Batting that doesn't break the bank
#35
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I bought some fat quarters from Wal-Mart so I could make practice blocks for a sampler class I was taking. I was making expensive mistakes on the expensive fabric. Made a quilt for the kids playroom with those Wal-Mart blocks and it has been abused and still looks great 10 years later.
#36
This is not the least expensive site but she has a wide selection of different battings is you are looking for something specific, she has great customer service.
http://www.battylady.com/
http://www.battylady.com/
#39
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Join Date: Mar 2009
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When you say 100% cotton, do you really mean 100% cotton because it that has to be quiltet quite closely together or it will come apart.
Even Warm and Natural which is advertised as all cotton has a polyester scrim to hold it together. Warm and Natural and the other Warm Company products can be quilted with quite a distance between quilting lines. I always quilt closer than the maximum distance because I don't like the look of minimal quilting but sometimes it does come in handy.
The 80/20 (like Hobbs) is 80% cotton and 20% polyester fiber. It has the stability of cotton and the airyness of the polyester.
Warm Blend is a 50/50 cotton/poly blend and it feels great and needles quite well.
Even Warm and Natural which is advertised as all cotton has a polyester scrim to hold it together. Warm and Natural and the other Warm Company products can be quilted with quite a distance between quilting lines. I always quilt closer than the maximum distance because I don't like the look of minimal quilting but sometimes it does come in handy.
The 80/20 (like Hobbs) is 80% cotton and 20% polyester fiber. It has the stability of cotton and the airyness of the polyester.
Warm Blend is a 50/50 cotton/poly blend and it feels great and needles quite well.
Last edited by MadQuilter; 03-28-2013 at 03:52 PM.
#40
This place sells it on rolls - enough for a lot of quilts!
http://www.marshalldrygoods.com/quil...ls/cat_46.html
http://www.marshalldrygoods.com/quil...ls/cat_46.html
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