Quilter's Dream has pre-made batting samples that they give out quite freely. I get them by the case for shop hops and longarming samples. The black poly bat is, in my opinion, the best out there. But, I am partial to anything Quilter's Dream. Without talking bad about competing brands, I can say that I experience more consistency in the loft of the batting, density of the batting and sizes. There also isn't the pucker "row" of batting that I have experienced from one manufacturer in the larger bat sizes.