Originally Posted by
countrycousin
Just when you think you have heard of every type of batting used for quilts, you learn of a new one. Recently a person told me about guana sacks. She said they washed them out and put them in the middle of the quilt. She swears it made for a very warm quilt. Has anyone else heard of this?
if they are talking about what we called "gunny" sacks, I can't see how anyone would want on near them. For starters, they smell. Another thing, they are very coarsely woven, they might shrink up a bit if washed. But then I can't quite picture them holding together to wash.