I just bought my first bamboo batting at Joann. I did not wash it first. I love the way it quilts!! Also, the fabric seems to stick to it so there's less shifting when it's being quilted.

Also, it was not cheap. It was twice as expensive as the Warm and White I usually buy but I had a 50% off coupon. It was also thicker than the Warm and White. I loved it and I will buy it again.

I hand quilt everything and I found that the bamboo does beard with hand quilting.

[quote=Aurora]I have a friend who used it on a hand quilted quilt, she hated it, little balls of it came through to the top during quilting.


I found the same problem with it when I used it. I used some purchased in Joanns. I thought it was really linty too and it got everywhere while I was basting. Guess I will try again with a different brand?

Sandwich a small piece - quilt it - then wash it to see if it shrinks.

Have used the Dream bamboo on my longarm and it needles very nice and drapes beautiful. Have not used the bamboo from Walmart as it does not seem to have much body.

I used bamboo batting on some kids quilts just because it is so light. I figured it was less for them to tote around. I thought it quilted up very nice. I don't think I would use it on a big quilt that I was using for warmth.

I love Bamboo as a fiber for just about everything. I use Bamboo batting and love to quilt with it, both machine and hand. I also am hooked on Bamboo socks. Warmer and softer than cotton. I buy mine from Dharma Trading because I also like to dye. My kids get them in their Christmas boxes, to match their Tie-Dyed Tees, they are hooked on them. I am looking forward to more Bamboo fiber products in the future. When cotton is getting more and more expensive and needs such intensive farm practices, Bamboo is a good future alternative clothing fiber as it is easy to grow, and has excellent wicking properties.

I too love Bamboo. Our Walmart will get it when pigs fly from the depths of a place that recently froze over.

Anyway, I've machine and hand quilted it. I find it's low scrim is perfect when I feel it as I go. The first time I used it, I told dh I wasn't sure why they made a batting that felt so nice you could just wrap yourself up in it. I was drawn to it because I saw it advertised that it will reflect your own warmth in the winter and repel it in the summer therefore heating or cooling the user of the quilt. At first, I thought it was malarky, but it's similar advertising used to vend bamboo wood flooring.

I have now inherited the quilt I made for my Gramma back. It's 54 inches square and I used it to cover up with at work because it was so cold. I couldn't believe how warm I felt! I don't prewash my batting either, but it seemed to shrink less than other batts I've used. I love it and buy it every chance I get.

I have used Bamboo batting in both small quilts and for handbags and totes, and I love it. I get the Fusi-Boo Brand that Hancock Fabrics sells, and just a light pressing with a wool setting on your iron fuses it just enough so that nothing shifts when you are quilting. Haven't had any problems at all with it, but it is more expensive than other brands. According to the directions, you are not supposed to prewash it.