Cotton/Poly Batting: Good or Bad?
10-03-2014, 10:21 AM
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10-04-2014, 04:33 AM
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If it's a baby quilt, I always wash it with Tide Unscented and dry in the dryer without using softeners. Too many allergies out there to take chances with a new baby. Plus you can see if any seams are going to pop where they shouldn't.
10-04-2014, 04:39 AM
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I like the 80/20 hobbs I have, but took a special quilt to a great quilter this week (I do a lot of my own) and took her my Dream quilt wool batting and she mentioned how much she hates 80/20 - didn't mention brand. Said it was too uneven.
10-04-2014, 06:52 AM
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I was in a class yesterday where the instructor told us not to use bamboo batting. She said it is full of chemicals, and shrinks a bit every time it is washed. I was glad to learn that before I invested in some! The chemical issue (she said the Chinese? hadn't figured out the right chemicals and amounts to use) will keep me from buying sheets made of it, too.
10-04-2014, 07:36 AM
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I use this type of batting almost exclusively with the charity quilts I make. They always get laundered and then dried....in the dryer. They have a slight crinkled look.....it is nice IMHO! Most people today, use a dryer, so if you are giving it away, I'd make sure it is quilted close enough to hold up under dryer heat and tumbling....
10-04-2014, 08:35 AM
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I used Hobb's 80/20 recently in a baby quilt and it did shrink up a bit, but I deliberately washed it in HOT water & dried on hot as well and I expected it to draw up a bit.
I try to make my baby quilts as bulletproof as possible and the hot wash/dry is the final test; I like to be able to tell the parents that it's safe to wash it in hot water occasionally if the little one has an accident on it.
I try to make my baby quilts as bulletproof as possible and the hot wash/dry is the final test; I like to be able to tell the parents that it's safe to wash it in hot water occasionally if the little one has an accident on it.
10-04-2014, 09:20 AM
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I'm a long time quilter and like Hobb's 80/20 a lot and agree that it quilts very pretty and drapes well; however, I don't think it's warm enough for a winter quilt. I use the Hobb's as my summer quilts and the Warm n Natural for winter.
10-04-2014, 09:51 AM
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I use this type of batting almost exclusively with the charity quilts I make. They always get laundered and then dried....in the dryer. They have a slight crinkled look.....it is nice IMHO! Most people today, use a dryer, so if you are giving it away, I'd make sure it is quilted close enough to hold up under dryer heat and tumbling....
In the meantime, I'm really appreciating all the tips about batting. It seems many of us use the 80/20. After what the shop owner said I wasn't prepared for quite so much shrinkage, but it's still a nice size. However I will definitely take that into consideration when planning a quilt for a full-size bed.
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