Wow! Lady Elizabeth you certainly gave me something to think about! I would have said the Hobbs 80/20 at first but now I'm wondering!
I'm sure both of those babes will be snug wrapped in special made quilts! :)

Wow....thanks for all the wonderful advice and batting suggestions. I should have said I'm in the UK so not sure I'll be able to find all of those brands but will try.

Thanks again!

So far I've only used poly batting for any of my quilts. I like the fluffiness, more like a comforter.

I agree with LadyElisabeth for the very same reasons. Synthetic fabrics MELT onto the skin. I've known people that were wearing synthetic clothing during fires and suffered terrible burns as a result. It's not something that we ever want to think about but it does happen. DH is a firefighter and we are both hot air balloon pilots. We only ever wear cotton clothing while ballooning and it is what we recommend to all of our passengers. We've never had an issue, thank God, but there's always a first time. It's all I ever wear responding to fire calls even just as an auxiliary member.

Safety first
 

Check out the following web address. It is a machine quilters magazine. http://www.imqa.org/media/uploads/20...Fall2011_1.pdf. I don't know how to put in a link, but imqa.org is a LA Quilter magazine I just did a google search 'safest baby batting'. This was the article I was looking for. I had seen it some time ago.

I read their article on batting safety and they urged all long arm quilters to try and get quilters to use Quilters Dream "DREAM ANGEL" batting as it had the best fire retardant test results. As I long arm quilter I will be placing an order to have crib size bats of this on hand for baby quilts. Neither the woman whonwrote the article nor anyone doing the tests is associated with the Quilters Dream Company.

Well, I've searched on Google for "Quilters Dream "DREAM ANGEL" batting" and "fire retardant batting" (and also used the word "wadding", which is what they call it here) but there are no UK companies that have it! If anyone knows of one, please do let me know. I did find some for stuffing toys but I'm looking for some in a roll or a single piece to make the crib quilt. Otherwise I'll just have to try the next best one, I suppose.

I would use Quilts Dream Cotton. They make the best batting! I wouldn't use anything that is puffy. You wouldn't want a babies face to get buried in the quilt.

I like using fleece fabric on the back of baby quilts.It doubles as batting and backing, is soft and washable. You can sew around the edges, turn it right side out and then quilt. That way there is no binding to do. It does want to stretch a little so want to secure it with safety pins and do simple quilting.

I went to a lecture about battings and the woman tested all kinds of battings. I know that she said cotton didn't burn like the poly stuff does, it was a much lower flame and slower. But she said that Wool batting was the best for baby ones because it will put itself out. She had a 4x4 square and set it on fire, and watched it. The flames were out and didn't smolder like the other battings did.
If it were me I would use the wool battings. they are harder to find but for the safety of my child. I found some and I'm going with that.

I've spent over 20 years as an EMT and I couldn't agree more. Poly batting melts in high heat - the blanket doesn't have to be on fire. If cotton catches on fire, it burns but it doesn't melt.

And thank goodness your family survived LadyElisabeth!!!