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Old 10-13-2010, 10:56 PM
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Fancy Nancy
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I know this has probably been talked about before but I just am not sure what to do. Last Xmas I made a lap quilt for my daughter and used a med loft poly batting. Even after washing and tossing in dryer it is pretty flat and no longer puffy. She likes it because it is light wt. I am making a quilt for my DSL and he does not like it being heavy- i had made them a wedding quilt using warm and natural cotton and he thinks it is too heavy (he gets hot easily I guess). There is also a batting out there that is 80/20 (cotton/poly). My question is which would be better for a light wt but not flat quilt? I want it soft just not heavy so the warm/nat is out for this one. So is the 100% poly better or the 80/20? (she wants to back to be regular cotton, not flannel as he is not too fond of flannel - quilt will be light anyway. I thought about flannel for batting but it will be too flat and thin? what do you guys use for men that don't like/need the extra wt/warmth?
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