In your quilts. I have generally used a light weight batting - But I am wondering if a heavier batting would improve the feel of the quilt?
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I personally only use low loft poly or the warm and natural brand. Some of my baby quilts i have used lightweight fleece inside and they come out so soft and no puckers.
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i use hobbs 80-20
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Quilt guild last month: Up to the style of quilt. Puffy finish or flatter pieced design.
No right or wrong. I like the flat cotton. Easier to hold down and machine sew without catching folds in the back. My you can't beat that puffy feeling ! Good luck! Ell |
Originally Posted by fabric_fancy
i use hobbs 80-20
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I personally use Cotton on my quilts. I use all cotton fabric, so I can't see using synthetic when using all natural products.
Yes the loft of a poly is great to see the quilting, but can be extremely hot (especially for women my age). My new batting I'm using is Legacy by Pellon, it is an 80/20 like Hobbs, but a tad thicker. I have Warm/Natural, Black Hobbs, Hobbs 80/20 in both queen and King and Legacy's washable wool. I'm a batting junkie. Don't ask about thread, that is a whole nother topic. :) |
I use Warm and Natural almost exclusively when I do my own quilting. But I did a quilt for my son who wanted a "warm and heavy" quilt. I sent it to a LAQ and she used 2 layers of Hobbs 80/20. It looks good, but is really too heavy for my tastes. My son loves it!
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Originally Posted by JUNEC
In your quilts. I have generally used a light weight batting - But I am wondering if a heavier batting would improve the feel of the quilt?
Any opinions?? |
i generally use the loftiest batting i can find; i like my quilts to be soft and fluffy! i only use low-loft batts for bags and other projects- not quilts
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