how should I make this cot quilt?

[RakeABedOfTyneFilth]

Hi, can anyone help a novice...?!

I have sewed together a pre-printed 90x110cm piece of fabric with a plain backing piece, right sides together, on the top end edge. I have cut out the right amount of wadding for inside and now I am stuck on the way to go next.

Should I sew the two long sides, turn right way out, feed the wadding in, and then sew the bottom side?

Or should I pin (and sew?) the wadding to the front panel to keep it in place, then sew the long sides, then turn it right way out and sew the bottom edge?

It's going to be better if it is quilted a bit and I just don't know whether to do that at this stage or when it's closed all around the sides.

Any help appreciated!!

I'd sew the wadding into the seams, turn out and quilt.

I've always done my quilts by making a 'sandwich' out of it before I sewed anything together; backing, then wadding, then top (as it will be when finished). I then pin it, do the quilting (it's much easier to smooth that way), and then put a binding around the edge. It's nice because it keeps all the edges neat and I find it easier than trying to fit the wadding in with some/all seams stitched. That was the way my gran taught me to do quilts though so it could just be me!

Ah, I'll know for next time! I had already cut the wadding to the internal sizing.

So, I ended up sewing the long edges, then pinning the wadding to one side and turning inside out. It needed a bit of fiddling to get it pushed into the corners but not too much. Then I pinned and pinned so the wadding didn't skew and stretch, stitched a couple of inches inside the edge (the printed fabric had a border that I used as the guide) and that seemed to keep everything all in place. Then I pinned the open end and stitched it on top.

I like the idea of doing a binding round the edge. Will bear that in mind for future projects...

DS watched the last parts of the project intently and wants me to make a "squishy toy" tomorrow so I've commissioned him to draw something and I'll cut it out and then we can do something with fabric crayons and decoration.