Scissor Queen

One of my friends used the green recycled Quilter's Dream poly. She said it was too hot to sleep under. I have some and it's a really nice soft batting that's handles like a cotton batting.

Gay

I tried some cot quilts and a bed quilt using Minki and poly fleece. They are the softest, warmest, cuddliest quilts I've made. I have 2 double-sided fleece dressing gowns I wear all the time at home, they are the warmest clothes I own. Recently I bought 2 rolls of micro-fleece, a bit thinner, but I'm assured warmer still. A bit difficult to handle for large quilts, but worth the effort, I think.

cathyvv

Cotton is not what I call a 'warm' fabric. It takes forever to warm up on a cold winter night!

Just recently bought Hobbs 80/20, so don't have too much experience with how warm it is.

I have used a neutral colored fleece for batting many times and then used flannel as the backing and really like that combination.

If a quilt is heavily quilted, then it won't have too many places to trap heat, and therefore not feel warm.

If I ever get around to making a quilt for myself, it will be double batted and not too heavily quilted. It's on my bucket list...

mamagrande

I was a fan of Hobbs 80/20 until I found Quilter's Dream poly, they have it in 3 weights. I like the way it clings to the quilt top when on the longarm and I get a very smooth quilt. I live in California so it is not too cold.

But I don't think Grandma had a ceiling fan, any way mine didn't.

DOTTYMO

I don't feel the cold very often so I use warm and natural 20/80. I have some older quilts with poly batting, forgot make, my dogs who love heat sleep if they can on them. So I would deduce that the poly is warmer, whether the fan would come through don't know. I think I would use more quilts piled on top to find your mixture of battings to use in one quilt.

Maureen NJ

I also use and love Quilters Dream. The QD Request is lightweight but the QD Select is a nice weight and sounds like something you are looking for. I also called them up and they sent samples of their wool. Very nice, however, I haven't used it yet. I have read some positive things about it here on this board.

KittyD

Wool batting is nice and warm and very soft.

maryfrang

I have some poly batting that is 4oz that is really thick. I got it from a wholesale fabric shop. My long arm will quilt it, but some long arms will not. So check with your long arm quilter. I know in my area, you can find this thick batting at the Amish fabric shops since they use it for tied quilts and comforters.

Judi in Ohio

I use Hobbs 80/20 (which one of the longarmers in town hates!), but my preference is Dream wool - love, love, love it.

salederer

I suggest using wool batting. It is not only cozy warm but a dream to quilt.