Rhonda

I don't use anything special. I use Fairfield batting low loft. I get it at Walmart. and I use two layers. When I started selling to Joette she and I talked about batting and this is the way she and I decided to go. it is a thickly woven batting and yet thin in width. so it's not fluffy and it works just fine with the heat. I back the hotpad with a corresponding color cotton fabric. I tried the cotton kind but it doesn't work for me. I know this is poly but I have used it for many years now. Never had any complaints and I probably sold around 900 hotpads over 12 yrs and have made many for gifts in the last 5 yrs or so.