Warm and natural versus Hobbs cotton with scrim
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The problem with trying out the Hobbs natural cotton with scrim is I don't have a good local source to purchase a small amount. I know that my opinion is what matters the most, but I trust you all to give me general guidance. If you'd said, oh, the WN is way better than the Hobbs "100%" cotton with scrim (or vice versa) I'd have probably gone with that advice. However, it looks to me like I should definitely try the Hobbs because the consensus is that people have somewhat of a difference of opinion.
Now, the Hobbs 80/20 is a different matter. Everyone LOVES that (including me) ;-). Maybe I should stick with that. But I don't want to miss out if something else gives me different, fun results!
Now, the Hobbs 80/20 is a different matter. Everyone LOVES that (including me) ;-). Maybe I should stick with that. But I don't want to miss out if something else gives me different, fun results!
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Nah, never. I just saw several people saying that 80/20 doesn't have scrim, so I was clarifying that I was talking about the one with scrim. And I couldn't say the "Hobbs 100% cotton" because if it has scrim, it's probably about 87% cotton (Warm and Natural is 87% cotton).
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I'm straying a little from your original question.
I love to use fleece for batting in lap- to 55" wide twin size and baby quilts. For baby quilts, I use the thin fleece because it is so lightweight and drapes wonderfully. The light weight means that it is easier for a young child to drag it around, love it and use it. The very soft drape of the quilt conforms more to the baby's shape than a quilt with regular batting, too.
I use the regular fleece for bigger kids (I make a lot of charity quilts) because it feels softer, almost "pillow-y", makes the quilting a bit more noticeable and fleece is warmer than cotton. Also, my thinking is that kids in foster care or in homeless families need a bit of extra softness in their lives. I have no statistics to back my feelings up, but I also believe that the fleece will hold up to just about any kind of treatment and laundering so the quilt will hold up better.
I love to use fleece for batting in lap- to 55" wide twin size and baby quilts. For baby quilts, I use the thin fleece because it is so lightweight and drapes wonderfully. The light weight means that it is easier for a young child to drag it around, love it and use it. The very soft drape of the quilt conforms more to the baby's shape than a quilt with regular batting, too.
I use the regular fleece for bigger kids (I make a lot of charity quilts) because it feels softer, almost "pillow-y", makes the quilting a bit more noticeable and fleece is warmer than cotton. Also, my thinking is that kids in foster care or in homeless families need a bit of extra softness in their lives. I have no statistics to back my feelings up, but I also believe that the fleece will hold up to just about any kind of treatment and laundering so the quilt will hold up better.
#18
I used W&N for awhile til I got some Quilters Dream because I was making a quilt w/ a flannel backing. W&N would have been way too heavy.
I must say that I love Quilters Dream Request batting - it's lightweight and I love the drape of it.
I must say that I love Quilters Dream Request batting - it's lightweight and I love the drape of it.
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I just sandwiched my first time with Hobbs 80/20. I am absolutely NOT impressed. I like the soft loft, but that said, it stretches, it has little mountains puffing up here and there that refuse to be smashed down and leveled out. I am so sorry that I bought several of these some time ago and just now am finding out how awful they are and I am stuck with them.
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