Batting Question
 

What would you recommend for a warm and somewhat heavy batting for cold weather? Would a wool batting be best?

Wool is warm, but very lightweight. Quilters' Dream makes a poly batting that is extra warm, but I believe poly is also very lightweight. For weight, people in another thread were suggesting using several quilts. Warm and Natural is weighty, but not terribly warm.

I would lean towards wool batting but a quilt can only keep someone only so warm. When I lived in my former cold house, I had an electric mattress pad that kept me warm as a bug in a rug as the old saying goes.

A friend requested an extra warm quilt from me a while back & what I did was use two 80/20 poly cotton battings. She has MS, so warmth was mandatory. She has told me many times she really loves her quilt!

I like to keep a window open in our bedroom year round unless the temps dip down below about 30 degrees then I'm forced to close it. It gets down to around 52-55 in the winter in our room and to me it's just heaven. We like having several blankets on the bed for the weight, i sleep like a baby when it's cold and i have lots of weight on me. The quilt won't be the only blanket on the bed but like I said, we like the weight. Do you think the warm and natural would be the best for this situation? I know it's not a favorite batting from what I've read.

Sarabela ... if you like the weight, and want a really warm quilt - you might want to think about two layers of W&N. But if there will be more than one quilt, perhaps wool is a good bet, with another quilt batted with W&N.

I'm like you, I sleep with the window open a bit even in the winter. I like the room cold (fifties) and I would rather throw another quilt on the bed to keep warm but have the room cool and fresh air circulating.

I am with you on liking the weight of cotton. I use two battings one layer Warm and Natural and one of poly( not the big fluffy one). It give great definition to the quilt and is much warmer than a single layer of cotton. Its a lot of bulk to quilt on a regular machine , so think about sending a double batted quilt to a long arm pro.

I also like the layer of poly as it dries much faster than two cotton layers.

Flannel backing (or denim or fleece) also helps with really warm quilts. My best, warm quilt has a flannel backing, and a two layer batting, Dream cotton and Hobbs Wool together. It is lofty, cozy and oh so warm!

I made a quilt for my mom and used warm and natural - she says it's very warm.

Quilter's dream wool with a layer of their Select cotton would make nice heavy Quilt. As a longarmer I use sell their Battings exclusively. My preferred solution would be two quilts. They would be easier to maneuver and store than one extra heavy quilt.