Originally Posted by
Faintly Artistic
Have heard from a couple of reputable teachers (Bonnie Hunter for one) that poly batting acts like a brillo pad in the quilt and wears the fabric away from the inside....
I find that every interesting indeed. I wonder how long before it wears the fabrics away--50 years maybe? I have some of my DH's great-grandma's quilts, made with poly batting in the '70's and so far I don't see anything other than the normal wear and tear of liturally daily use. Very interesting...
Edited to add: My mother-in-law still has the baby quilt that her grandma made her as a baby, 50+ years ago, with poly batting, and it's still doing okay. In fact, I use it on my own DD when we go over to visit.
The more I think about the brio thing, the more I doubt it.