Need the skinny on batting.
#11
Super Member
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Flagstaff, Arizona
Posts: 9,475
My first quilt that I made I didn't know a thing about batting and bought what the package said "batting for quilts". It was a very high loft and I didn't like it at all. Made the quilt too puffy looking. Now I usually use Warm and Natural or lately I have been using Hobbs 80/20. I did make a quilt for one of my granddaughters and used wool batting and that was nice too as she lives in a cold climate in the winter and it is nice and warm. I guess it is trial and error and personal preference. Good luck to you on your decision.
#12
Battleaxe- I just used wool for the first time and it's wonderful!
It very lightweight but warm. My cat, Mookie is fighting with me over it every night ! I made a sofa quilt and we go at it nightly.
I should make him one and buy another sofa haha!!!
It very lightweight but warm. My cat, Mookie is fighting with me over it every night ! I made a sofa quilt and we go at it nightly.
I should make him one and buy another sofa haha!!!
#15
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Join Date: Jan 2015
Posts: 2,867
I can't help you any. I am looking for a cotton/poly blend that is slightly puffy. So far I haven't found it. Pellon Natural Touch wasn't bad when it first came on the market, but then it thinned down - at least my latest packages were thinner. The hunt continues.
#16
Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: The Woodlands, Texas
Posts: 621
A few years ago at our local quilt show school house (education program), a long-armer brought samples of batting that had been quilted and washed. It was very interesting to see the differences - the way they looked or wrinkled, the amount they shrank, etc.
I made a quilt with Hobbs silk batting and it's my favorite because it is a cooler quilt (great for Texas). Silk batting is more expensive, and my daughter said it wasn't warm enough for her, so I don't use it very much. My go to favorite for family is Hobbs Tuscany Wool (wash cool / warm, dry under a ceiling fan) which is wonderful and very light weight. The weight make a big difference in a large quilt when I'm quilting it. If I'm making for charity or someone I think will just throw a quilt in the washer and dryer or a baby quilt, I use both Hobbs 80/20 or Quilter's dream 80/20. If the quilt is mainly white and I don't want seam allowance shadows to show, I make certain I use a bleached or white batting from Hobbs or Quilters Dream.
Happy quilting!
I made a quilt with Hobbs silk batting and it's my favorite because it is a cooler quilt (great for Texas). Silk batting is more expensive, and my daughter said it wasn't warm enough for her, so I don't use it very much. My go to favorite for family is Hobbs Tuscany Wool (wash cool / warm, dry under a ceiling fan) which is wonderful and very light weight. The weight make a big difference in a large quilt when I'm quilting it. If I'm making for charity or someone I think will just throw a quilt in the washer and dryer or a baby quilt, I use both Hobbs 80/20 or Quilter's dream 80/20. If the quilt is mainly white and I don't want seam allowance shadows to show, I make certain I use a bleached or white batting from Hobbs or Quilters Dream.
Happy quilting!
#19
My preference is Warm and Natural. I use poly batting with medium to loft on some things. But it depends on the project. I see that many have offered many great suggestions for you. Most of all it is your preference.