Quilting method and system

Abstract

A batting of a type having opposing faces and a softness and a flexibility and configured for use in the formation of a quilt is disclosed. The quilt may have at least one cover to be securably attached to the batting. An adhesive provided is with the batting so that the cover can be attached to the batting during formation of the quilt. The batting with the adhesive may be sold as a commercially available product in at least one desirable size for formation of the quilt. The batting may comprise a cotton material, or a polyester material, or a cotton and polyester material. The adhesive provided with the batting may be configured to be selectively activated when applying the cover for attachment to the batting. The adhesive provided with the batting may be removed by a treatment. The commercial product may include instructions for the use of the batting.

We claim:  
     
         1 . A method of making a quilt, comprising forming top and bottom covers, forming a batting having top and bottom facing for location between said covers, said batting having an inactive adhesive on said top and bottom faces, assembling said batting between said top and bottom covers with said inactive adhesive abutting said top and bottom covers for securing said covers to said batting, and securing said covers to said batting to form a quilt with a decorative cover.  
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1  wherein said inactive adhesive is a heat activated adhesive, and including the step of heating said covers to activate the inactive adhesive and thereby secure the covers to said batting.  
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 2  wherein the step of heating said inactive adhesive includes moving a hot iron over said covers.  
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 2  wherein said inactive adhesive covers substantially the complete top and bottom facings of said batting.  
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1  wherein said inactive adhesive is water soluble for removal thereof by washing the quilt after said tying step.  
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1  wherein said inactive adhesive is a water soluble nonwoven material having an interlaced construction.  
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 1  wherein said inactive adhesive is a heat activated adhesive, and including the steps of supporting the assembly of said batting and covers on a support with a cover exposed, heating said exposed cover to activate the adhesive and secure the cover to the batting, reversing said assembly to expose the opposite cover, and heating said last named cover to activate the adhesive and secure the last named cover to the batting.  
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 7  wherein said heating is established by moving an hot ironing unit over said covers.  
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 7  wherein said step of securing said batting includes forming a decorative connecting means.  
     
     
         10 . A method of forming a quilt having first and second covers separated by an inner batting between said covers, comprising locating inactive adhesive between each of said covers and said batting to attach said covers to the opposite sides of said batting, and securing said covers and batting together at a plurality of spaced locations extended through said covers for forming a decorative connecting means  
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 10  wherein said inactive adhesive includes a thin coating between the opposed faces of said batting and said covers.  
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein said inactive adhesive is sprayed on said batting.  
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 12  wherein said inactive adhesive dissolves in water and including the step of washing said quilt in water to remove said adhesive subsequent to forming said decorative connecting means.  
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 10  wherein said inactive adhesive is a heat activated adhesive.  
     
     
         15 . A quilt batting member for securement between top and bottom cloth covers of a quilt and configured for having connecting means passed through the covers and batting member, said batting member including a soft thick material, the improvement in said batting member comprising an inactive adhesive on the opposed faces of said batting member for abutting said covers, said adhesive being activated when engaging said covers to attach the batting member to said covers.  
     
     
         16 . The quilt batting member of  claim 15  wherein said inactive adhesive is a heat activated adhesive.  
     
     
         17 . The quilt batting member of  claim 15  wherein said inactive adhesive substantially covers the complete interface of said batting.  
     
     
         18 . The quilt batting member of  claim 15  wherein said activated adhesive is water soluble.  
     
     
         19 . The quilt batting member of  claim 16  wherein said adhesive substantially covers the total interface of said batting member.  
     
     
         20 . The quilt batting member of  claim 19  wherein said adhesive is water soluble, said adhesive is activated by passing a hot iron over the batting.