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LivelyLady 12-08-2010 08:29 AM
Cotton batting is horrible for hand quilting.....I learned the hard way too. But I like cotton batting the best for machine quilting.

Borntohandquilt 12-08-2010 08:40 AM
Originally Posted by LivelyLady
Cotton batting is horrible for hand quilting.....I learned the hard way too. But I like cotton batting the best for machine quilting.
I think this depends of the brand you have. I used different brands of pure cotton (Hobbs, Tuscany, Legacy, Quilter's Dream) and they were wonderful to needle and to hand quilt. Battings with a scrim are much harder to hand quilt.

LivelyLady 12-08-2010 08:47 AM
you didn't list the one I used.....Warm & Natural...so that may have been the problem. I'll try the brands you listed next time.

suebee 12-08-2010 09:12 AM
what is a scrim? ive never heard that before. Thank you :)

suebee 12-08-2010 09:14 AM
Originally Posted by LivelyLady
you didn't list the one I used.....Warm & Natural...so that may have been the problem. I'll try the brands you listed next time.
My HQ instructor told me that W&N is very dense, hence the reason for her not ever using when handquilting.

Borntohandquilt 12-08-2010 12:33 PM
Originally Posted by suebee
what is a scrim? ive never heard that before. Thank you :)
A scrim is a very light textile made of cotton or synthetic fibres like polypropylene. Scrim battings are needled through this stabilizer to make it stronger and to prevent bearding. You can quilt it in bigger distances up to 10 or more inches.
Warm & Natural is needlepunched with such a material, therefore for many quilters is harder to needle than others like mentioned above.

suebee 12-08-2010 12:50 PM
Thank you very much for answering.

mayday 12-11-2010 10:37 AM
Originally Posted by Hinterland
I use low loft poly, Quilters Dream in the lowest loft, and Blue Ribbon Cotton. I avoid battings like Warm and Natural.

If you can't change batting, try loosening the tension or a different needle. That might help.
I SADLY agree, tried warm natural several times and although prefer it's makeup it resists the needle quite badly causing irregular stitches, SO have returned to poly ,which gives a nicer loft

mayday 12-11-2010 10:42 AM
Originally Posted by gangles
Needle oil on a cotton ball to stick your needle in and out of a few times will help the needle glide through the fabric better.
what is needle oil and where do I buy it plse?


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