Gayle8675309

Hi,

I will be making some quilts for charity and was wondering if using polyester batting would be ok? It is so much less expensive than wool.

How does it hold up? Does it wash up well? Any thoughts would be appreciated.

AngeliaNR

It washes easily and well and doesn't pose the possible allergen problem that wool can. Don't get me wrong--I love wool, but you don't know about the recipient when you donate a quilt.

Tartan

Polyester batt holds up great and makes a nice puffier quilt in my opinion. The drawback for me is it is harder to machine quilt without getting wrinkles in the backing. I have used it with 505 spray and I did get a lap quilt quilted without wrinkles but not as smoothly as 80/20 batt.

ManiacQuilter2

Polyester batting as Tartan says is harder to quilt because it is constantly shifting. If you are able to shop during JAF sales, you can get an number of cotton battings for the normal price of polyester batting. I have always preferred cotton batting and that is what I put in my charity quilts.

Lori S

Poly is warmer than a cotton batting. When I use poly I do spray baste and sometimes have to use a few pins to stabilize. Do I think its OK to use for charity quilts?... yes!.. but if you are sending to some formal charities they can be very fussy about what they except .. size and fiber contents.

QuiltNama

I use poly batting in most of my charity quilts as it holds up nicely, can be machine quilted or tied and makes for a little bit puffier quilt, which seems to make everyone happy. JMHO

Gayle8675309

I meant to say can I use poly instead of wool or COTTON. Sheesh...brain malfunction! LOL.

bearisgray

It is important to follow the spacing directions for quiltingor tying.

I have two quilts made with the "fluffy" polyester batting. They wash up fine. I did pin baste closely. One is hand quilted, the other one is macine quilted.

AngeliaNR

I'm getting ready to try fleece as a batting. The sales and coupons brought the price down to $1.99 per yard, and I'm thinking that since it is a fabric, it may shift less than regular poly batting. We'll see.

yel

i quilt some charity quilts and we use it all...had someone donate a whole roll of fleece works great don't have to quilt so close .....but we use what we have ....flannel,/fleece/ cotton/ poly /wool