I can't believe what a difference the type of batting can make

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12-23-2011, 12:54 PM

#41

wolph33

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Originally Posted by Dollyo

When I started quilting, I tied them and polyester made a nice fluffy quilt. I personally don't like the shrinkage factor, so polyester was the best choice for me. When I got my short arm, I tried regular polyester. It would catch on the foot. I found Soft N Bright (made by The Warm Company-same company that makes Warm & Natural, etc). Absolutely, love it. It is not made w/resins, it is needle punched. It feels like Warm & Natural, doesn't shrink, and quilts like a dream. I buy 10 yards at a time from JoAnn's with a 50% off coupon. If you are going to use polyester, this is the one. I quilt for several of my SILs and my niece.

Soft and brite is the only poly I will use-feels like a cotton batt.My longarm will work on any batting but-poly is too thick and puffy-quilting is not even-has lumpy areas and not a good look afterwards-in my opinion

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12-23-2011, 03:29 PM

#42

Arleners

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I have become a fan of WARM and NATURAL. It does seem to make a difference in the way the quilt falls together.

12-23-2011, 04:50 PM

#43

laurac

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i hated the poly stuff too and i quilt by hand. i like the warm natural but i'd like to get a little more loft for ones i want to do a lot of detailed quilting on. does anybody have a suggestion?

12-23-2011, 07:41 PM

#44

margecam52

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Glad you found a batting that works for you. Sometimes the side the batting faces is the issue...some battings have a right and wrong side.

12-23-2011, 07:42 PM

#45

Kim Bohannon

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oh yes, batting type sure does make a difference! I love using the 80/20, but for my latest project I'm using cheep poly batting for the loft... is harder to work with, but makes the quilt so poufy

12-23-2011, 09:18 PM

#46

penski

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i use warm and natural or white and love the way it quilts

12-23-2011, 09:24 PM

#47

jaciqltznok

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Quote:

Originally Posted by carslo

I have an unaffiliated review of battings on my blog http://californiaquilting.blogspot.c...1_archive.html I have just finished a boat load of quits and used the opportunity to try a variety of battings. You may find it interesting.

Loved your blog report! Thanks for sharing that!

12-24-2011, 05:38 AM

#48

jeaninmaine

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Do you wash your batting before you use it? I just got some warm and natural but not sure how to use it. I'm going to try QAYG scrap quilt, the kind where you cut the batting into squares.

12-24-2011, 05:52 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by tsnana2000

I love Quilter's Dream Cotton. It is great to work with.

I'm using it for the first time and am really loving it! Handquilting this project and it truly IS a dream to handle and needle.

12-24-2011, 08:41 AM

#50

probles

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As with anything else, quality is worth the extra cost. Try wool and/or bamboo. More expensive yet, but you will love how easy they both are to quilt. Plus wool makes the quilt heavier, which is nice if the quilt is going to be used in areas that have freezing temperatures. Plus wool batting now has the ability to be washed and no shrink like Grandma's wool batt did.