I am more of a clothes sewer than a quilter (at this time), but I enjoy seeing others quilt projects.

At this time, I am making quilt bags. Can someone please tell me what thickness medium loft batting is? I am making scrappy quilted bags and I want medium thickness polyester batting. The local Hanock is sold out and there is not a Joann's near my home. G Street Fabrics (where I taking sewing classes for clothes) is over priced for this type of item.

I see a lot of polyester batting online but they dont' tell me the thickness. Does anyone know if Medium Loft is 1/4" in thickness? Any thoughts on where to get it woudl be appreciated. I only need about three or four yards.

It depends on the bran and company. Medium loft is not always medium loft. The only real way to tell is to buy it and open the package! But in general, I would say medium would be somewhere around 1/4". Hobbs Heirloom Cotton (which is a cotton/poly blend) is a good starting place. Then if you want it loftier, you will have to go to poly batting. If your local Walmart still has crafts, they sell a brand of batting called Polyfil. It comes in several lofts. "Traditional" is very thin. Medium is about 1/4", and high loft is about 1/2". It's a good brand for a low price.

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There is a Joann's in Frederick, but I know that's a haul - I don't usually shop G Street unless I really, really need something because that's a good drive for me.

There are a couple of great LQS in Frederick as well, if you wanted to make an afternoon of it.

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Thank you for your response. I really want polyester for this particular series of projects, so I will check out Walmart.

P.S. I want to post one of my pictures of my quilted bags. Do you know which thread on this blog I should post it in ? :)

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