Mountain Mist
08-09-2010, 11:01 PM
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Good Morning from Germany!
Has anyone here ever used the battings Mountain Mist White Rose and/or Blue Ribbon? Could you tell me about your experiences regarding hand quilting?
As far as I know there is only one online shop here offering theses battings and I'm interested to test them for my wholecloths.
Thank you in advance for your answers!
Has anyone here ever used the battings Mountain Mist White Rose and/or Blue Ribbon? Could you tell me about your experiences regarding hand quilting?
As far as I know there is only one online shop here offering theses battings and I'm interested to test them for my wholecloths.
Thank you in advance for your answers!
08-10-2010, 03:08 AM
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I love White Rose. I use it for most of my quilts. It's a thin batt, and drapes well. I FMQ, so I can't tell you how it is for hand quilting. Would think it would needle well because it's a low loft batt. It comes in 2 colors, white and cream.
08-10-2010, 04:29 AM
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Andrea, I use the Blue Ribbon for hand quilting. It's my favorite cotton batting because it's a bit thicker than the lightweight Quilters Dream. The Quilters Dream was easier to needle, but it had no poof.
08-10-2010, 05:24 AM
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I don't use Blue Ribbon in all my quilts - I use Mountain Mist Light (a thin polyester batting) in a lot of them. "Coxsackie Ramble" used the Blue Ribbon, though, and I had no trouble quilting it even though I used batik in the top.
08-10-2010, 07:52 AM
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I love Mountain Mist Blue Ribbon batting for machine quilting. The very first quilt I made was hand-quilted with this batting. It was not easy to hand needle. With the additional options available today, I would opt for Quilter's Dream or some other batting specifically designated as excellent for hand quilting. The look of the MM Blue Ribbon batting was wonderful; it's just that the impurities in the batting create drag for the needle.
I would suggest investing in several battings and doing a test swatch for each before choosing one to make a quilt.
I would suggest investing in several battings and doing a test swatch for each before choosing one to make a quilt.
08-10-2010, 07:56 AM
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I have a friend who only hand quilts and only uses Mountain Mist (polyester batting). I guess it was one of the oldest brands according to her. I would try some different bats likes an above poster suggested.
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