, creating the quilt as a whole.

So once we confirmed that my quilt top had passed inspection and was ready to move forward, we went to the batting section of Ragtime Fabrics. Batting is the material that put in between the quilt top and the backing. It is what gives your quilt that little extra "umph". There were three different types of batting: organic, cotton, and loft. Organic follows the same principles as most organic products. Cotton is a little heavier, but much warmer. And loft, which is a high loft and low loft. The high loft is known for creating that "poofy" appearance. Being the cold-natured person that I am, I chose cotton.

Afterwards, I chose my backing (the fabric to go on the back of my quilt) as the same tie-dye fabric that I used as one of my blocks on the front.