I can sympathize. I had that problem with a quilt last year. I believe it was the cotton batting I used - the least expensive one, of course. The lint all over the sewing room while I quilted on my machine was horrible. And, boy, did it make me sneeze. It was my first experience with cotton batting and I vowed never to use it again until I joined this board and heard everyone praising Warm & Natural. I gave that one a try on my next quilt and had no problem. Thank goodness that other quilt was my "ugly quilt" for my bed only! LOL