Batting Question
07-20-2014, 01:57 AM
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Hobbs and Dream Wool are both wonderful for hand quilting. They needle beautifully and are a joy to work with. Hobbs Heirloom cotton is also nice. W&N would be my last choice-only if I could not find anything else, or any other battings with scrim. Those battings are made for machine quilting and can be very difficult to stitch through.
07-20-2014, 04:22 AM
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I haven't done any hand quilting but I have heard from other quilter's that Dream Cotton is what makes the needle go thru batting like a warm knife goes thru butter. I wouldn't use either Hobbs or W&N because they have scrims embedded in the batting.
07-20-2014, 12:15 PM
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Originally Posted by patski
I learned recently that there is an up and down side to batting. Its' easier to sew if the punched side is up
07-20-2014, 12:17 PM
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Originally Posted by Prism99
Any batting with scrim will be harder to hand quilt. Warm and Natural is needlepunched through scrim.
07-21-2014, 06:54 AM
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I hand quilt with W&N all the time. Don't really have issues but then again, I've not tried others so can't really compare. My friend uses Quilter's Dream 100% cotton to hand quilt. Does have a lovely drape. If it were an 'heirloom' quilt for myself, I'd be very tempted to use silk. Feels divine!
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