Originally Posted by
cathyvv
Me, too. Although that could and should influence how you quilt a quilt.
This. If you are using a batting that says it needs to be quilted 2” apart, you don’t just outline 12” blocks and call it good. So it is certainly true that the batting choice influences the quilting design. I make a number of quilts for Quilts for Kids. They get washed and dried in industrial machines, sometimes daily. I use Warm and Natural with a 10” minimum quilting need, but I quilt with a 2” basis to handle the washing and drying. I get so sad when I see lovely pieced quilts that don’t have enough quilting to withstand washing more than a couple of times before the batting gets lumpy.