When i visit thrift stores and find some of these throws for a dollar or 2, i usually pick them up to be used for batting inside kid donation quilts. they can be drug around and abused and not hurt them.
I still have a few in my cabinet....and in the interest of cleaning things out and using up i pulled one out and had a panel of a wolf and owl that fit it just fine. i decided to just use the backing and the top....no batting. it quilted up just fine and feels all cushy like a quilt does. don't know if anyone would know the difference if not told.
So, technically it is not a quilt, i guess.....there aren't 3 layers....but it seemed to work. i may do that again in the future. usually the throws i get are a plain color....white or beige or brown. this one seemed too pretty to hide in the middle.
And it just feels all snuggly soft on the back, too. i don't think kids care if there's a batting in the middle or not....they will still love it and drag it around. even though.....technically......it's not a quilt.
I still have a few in my cabinet....and in the interest of cleaning things out and using up i pulled one out and had a panel of a wolf and owl that fit it just fine. i decided to just use the backing and the top....no batting. it quilted up just fine and feels all cushy like a quilt does. don't know if anyone would know the difference if not told.
So, technically it is not a quilt, i guess.....there aren't 3 layers....but it seemed to work. i may do that again in the future. usually the throws i get are a plain color....white or beige or brown. this one seemed too pretty to hide in the middle.
And it just feels all snuggly soft on the back, too. i don't think kids care if there's a batting in the middle or not....they will still love it and drag it around. even though.....technically......it's not a quilt.
