What is your favorite batting and why. I use Warm 'n natural but want to try a poly type for softness. My LAQ says it will beard too much. Opinions please. Thank you for taking the time to write. watson's mom

I just love the way Warm 'n Natural quilts so I keep using it, I have been wanting to try the bamboo batting would like to know any opinions on it.

I use Hobbs 80/20 cotton/poly. I usually hand quilt so I don't use W&N, it is too hard to needle. I am anxious to try wool batting, and Mountain Mist Cream/white Rose, all cotton batting.

roselady-for hand quilting, wool is the BOMB! I love it.

I like the Warm Blend for machine quilting because it doesn't shrink as much as Warm & Natural.

I had W&N beard

Look on this forum for past threads on batting - I know there have been several in the recent past.

If you want to try a poly try the Quilter's Dream poly. It's a lot like their cotton battings and I have never had it beard in any quilt.

I like the cotton batting and that is all I use. However I am working on a sampler quilt (in between other projects) and I think I am going to try using flannel (sp?) so it will be more of a coverlet.

I love to use Hobbs 80/20, Tuscany and Legacy pure cotton and Hobbs wool batting. They are all great for hand quilting.
Honestly I don't like polyester.

Hand Quilters, like me, LOVE WOOL.

I like W&N & wool. I hand quilt, and have tried the polly, but dont care for it, it does beard a lil too much for me.

Try the Quilter's Dream! I was a W&N girl too, until I tried this batting! LOVE iT!
http://www.quiltersdreambatting.com/default.htm
the Orient(bamboo),wool and the dream green(recycled bottles) are my new favorites.
Of course they have poly also.
the ease of use and the drape on these is just wonderful
couldn't find it around here so I started selling it!

I personally do not care for polyester, but I think for something that will be washed a lot (crib quilts, kids floor quilts and more) it holds up better without clumping or shifting.

My all time favorite is Hobbs 80-20, I like the weight and the way it washes and dries in the machine.

Longarm

I use Quilters Dream Blend (70/30) for my machine quilting. It is soft, drapes well and gives me that nice puckered look when I wash my finished quilt.

Yup, Quilter's Dream is a very nice poly. All of their batts are nice.

My favorite batting and my customers' favorite batting is Hobbs 80/20. It needles very easily, washes wonderfully and adds a nice vintage look to the quilt after washed. Second favorite is Hobbs low-loft poly. The poly washes without "puckers" and does not wrinkle easily so works great in quilts that will be folded and stored for a length of time. I have never had any bearding with either of these battings.

quilters dream batts!!! i love them all, the dream cotton, dream wool, dream poly, dream silk/bamboo. they are all wonderful to work with and give wonderful finished results.
if they are not available i use hobbs 80/20 and warm and natural's. but the dream batts really are a dream!

I have made poly-batted quilts and never had any problem with bearding - I think I usually use Mountain Mist. However, I have a quilt given to me by my husband's grandmother, and it is bearding all over the place. The quilt top is a poly-blend and it is hand-quilted. I don't know if the hand quilting matters or not, but it seems like some of the bearding is occuring through the holes made by the needle.

I have used a lot of Hobbs 80/20 and I like that. I'm not sure if I have used warm and natural or not.

My quilting teacher said NOT to use W&N due to the cotton seeds left in the batting after processing will eventually "leak" oil thru the top leaving a black stain. I know that lots of seasoned quiters use W&N but I will not. Teacher also said she recommends 80/20 batting. I have used Mountain Myst 80/20 and am now trying Hobbs 80/20.