Having got one question sorted now need another. Two pieces of material one cotton one silky lining. I need to quilt the two together and the question is what kind of batting do I use? Is it wise to, glue to prevent ruckling?

Welllllllllllllllll i happen to love fabric glue it is washable and always help to get things straight hugs Carolyn

Saw an old sewing book and in it, it said to use flannelette with silk. (Flannel in other parts of the world.) Makes for a lovely finish if the silky part is the outer.
If the silky lining is a synthetic, then please ignore my suggestion.

DONT USE GLUE. I would spend ages tacking and would stich from the centre out. It takes a while but has always worked for me. What are you making and when is it to be worn?

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by gillemmerson 21 Mar 2015

I have a project to make a zip front collarless jacket. Have decided today to just quilt the outer material and then line the jacket. Just something I fancied having a go at but many questions arose as I thought about it.

I''m a lover of natural wadding/batting and only use wool or cotton. I especially like to wash my fabric a couple of times before making clothing items and put it in the dryer as it shrinks the fibres. Was told this years ago, not sure if it is relevant with today's new fabrics . I would never use glue. Another hint with sewing cotton to a silky lining, be it rayon, satin, sateen, silk Dupion or such is to cut it on the bias. I'll be interested to see other opinions. I would also agree with Mrs Kiki and put the quilt and batting together first.
Love Chris

I would quilt cotton and batting together, then line the jacket as usual. Silky lining fabric is difficult to work with so I think this is the best way. Hugs. Nan W

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by mrskiki 21 Mar 2015

Batting is whatever type you want, best would probably be Warm and Natural. Nan W