hperttula123

Me too!!! I have warm and natural in almost all my quilts at home and it is nice and warm. I have some that are backed with flannel and they are so warm and cozy. :)

cavmom

i have always used poly batting, but i was thinking of trying the cotton, so i am also curious as to the replies you will get. As far as the poly goes, i have handquilted and machine quilted quite a few without problems and they are warm and wash beautifully. I think the reason i shyed away from cotton was because i was told you have to quilt 1"apart. That's a lot of quilting! Dont know if this is true, but it scared me off :(

QuiltMania

It is very warm. It does shrink when washed but nothing outrageous that would distort the design of the quilt. It gives that antique look to the quilt.

littlehud

I have made quilts with Warm and Natural and some with Poly. Everyone in my house prefers the Warm and Natural for warmth and the feel of the quilt.

roselady

If you want a batting that is slightly puffier than W&N, you might try Hobbs 80/20. It has the best of both cotton and poly. Also wool is more puffy but still light and very warm.

ckcowl

i have bought warm and natural from the warm company, from local quiltshops, from on line shops and yes recently from Joannes...i have to say...the (stuff) i got from Joannes is NOTHING like what i get from the quiltshops or the company. it is 1/2 the thickness of what i usually get...and it has some weird smell to it...i hated working with it. so, although i will continue to purchase warm and natural i will not buy what joannes offers ... it seems horribly sub-standard to me.
start with a small quilt (a baby quilt) make it, sandwich it, quilt it and bind it...throw it into the washer, -warm, normal cycle; toss it into the dryer...normal setting, take it out, hug it and see what you think...if you dont' like the soft-fluffiness of it and would prefer a -flatter' look you can pre-wash in the future or buy a batting with less shrinkage. the shrinkage is not actually (set in stone either) it depends on the amount of quilting how much shrinkage you will actually have

Julie in NM

I PRESOAK my batting in the washer. No aggitation but spin dry and then toss into the drier.

sewbizgirl

Was it in the Warm and Natural brand box, just different? I wonder if that's what Hancock's sells. It's regularly $11.99 a yard and they had it on sale for $5.99. I bought about 6 yards. I hope they don't make a cheaper version for the big box stores... No weird smell, tho.
Can't wait to try it out. I'm nearly done with a baby quilt and will use it for that.

hsquiltingmom

I bought 10 yards of it and so did my friend. I use it also for hot pads.

My local Hancock's ran out, in fact. my friend and I took the last roll of what they had. We split it between the two of us, and last night I went back and got a raincheck for more. I figured I need pretty close to 16 yards for projects I am working on. Each of my kids and my son-in-law and granddaughter are getting quilts for birthdays this year.

hsquiltingmom

Julie,

do you have a frontload or a top load washer. I have a front load washer and I wondered how to presoak it with that. Also, what part of New Mexico are you in? My friend lives in Luna.