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Old 02-22-2012, 06:10 PM
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redbugsullivan
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Originally Posted by Prism99 View Post
Just want to mention that Warm and Natural is not the best batting for hand quilting. It is needlepunched through scrim, and the scrim adds an extra layer for the needle to push through. A batting such as Hobbs 80/20 would be much easier to hand needle.
Scrim? What's that?!? I am hand quilting with this and keep bending my needles within 10 minutes of starting. Right now, I'm so ready to finish this quilt!! That's sad too. It was hand pieced by my mother and sister, both have now passed away.
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