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I'm having a go at making a cuddly toy/blankie thing for my DS, I had planned to do a bit of quilting to give it definition. I have some mid weight polyester wadding, but I've never actually done quilting before.

So, can I use 2 layers of wadding or more, to give the toy more thickness and definition - or is it best to stick with one? I had initially planned for this thing to be three dimensional, but it's possibly going to have to be 2D.

Normally the quilt would be the top/outside/quilt top, wadding and then backing. I am having a bit of trouble visualising the toy you are trying to make that would require quilting that wouldn't be flat. You do say a blankie as well so maybe it is meant to be flat?

Anyway, assuming it is going to be quite flat then I don't see why you can't use 2 layers of wadding. I would tack all 4 layers into place though (front waddings and back) before doing any quilting. How are you going to finish the edges though?

Sorry probably asked more questions than I have answered there.

The thicker you go, the more important preparation is like Bertha says - definitely tack before you quilt...

It's going to be a cuddly train, DS takes his Brio to bed with him, he's so obsessed with trains at the mo. I've prepared a fabric train top part, it is approx 25 by 20cm or so, I've embroidered and appliqued train features onto this piece of fabric. I have another piece of plain fabric for the back. I could sew sides on to give it thickness, I had originally planned to stuff it with loose stuffing, but then thought it will end up rounded and pudgy, where the train pic on the front is 2 dimensional, so then I had my idea to quilt it. I had planned to quilt the front, perhaps using a piece of old shirt or something as a backing, then trim the wadding to shape, and stitch the front and back together, wrong sides together, and turn right sides out, and viola! or something... Perhaps if I quilt the front I could fill a 3D shape with perhaps another few layers of wadding, all shaped and tacked together, to make a 3D pillow with a shallow edge, perhaps 1" deep? I'm winging it to an extent...

Thanks for your replies.