About Quilts

Quilt Construction: The 3 Layers

  • Layer 1 is the top. This is the pattern that you pick and that incorporates your wedding colors.

  • Layer 2 is the batting. This is the middle that adds thickness and warmth to a blanket. You don’t see this layer in the finished product.

  • Layer 3 is the backing. This is one large piece of cloth, the side that touches your skin

These 3 layers are referred to as the “Quilt Sandwich”. The 3 layers are held together by stitches, called the quilting. The quilting (the stitches) can be a pattern as well.

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Suspending the Quilt

Quilts made for chuppahs have loops at each corner to be held up by chuppah poles. A quilted chuppah is heavier than a tallis. I highly recommend that you use hand-held chuppah poles or a VERY sturdy and reinforced chuppah frame, so that the weight of the quilt doesn’t pull the frame in/down.

Washing Quilts

Quilts are usually washed minimally, one time a year. They must be washed on the delicate cycle and can be tumble dried on low, or laid flat to dry in the sun.