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Old 09-09-2013, 06:17 AM
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Lee in Richmond
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Originally Posted by Prism99 View Post
A lot depends on the batting you choose. Some battings will allow backing color to shade through; other battings are totally opaque.

Warm and Natural will probably not allow an orange backing to influence the top at all; however, compared to other battings it is somewhat heavy and stiff in drape (the stiffness does soften with each washing since this batting is primarily cotton).

Hobbs PolyDown would be a good batting for this quilt because it is light in weight and offers a lot of softness and loft. However, it would probably allow a bright orange backing to shadow through to the top.
I agree. I only used Warm 'n Natural for years, but got tired of how heavy the finished quilt is. But I do sometimes 'see' color thru the batt.
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