annao

Thank you! I have several quilts in progress so will try out some of your suggestions. My mistake on using the word "traditional". I actually meant the more commercial bedding. Although I did get an Amish-made double wedding ring quilt as a gift for my wedding, and it is thicker than the low-loft cotton batting that I had previously seen recommended. Not sure what they used, but maybe they used 2 layers or a combo poly/cotton.

Thanks again!
Anna

Scissor Queen

Oh okay, that makes sense. What you want is a medium to high loft poly. You'l get just a teeny bit of loft from Hobb's 80/20 but nothing like a commercial quilt. Cotton just isn't fluffy or puffy.

117becca

The Amish in my part of Ohio use poly battings. You can't get your quilt real poofy if you want to machine quilt on your sewing machine - I would expect lots of puckers on the bottom....Someone else???

I hand quilt, so don't know, just guessing.

jcrow

I am so into wool batting. it is fluffy, thick, very, very warm.I can sleep with just a wool quilt and be warm enough.

azwendyg

I just finished a quilt using Quilter's Dream-Dream Puff batting and I LOVE this stuff. It's puffy and thick, but still lightweight and remarkably easy to machine quilt.

Pinkiris

I just checked the "Dream" website and found out that Quilter's Dream Puff can be quilted up to 10 inches apart. I think this is the first "puffy" batting that I've seen which allows that much space between stitching lines. Great for those who fmq and want more loft than Warm and Natural gives.