Originally Posted by cowpie2
Originally Posted by krisgray
I'm sure this has come up before but not in the recent months. I just opened a package of 72x90 Hobbs 80/20 - ugghh. So scratchy and stiff!
I used this at least once a few years ago but I went for a while buying W&N by the yard and I really like the feel of Fairfield's cotton. I'm doing one quilt and a table topper. With a scrap of 80/20 I have left over from my LAer (which doesn't feel quite so stiff BTW) I will have enough without getting into to my larger packages of Mountain Mist Cream Rose (which I've not tried yet) or going out to get some poly.
Anyway, do you have a favorite batting? Have you used Mountain Mist products? Hardly ever hear about this brand but there are several varieties at Joann's. Thanks!
I'm hand quilting a queen size right now that I used Hobs 80/20 for. I had used fairfield before and I liked, but had heard that Hobbs 80/20 was better. I don't like it and don't think I will use it again. Though I've heard lots of people love it. It has nubbies in it, which provides more needle resistance when hand quilting. I'll be going back to the Fairfield or the Hobbs Wool for future quilts.
I don't think I'd use Hobbs for hand quilting. For hand quilting I'd use Quilter's Dream cotton or Hobbs wool.
One batting does not fit all. You really need to match the batting to the type of quilting you're doing and the way you want the quilt to look when you're done.