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02-11-2011, 05:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Borntohandquilt

I prefer the Hobbs 80/20, Quilters Dream Request, Legacy 80/20 or 100% cotton or Tuscany 100% cotton. Washable wool (Hobbs, Tuscany) also needles very easy and it is a pleasure to quilt it. Of course you can also use a low loft poly batting!

I don't like battings with a scrim for hand quilting, it is not so easy to quilt them and I can't reach the result I would like to have.

I hate to sound so naive, but what is "scrim"?

02-11-2011, 05:25 AM

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Thank you for all your suggestions!

02-11-2011, 05:35 AM

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I like low loft poly, Quilters Dream in the lightest weight, and Blue Ribbon Cotton - which is my favorite. I don't like Warm and Natural, because I find it hard to hand quilt through.

02-11-2011, 05:53 AM

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I hate to sound so naive, but what is "scrim"?

Scrim is a very thin netting-type material, mostly polypropylene. It is added to the batting fibres while manufacturing. The scrim makes the batting more stable, therefore you can quilt those battings with distances of quilting lines up to 10" apart or even more.

02-11-2011, 06:09 AM

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I hate to sound so naive, but what is "scrim"?

Thank you!

02-11-2011, 06:20 AM

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Don't use Warm & Natural as it's so hard to needle through. Polyester or wool is great for hand quilting.

02-11-2011, 06:23 AM

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Originally Posted by janedee

I have used Warm and Natural, Bamboo - which is like a dream to work with, and the latest one I tried was Dream Puff which is also lovely, the last two are very lightweight and very easy to quilt - didn't even have to use a thimble!!! I find the warm and natural heavy in a big quilt on my lap!!!!

I was wondering how Bamboo was for hand quilting...I'm going to give it a try...thanks.

02-11-2011, 06:24 AM

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Warm & Natural

02-11-2011, 06:26 AM

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I was thinking warm and natural would be too heavy also. I use that for machine quilting. I do like using the bamboo, it doesn't pull apart and is light. So many decisions!!!