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Old 07-28-2012, 12:38 PM
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The lady at the LQS told me that wool batting will make your quilt so soft and she uses it for most of her quilts. I have a king size quilt I am taking to have quilted. Just wondering what the best batting would be as the quilt is for my special DIL.
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Old 07-28-2012, 01:17 PM
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Quilters Dream feels wonderful immediately. My friend recently bought a Hobb's when CT had all their batting on sale. Wasn't the immediate soft feel. Honestly, I have never used either.
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Old 07-28-2012, 01:25 PM
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Wool batting is much warmer than cotton, so you might consider in what climate the quilt will be used.
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Old 07-28-2012, 01:42 PM
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Originally Posted by LadyElisabeth View Post
Wool batting is much warmer than cotton, so you might consider in what climate the quilt will be used.
I agree best to decide the warmth you need.
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Wool batting is wonderful. We sleep under it all year, light weight and washes well.
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Old 07-28-2012, 03:25 PM
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i LOVE WOOL BATTING! it is lightweight, cool in summer, warm in winter (it breaths) it fluffs up wonderfully when laundered- it needles beautifully- machine or hand quilting it is great-
i tend to use wool batts for many special quilts- heirloom ones- special gifts- i love Dream Wool- Hobbs wool is also very nice- if i could afford it i would probably always use it- but i do tend to keep it for the really special quilts- it does not shrink like cotton batts- is washable/dryable- the quilt that lives on my bed has a wool batt- i love that quilt when it first comes out of the dryer- it's so- fluffy-huggable
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Old 07-29-2012, 11:22 AM
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Originally Posted by ckcowl View Post
i LOVE WOOL BATTING! it is lightweight, cool in summer, warm in winter (it breaths) it fluffs up wonderfully when laundered- it needles beautifully- machine or hand quilting it is great-
i tend to use wool batts for many special quilts- heirloom ones- special gifts- i love Dream Wool- Hobbs wool is also very nice- if i could afford it i would probably always use it- but i do tend to keep it for the really special quilts- it does not shrink like cotton batts- is washable/dryable- the quilt that lives on my bed has a wool batt- i love that quilt when it first comes out of the dryer- it's so- fluffy-huggable
I also love wool batting for the same reasons. Since I have 'found' wool batting, I don't use anything else - unless I am quilting a wall quilt. :-)
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I use wool fairly often (Hobbs) & love it... except that it really does beard, so be prepared for that when you use it. But the loft is wonderful. It's soft. It's warm. It gives a wonderful look to the quilting.
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