Thread: Buying quilt batting by the ounce??

I have no idea. I will also be waiting for an answer. BrendaK

The ounce measurement is provided so you can judge how heavy & therefore how warm a particular batting is. Some down comforters also provide this info. Unfortunately, without knowing this same info on other brands of batting you can't make a comparison among brands, just compare within the Marshall's offerings. Same thing with the loft, the different fibers are going to have different lofts so you really can't judge... Unless you already have purchased some batting from them so you have something to compare, the info isn't very useful.

I would agree with Paper Princess that it is just a description so that quilter's know how thick the batting is. Most poly batting that are really thick are appealing to new quilters for their fluffiness. They unfortunately can't be machine quilted because the thickness can't feed thru the machine. The preferred method is for the quilt should be tied.

Visit Batt Mart, they do not have a chart, but they do have a feature to compare different battings. And, if you click on the ( Hobbs bonded fibers) link & start scrolling down you will see they tell you { 4.5 oz = .5" loft, 6.75 oz = .75" loft, ) they actually have pretty much all of the oz. Comparisons listed with the loft for you

I bought a roll of the Hobbs 80/20 recently. I'm happy with it. It's a little thicker than what I was used to, but my HQ16 machine did just fine. I do cut the size I need from the roll and then run it through a spin cycle and a dry cycle to pre-shrink because it says it shrinks up to 5% - which is a lot.

I did quilt one quilt without prewash/dry before I made the decision to prewash. I didn't particularly like how the quilt looked after washing. Someone else might love how it looks.

I got a roll of batting somewhere (cannot remember) and it said 3 oz. It was nice and left some definition with the stitching. Got 6 oz once and had to give it away. It was wayyyyyy too puffy.