Another batting question
 

I have been looking at a lot of battings and can't settle on anything. The issue I have with most are they are so thin. I'm looking for something that has maybe a 1/2 in loft? I like heavier weights too. Would I be better off using a combination of two? I was looking at quilter's dream, but they don't actually say how high their lofts are. Can anyone give me some suggestions?

You might try Warm and Plush from the Warm Company.

If you call Quilters Dream, they will send you a card with samples of their battings. There are 4 different lofts 1 (Request) being the thinnest and 4 (Supreme) the thickest. I made a lap quilt using 3 (Deluxe) and it made a weighty difference.

Do you want the weight or warmth?

I do like some weight to my quilts. I've tried warm and natural, and had some Quilters Dream select delivered today, and I don't think that's going to do it.

Are you planning on quilting it yourself? Are you doing the quilting by hand or machine? Some battings that are thicker are meant to by tied not quilted by machine so make sure you look at that when buying batting. Thick batting can be tricky to quilt on by machine and if long arming, you may actually have to make adjustments to the height of your foot. If you are going to send your top out to be quilted by someone else, I would discuss it with them, as they would know their machines and what battings work well.

Check out Marshall’s Dry Goods. Go to the wholesale site to see the batting. They give the ozs of their poly battings. They have poly batting that is as high as 8oz and 13oz. I have been using it for several years. Good quality and comes in bulk rolls and many widths.

I love my Winline Comfort Blend 80/20! They also make a double-thick 80/20 (I think it's 6 oz.), but it's hard to find. So I just use 2 layers of the regular 80/20 and it's pretty great!

Of course, if I put minky on the back, 1 layer is enough.

I assume you're having it quilted or doing it yourself by machine? If you're planning on quilting by hand, I'd advise against using a thicker batt for that. My daughter loves weight in a quilt, so I used a double batt for the one I made for her. I hand quilted it and vowed never again!

Denim is super heavy. Maybe use for back of quilt. Wool batts are heavy.

I agree with Grey Lady. Call/email Quilter's Dream, they will send you a booklet with samples of all the battings they produce. And they're lovely battings. I'm a happy convert, never looked back.

Some quilters in my Guild use a cotton batt and a wool batt to make their quilting show up in our quilt show. The wool is on top. It definitely makes the quilt thicker. My son is 24 and loves his old puffy comforter from when he was a child. I have often wondered if that trend is returning.

I've used Hobbs Cloud-Loft batting. It's 5/8 in. I used it on a child's quilt, maybe 50 x 60 in. Quilted on a Juki TL2010Q. It's quite bulky, so I'm not sure I would attempt anything much bigger on my machine. But I was very happy with the results!

I will have to try that one! I have the same machine, so it's nice to know it will work in there.

I think my desire comes from the quilts my mom used to make, but she tied all of hers. I guess I will have to do some trials and see what I like best. I just need to find some consistency. I have one I used on my youngest's Thomas the train blanket (tied) that I love, but I can't remember what it was.