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Termi 03-22-2011 07:12 AM

Hello, I'm very new to quilting but have made a couple wall hangings. At the time, I found batting that said it was for craft projects so I used that but cannot find it again. There is so much batting to choose from. For wall hangings, can you tell me what kind of batting I should use? The batting I've seen at JoAnn's just indicates what loft it is. Should I go by that? The last batting I used was polyester. Thanks so much!

quiltinggrandmaca 03-22-2011 07:16 AM

I usually just use the same batting in wall hangings as I do for quilts. Saves a lot of different types to buy.

Maggiemay 03-22-2011 07:17 AM

I like a thinner batting for wall hangings. Warm & Natural is nice & I like the W & N 80/20 too.

virtualbernie 03-22-2011 07:18 AM

Polyester is just fine. It doesn't drape as much as cotton batting which should be fine for a wall hanging!

mimom 03-22-2011 07:23 AM

some people even use felt for wall hangings. I dont see why you couldn't use a piece of fleece from the clearance bin (joanns)

Woolie 03-22-2011 07:41 AM


Originally Posted by Termi
Hello, I'm very new to quilting but have made a couple wall hangings. At the time, I found batting that said it was for craft projects so I used that but cannot find it again. There is so much batting to choose from. For wall hangings, can you tell me what kind of batting I should use? The batting I've seen at JoAnn's just indicates what loft it is. Should I go by that? The last batting I used was polyester. Thanks so much!

I used Hobbs 80/20 and I buy the fusible stuff for baby quilts, wall hangings or table runners. I have used the bamboo stuff and it is wonderful but I ALWAYS wait till batting is on sale before buying.

Termi 03-22-2011 01:48 PM

The idea of using felt as batting is great! Thanks

QuiltnNan 03-22-2011 02:08 PM

I use the 80/20 purchased on a large roll for the quilts and have lots of pieces left over, so they go in the smaller projects.


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