Originally Posted by
sandraphippard
I ordered Hobbs poly down and was very disAppointed in it. It seemed thin and the loft was uneven . I has seen a lot of quilters on his board saying that. Was what they used, so I thought it was going to be really good , and unless they just carried a poor quality, I ordered it from connecting threads, I assumed all Hobbs were the same. Can anyone clarify this for me?
So much depends on an individual quilter's expectations!
I have used Mountain Mist Blue Ribbon cotton batting for years and, compared to MM, Hobbs PolyDown is not thin (MM is much thinner) and is not uneven in loft (MM gets a lot more complaints about uneveness). MM is a very traditional batting of the type used for decades in what we now call vintage quilts, so it is relatively flat. I like it because it is thin and gets softer with every washing. When I want a puffier quilt that still remains light in weight and soft, I turn to Hobbs PolyDown.
People who are accustomed to the puffiness of commercial comforters often expect a quilt batting to be similar in loft and are disappointed in what are considered mid-loft quilt battings. I am thinking that perhaps you fall into this category. Many quilters shy away from high-loft battings because they tend to be difficult to quilt on a domestic sewing machine.
Hobbs PolyDown has a loft of 1/4", is resin bonded, and requires quilting lines 6" apart. Quilter's Dream Puff has a loft of 1/3", is thermal bonded, and can be quilted up to 10" apart. Since you were disappointed with Hobbs, you might want to try QD.
I don't think it's a question of poor quality, as Hobbs has an excellent reputation. I have not noticed any uneveness in the PolyDown battings I have used, but then I am used to a batting that is notorious for uneveness. One question I have is this: Was there noticeable uneveness in the finished quilt? I have not been able to discern any uneveness in quilts I have made with MM even when I thought there were thin spots in the batting.