Battings to consider, please help
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Battings to consider, please help
I have put off had quilting anything until now. But I have a small baby quilt to make and this may be the right time to start. Can anyone point me towards a beginner level user friendly batting (flannel? even) That DOES NOT need to be densely quilted. Many thanks! Susan
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Everyone has their preference. I prefer a lightweight quilt, and some I have made in the past with Warm and Natural felt heavy to me. I started using Pellon quilters touch
batting (from Joann.com). It seems to make a much lighter quilt, which is what I want.
I buy the bolt of 20 yards, which will make about five queen sized quilts for under $30. http://www.joann.com/pellon-siliconi...=false&start=1
batting (from Joann.com). It seems to make a much lighter quilt, which is what I want.
I buy the bolt of 20 yards, which will make about five queen sized quilts for under $30. http://www.joann.com/pellon-siliconi...=false&start=1
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Warm and Natural can be quilted as far as 10 inches apart. It also sort of "hugs" the fabric as you are quilting. It is what I use because I don't like to quilt too close together. I buy mine at Hobby Lobby.
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I generally use Quilter's Dream Select or Hobb's 80/20. I did try Warm and Natural once, and it was the most difficult quilt I ever hand quilted. The needle just didn't slide through easily compared to the other battings I'd used. And when I was done, it was probably the heaviest quilt I'd ever made!
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I use Warm & Natural and hand quilt it all the time. I've not used any other battings so can't offer an opinion. If I ever get through the roll that I have I probably will try Quilter's Dream. I don't mind the heaviness of W&N...I like the weight. I do not have one of my quilts on my bed but would use W&N for that as well. I do have 100% cotton blankets and spread about the weight of W&N because I DO like heavy covers. I don't find W&N all that difficult to hand quilt but then again, it's all I know. And like others have said, does not have to be densely quilted which sometimes is an advantage.
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I would look into Quilter's Dream because hand quilting is like slicing butter with a warm knife. Best to avoid any batting with scrim in it. I can't see how anybody can hand quilt easily thru the scrim.
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For baby quilts, why not just use a fleece backing, and no batting? It makes the quilt lighter and is so snuggly!
I also use the light weight fleece sold in Walmart for batting in baby quilts when I put a cotton fabric backing. Again, very lightweight, so easily dragged around by a toddler.
I also use the light weight fleece sold in Walmart for batting in baby quilts when I put a cotton fabric backing. Again, very lightweight, so easily dragged around by a toddler.
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