My quilts aren't warm
01-04-2014, 05:39 PM
#41
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I wash my wool batted quilts in my front loading washer on cold in the delicate setting, and I dry to damp dry in my dryer. No problem. I've used Hobbs wool batting in the past.
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01-04-2014, 05:50 PM
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One of my friends made a quilt and used Quilter's Dream Green batting and she said it was too warm to sleep under. I have a Dream Green batting but I haven't used it yet. Dream Green is recycled plastic bottles.
01-04-2014, 06:27 PM
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I'm glad to know that. I'll have to get some. It would be as warm as fleece, as fleece is made from recycled plastic, too.
01-05-2014, 04:09 AM
#45
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We have 2 quilts on the bed, one flannel, the other just has a flannel backing both with W & N but both are tied. The house is 50 at night and we sleep with a window open. Always toasty under the quilts even in NH.
01-05-2014, 04:15 AM
#46
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I made wool quilts using a closetful of wool jackets and pants left when my daughters departed from home. They were simply wool squares, batting was polyester, and a flannel backing. They were tied so they were puffy. They held the heat surprisingly well and everyone wanted them when they came in from the cold so they could warm up. Have also used the old double knit polyester with a light poly batt and fannel or sheets for the back and tied. They were also very warm. You could use double batting if you wanted or a fatt batt to increase the loft. Don't quilt too closely or simply tie. Denim works well with a light batt and a flannel back.
01-05-2014, 04:40 AM
#47
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Note the difference ......... between what is working already for you and your family.
Fleece is polyester and does not breathe.
Cotton provides warmth, but being that it breathes, doesn't hold the body heat in/
Warm and Natural is 80% cotton and 20% polyester.
For more warmth .... wool ... or polyester if you don't want the expense of wool.
Fleece is polyester and does not breathe.
Cotton provides warmth, but being that it breathes, doesn't hold the body heat in/
Warm and Natural is 80% cotton and 20% polyester.
For more warmth .... wool ... or polyester if you don't want the expense of wool.
I use wool batting for bed quilts here in NH, but currently I'm sleeping under 3 down comforters (and two cats) it's been that cold!
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