batting for warm quilt?
#22
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Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Ashburnham Mass
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I use warm and natural batting and fleece as the backing for all of our bed quilts. I just throw them in the washing machine with my regular detergent, and I never prewash my material. I have never had a problem and I have done at least 20 quilts this way. And I only use liquid detergent, I have a front loader, and never have a problem with odors staying. I do have to add that I only hand quilt my quilts. I have never tried them on the machine, so I dont know how that would go. But some of them have been envelope style so I have been sewing the batting, top and fleece thru the machine and it went thru ok, just thick.
#26
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The warmest quilts I've made have Thinsulate batting and anti-pill fleece backing. They are toasty warm and very light-weight. I don't think you can buy Thinsulate batts any more, but Hobbs has a product called Thermore which behaves almost the same way. No shrinkage from either of these, but you have to tell the recipient not to launder with any kind of fabric softener (liquid or sheets).
#27
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Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Austin, TX
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Originally Posted by sik1010
If you use fleece, do you wash it differently? I took some classes on fleece, several years ago, and they explained the way fleece is made. Which is with recycled plastic and polyester; that's why the fabric wasn't around until we started recycling, but with the plastic combed into the polyester, they told us to only use powder detergent as a liquid detergent or fabric softener liquid will just create a film and continue to build up. This is also a problem if using fleece for young children that still have accidents--the odor will stay until powder has kind of cleaned the fibers. Does anyone know if this information is different? I've never used it for batting or backing because I didn't know how it would clean.
Living in TX and loving quilts, I can only add that for summer quilts we use a thin poly, and for winter we use cotton, cotton/poly (80/20), or wool. The poly is much cooler than the cotton. So, there you have it, from a 100+ degree state and a woman who has many personal summers ;)
Debbie in Austin
Debbie in Austin
#29
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Originally Posted by Joan Gaddis
i heard that if you fabric softener it would make the fleece
hav(pills) on it? hope that's the right word!!
hav(pills) on it? hope that's the right word!!
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