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funbun
04-02-2007, 09:51
Is there a difference between loft vs thickness?
headchange4u
04-02-2007, 10:09
Nothing really. A quilt with 2.5" of loft will be ....well... 2.5 inches thick.
Smee
04-02-2007, 10:50
At JRB we generally specify thickness based on the baffle height. Our two inch quilts have two inch baffles. But all our quilts are overstuffed by about 15% so they "loft" between the baffles to about 2.5 inches.

Regarding your other question about sew through vs. baffles. See the simple diagram below. Everywhere you sew through you have a potential thin spot and therefor a cold spot. Sew through will also limit your loft between the baffles unless you sew very wide sew through seams in which case you create a lot of space for the down to shift around in also creating thin spots.

sew
through --- baffles
** () ****** (_)
** () ****** (_)
** () ****** (_)
** () ****** (_)
lvleph
04-02-2007, 11:40
sew
through --- baffles
** () ****** (_)
** () ****** (_)
** () ****** (_)
** () ****** (_)
ASCI Diagram, sweet!
funbun
04-02-2007, 11:41
I really don't get the diagram.
lvleph
04-02-2007, 11:47
The _ are the baffles and the ( is the lining. The **** are to separate things.

EDIT:
Sewn Through
()
()
()
()

Baffles
(_)
(_)
(_)
(_)
blackie
04-02-2007, 19:38
egads shades of a comador 64!!!