Old Quilt Top Advice
I recently found a quilt top from my grand aunt had been in my grandmother's basement. As far as I can tell it has no dry rot and none of the edges are falling apart overmuch. I want to try making it into a proper quilt but I don't really know where to start. I've hand sewn two bags and a few stuffed animals before so I'm fairly confident in my ability to backstitch my way to victory but the logistics of construction and batting are new to me.
How do people normally approach batting? Is it just something you stick in the middle and work your outside seams around before doing the decorative stuff that secures it? Do you start from the middle and work out so you don't accidentally misalign things? Are there specific kinds/brands I should avoid for any reason? Any other general advice I should know before I commit?