Best Batting
 

Ladies, I would like to know what you use for batting and if anyone has any suggestions for me. I have always used Warm & Natural but recently have found out from a quit I made that my ceiling fan air penetrates the quilt and I can feel the air. I love the fact that the quilt is lightweight, but it just isn't as warm as I would like it. I want a batting that will make me sweat under the covers like our grandma's used to make. Is there such a batting? Suggestions wanted/needed....HELP!....Teresa

Pile the quilts on... that's what grandma used to do!

I recently switched to 80/20 batting just because it has a tad more loft than 100% cotton, and is less heavy. I like it alot.

I like to use Hobbs batting. Very best batting.

Poly batting will be generally warmer and still very lightweight feeling but I'm not sure if it'll be a better barrier to ceiling fan wind. I would kind of think it would be, since it doesn't really breathe, but I can't say I've tested that!

You could also try a double-batting of W&N, but that will not really be a lightweight quilt anymore.

I like to sleep under a quilt that has some weight . I use two battings on many of my quilts. Do note I send out many of my quilts to a Long Arm pro... as a double batting makes it way too thick to quilt in my machine.

SEWNOMA, I had thought about doubling the batting but will have to ask my LAQ 1st if she could/would quilt the quilt. I appreciate all the responses, keep 'em coming! :thumbup:

Yes, I remember sewbiz, you are absolutely right! :thumbup:

I like all the Quilter's Dream battings.

I have always preferred Hobbs 80/20 and have been using it ever since Hobbs introduced it. But the Cadillac of batting would be Dream Cotton. Call them and they use to send samples of their batting. Tell them what you are looking for. They were always helpful to me. They are located on the East coast.

I just made a quilt with a wool batting. I've heard it's very warm. Flannel backing too, so I haven't put it on the bed yet! I am prepared for winter sleeping & polar vortexes! I have one on my bed now made with a Hobbs Poly Down & last winter layered it with another quilt because it wasn't warm enough by itself.

quilters dream and Hobbs both have nice battings that I like

Yep, that's what I remember, as well. Multiple layers of quilts and blankets! Cotton batting is made to be breathable, which helps keep a person from getting over-heated.

I also like to sleep with a ceiling fan, regardless of the temp. What I do, is use a lightweight blanket (poly or acrylic, not sure which the present blanket is), underneath the cotton quilt. If you want a warmer quilt without the bulk of a poly fill, you could also use a blanket or poly-fleece, as your batting.

I use Pellon 80/20 batting I get online from Walmart.com. A big bolt of it(96"x9yds) costs less than a package of Hobbs and I can't tell the difference. When I want a really warm or heavy quilt I double it.

Cari

I am amazed that you think Warm and Natural batting is lightweight! My brother was just complaining to me yesterday that a quilt we made for him with this batting is too heavy.

You might like Hobbs or Quilter's Dream wool. It's light enough that you could use two layers of it. A little pricey, but everyone who uses wool batting seems to love it. Wool and cotton both "breathe", so I'm not sure you would sweat under it. Polyester doesn't breathe, so that would be more likely to allow sweating.

For lots of weight you can use denim, but it won't add much warmth.

Is there some reason why you like to have the ceiling fan on when the room is cool? I guess I would just turn the ceiling fan off unless my husband objected.



Do you have to have the ceiling fan on at night?

Prism, I like the lightweight of the quilt I just want it warm! When I said I want to "sweat" under it, it was rhetorical but you know what I mean....I want WARMTH from my quilt. Hubby and I love for our room to be cool, so yes, we have the fan on all the time; even in the winter it's on low. Love a WARM bed tho!

Quilters Dream makes a poly batting from green plastic bottles. I really like working with it. I buy it from fabric.com . It cost $29.98 for King size. There is enough batting for 2 regular size quilts. Some quilters won't use poly batting because it is too warm. I like it because it won't shrink, and I pre-wash all my material so it won't shrink either.

BTW, Quilters Dream is in Va Beach and that's only 45 mins from me! I will have to definitely go there and check them out. Thanks ladies!

I always use Quilter's Dream. My LQS recommends it and I love the way it makes a quilt feel.

I to use Quilters Dream that is a great batting, i have doubled Warm and Natural and a Poly batting for a nice warm quilt. feels more like a comforter. :):o

One of my friends used the green recycled Quilter's Dream poly. She said it was too hot to sleep under. I have some and it's a really nice soft batting that's handles like a cotton batting.

I tried some cot quilts and a bed quilt using Minki and poly fleece. They are the softest, warmest, cuddliest quilts I've made. I have 2 double-sided fleece dressing gowns I wear all the time at home, they are the warmest clothes I own. Recently I bought 2 rolls of micro-fleece, a bit thinner, but I'm assured warmer still. A bit difficult to handle for large quilts, but worth the effort, I think.

Cotton is not what I call a 'warm' fabric. It takes forever to warm up on a cold winter night!

Just recently bought Hobbs 80/20, so don't have too much experience with how warm it is.

I have used a neutral colored fleece for batting many times and then used flannel as the backing and really like that combination.

If a quilt is heavily quilted, then it won't have too many places to trap heat, and therefore not feel warm.

If I ever get around to making a quilt for myself, it will be double batted and not too heavily quilted. It's on my bucket list...

I was a fan of Hobbs 80/20 until I found Quilter's Dream poly, they have it in 3 weights. I like the way it clings to the quilt top when on the longarm and I get a very smooth quilt. I live in California so it is not too cold.

But I don't think Grandma had a ceiling fan, any way mine didn't.

I don't feel the cold very often so I use warm and natural 20/80. I have some older quilts with poly batting, forgot make, my dogs who love heat sleep if they can on them. So I would deduce that the poly is warmer, whether the fan would come through don't know. I think I would use more quilts piled on top to find your mixture of battings to use in one quilt.

I also use and love Quilters Dream. The QD Request is lightweight but the QD Select is a nice weight and sounds like something you are looking for. I also called them up and they sent samples of their wool. Very nice, however, I haven't used it yet. I have read some positive things about it here on this board.

Wool batting is nice and warm and very soft.

I have some poly batting that is 4oz that is really thick. I got it from a wholesale fabric shop. My long arm will quilt it, but some long arms will not. So check with your long arm quilter. I know in my area, you can find this thick batting at the Amish fabric shops since they use it for tied quilts and comforters.

I use Hobbs 80/20 (which one of the longarmers in town hates!), but my preference is Dream wool - love, love, love it.

I suggest using wool batting. It is not only cozy warm but a dream to quilt.

I can't remember but i think I read you need to preshrink wool batting don't you? I've never used wool batting before but would like to try it.

I also like a cold sleeping room however don't have fan blowing.... I just leave a window cracked.... How about electric blanket UNDER your quilt. You set your comfy temp, hubs sets his.... turn it on early so your bed is already WARM when you hop in! turn the fan on "ICE CUBE" and be nice and warm under your covers..... lol ! I have never had electric blanket so PLEASE check the labeling to make sure you CAN put another blanket on TOP of electric blanket... Would hate to have an accident happen........ Stay warm.....

Not if you wash on a cold setting and don't use high heat in the dryer.

I am going to use a double batt of Quilter's Dream wool with a bamboo blend for the current quilt I am using to make it warmer. I have a wool only batt on the quilt on our bed now, but we also have two 80/20 lap quilts on top of that to make sure we're warm enough.

I prefer any of Quilter's Dream battings...hate Hobbs 80/20 (feel nasty, has inconsistent thickness and I don't like the "hand"). As to your LA quilter, how thick the batting her longarm can handle depends on the longarm. I recently quilted a wall hanging for a customer that used a high loft poly from Quilter's Dream and a wool batting - it was like quilting a feather bed but my Innova handled it just fine. However, I borrowed a friend's longarm (different make) when I was out of town and I could not use a double batting with it at all. Natural fibers breathe - cotton, wool, silk, bamboo - and man-made fibers - poly - don't. If you want a quilt that doesn't let the air from your fan to go through it, then try a poly batting if your quilter can't use a double batting.

i remember my vermont early childhood, and sleeping at gramma's house. quilts were made with double batting. i made one for my dgd and she loves it. it is heavy and warm and reminds me totally of the quilts i burrowed down under. i will definitely be using double battings more often. i made a wool batted quilt for my son in england and that has proven to be comfortable all the time. i love working with the wool batting! such nice drape and snuggly warm!

The Quilter's Dream made from recycled plastic bottles is what I'd recommend,too. It has a nice feel and is definitely warm. Sounds weird that it's made from recycled plastic, but it's soft and makes the quilt drape beautifully. it does have a light green tint, so might not be good for batt in a white quilt.

My favorite is the Hobbs 8/20 batting.

I can personally vouch for Hobbs Poly Down. Super warm but lightweight. Easy to hand quilt. Looks wonderful after being LAQed. Wears like iron and haven't found that it beards. Plus, it's relatively inexpensive.

I am partial to my down comforter, so I just piece tops, add a backing, sew together like a pillowcase, and stuff my comforter in there! Guess you could consider it a duvet cover!