Batting
#12
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Originally Posted by erstan947
I like Hobbs Heirloom Premium Cotton Batting (80% cotton 20% Polyester. I order it online from Connecting Threads.
http://www.ConnectingThreads.com
http://www.ConnectingThreads.com
#13
To me, it depends on whether you are going to hand quilt or machine.
For hand, wool is the best.
For machine, depends on what I'm quilting. Warm and Natural is good, but I don't have a problem with polyester either. Depends on the look you want. I use low loft poly for table runners, etc.
For hand, wool is the best.
For machine, depends on what I'm quilting. Warm and Natural is good, but I don't have a problem with polyester either. Depends on the look you want. I use low loft poly for table runners, etc.
#14
As a hand quilter, I like Quilters Dream cotton batting. I've used this exclusively for some years now, and have never been disappointed with the results. It is a thinner batting, but they make others with more loft, if that's what you're after. Check it out!
http://www.quiltersdreambatting.com/
http://www.quiltersdreambatting.com/
#15
Originally Posted by jljack
I only use Warm & Natural or Warm & White, which is all cotton and needled. You can quilt it up to 10" apart, and it shrinks with the fabric giving a nice look. I don't use polyester at all...some people use it, and that is their choice.
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Originally Posted by SharonAnne
Originally Posted by jljack
I only use Warm & Natural or Warm & White, which is all cotton and needled. You can quilt it up to 10" apart, and it shrinks with the fabric giving a nice look. I don't use polyester at all...some people use it, and that is their choice.
#17
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I think the use of different battings is always a matter of personal preferences. I love to try new brands and see how I like it and how it fits to everything that is important for me: easy to needle for hand quilting, a nice drape, soft touch, a little bit ot antique look after first wash etc.
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Originally Posted by SharonAnne
Originally Posted by jljack
I only use Warm & Natural or Warm & White, which is all cotton and needled. You can quilt it up to 10" apart, and it shrinks with the fabric giving a nice look. I don't use polyester at all...some people use it, and that is their choice.
Warm n Natural batting is needlepunched through scrim. The scrim makes the batting extremely stable so it can be quilted up to 10 inches apart without falling apart in the wash. Scrim makes it harder to hand needle (hand quilt), although many people still do it. The needlepunching through scrim also makes the batting heavier, with a slightly stiffer drape.
Quilter's Dream cotton batting, in contrast, is needlepunched but not through a scrim. Needlepunching makes the batting very even and adds stability.
Old-fashioned cotton battings such as Mountain Mist Blue Ribbon are not needlepunched. They need to be quilted closer together to keep the batting stable. Quilting lines should be no more than about 2 inches apart.
#19
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Originally Posted by Prism99
Old-fashioned cotton battings such as Mountain Mist Blue Ribbon are not needlepunched. They need to be quilted closer together to keep the batting stable. Quilting lines should be no more than about 2 inches apart.
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