Originally Posted by quiltsfor

I've never used insul-bright before and have ordered some as I want to make up some hot pads and oven mitts. Are there any tricks to using it, or is it just like regular batting? I was thinking of layering between cotton batting, but was wondering if that would be too thick. I don't want my hot pads or oven mitts to be so thick/heavy/stiff that I can't use them to grip pans or cookie sheets.

If I only use the insul-bright as the first layer under the 'top' and a second layer of cotton batting on the 'back' is that insulation enough? Or is it better to go with a sandwich of insul-bright layered between batting layers? Or is isnul-bright good enough to just use alone?