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Originally Posted by Borntohandquilt
I used Tuscany 100% cotton once (low loft) and it was easy to hand quilt. The look of the quilt was very traditional.
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I prefer Quilters Dream Select or wool. Really enjoy hand quilting and don't want to have to fight the materials I am using.
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a batting without scrim is usually desirable for hand stitching- it is the scrim in the warm & natural that makes it difficult to needle-
hobbs heirloom is a wonderful cotton batting for hand quilting- but any without scrim is good. scrim is a (fabric/netting) that hold the batting fibers together- giving it that held together/blanket property cotton batts without scrim can be pulled apart easily- batts with scrim can not-they need to be cut. also a batt without scrim usually says the recommended quilting distance is 2"-4" apart- batts with scrim can be quilted much further apart (because they do not tend to separate) lots of great cotton batts made for hand quilting- you do not have to use polyester if you prefer cotton. |
I use W&N with no issues. My friend uses Quilters Dream. Has a wonderful drape to it. If I didn't have a roll of W&N I might think about switching. I usually get about 8-10 SPI with W&N and that's fine with me.
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Fantastic hand quilting - WOW.
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