cotton batting
03-22-2013, 11:37 AM
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cotton batting
Originally Posted by illinois
I was at JoAnn's and found a wonderful clearance price on king sized cotton batting. Figured, if nothing else, it would work for charity quilts. Tell me your opinion of using a cotton batting. I usually use polyester batts because I like the puffy look. I know cotton won't be puffy but I'm inquiring about how it will function in a quilt.
03-22-2013, 03:11 PM
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I like Warm'n'Natural, and I have prewashed it sometimes if I want to keep shrinkage to a minimum. No problem. When the completed quilt is washed, it gets a little wrinkled, and it looks like a lovely antique quilt.
03-22-2013, 03:35 PM
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I like cotton fine and I learned to hand quilt with it, so I don't think that will pose any problems. I think it will be fine, it just has more of an antique look to me. Lately because I'm so into the quilting aspect I have been more into poly, but a lot of people love cotton. 
03-22-2013, 04:59 PM
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I have only ever used cotton because I thought it would last longer.......is that true? Also I always wash mine and tumble dry it to shrink it before putting it in the quilt....should I be doing that?
Also what was used for batting in quilts made in the 1800 because that seems to have lasted?
Hoping someone can answer my questions.
Also what was used for batting in quilts made in the 1800 because that seems to have lasted?
Hoping someone can answer my questions.
03-22-2013, 05:30 PM
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Originally Posted by teddysmom
Cotton works well in a quilt UNLESS you're hand quilting then it's MISERABLE to quilt.
I love Hobbs Heirloom Organic cotton, 80/20 blend, and Quilters Dream cotton Request OR Select thickness. I wonder what brand you have used that you hate so much?Jan in VA
03-22-2013, 05:42 PM
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Originally Posted by illinois
Just checked to be sure. The brand is poly-fil and it says to quilt it 3-5" apart. Does mention about prewashing if I don't want it to shrink. How much will it shrink? Will it fall apart in the washer? HELP!!!
With all cotton battings, first of all, IF you wash it first, that process consists of filling your top loader machine with cool water, turn off the machine; add the batting and smush it down into the machine, making sure all of it gets thoroughly soaked; let it sit for about 15 minutes; turn the dial to drain and spin out -- absolutely NO agitating. Then you can put the batting into the dryer and dry on AIR DRY for about 15-20 minutes. It will be damp when you remove it so you can fluff it over the sofa and footstools to dry over night.
Most battings claim about 5% shrinkage or +/-5 inches for a king size batting.
But if you do not wash your fabrics before you make the quilt, you can wash the full quilt when you are finished with it and the shrinkage will create a lovely vintage feel and look to the quilting.
With polyester battings, there shouldn't be any shrinkage unless you've dried it on heat settings. But you can safely "wash" the batting as above to remove all the wrinkles before layering and quilting it.
Jan in VA
03-23-2013, 10:41 AM
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March 28-30 Joann's has a sale on warm and natural queen sized packaged batting for $19.99 each -- regular price $44.99. So can this be used for hand or machine quilting. New quilter here so am a little confused on what is the best batting to use. Thanks for any help.
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