I normally use the Hobbs 80/20 batting scraps in mine with minimal in the ditch quilting and don't have a puffy problem. I've "birthed" them and bound them. The birthed ones seem flatter. I also recently made a table topper with built in remote control holders hanging on each side for an end-table hubby uses. I put the fleece backed vinyl on it to keep sweaty drinks from getting through to the wood. It gives it body without any puffiness at all.