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Originally Posted by Dollyo
(Post 4804659)
When I started quilting, I tied them and polyester made a nice fluffy quilt. I personally don't like the shrinkage factor, so polyester was the best choice for me. When I got my short arm, I tried regular polyester. It would catch on the foot. I found Soft N Bright (made by The Warm Company-same company that makes Warm & Natural, etc). Absolutely, love it. It is not made w/resins, it is needle punched. It feels like Warm & Natural, doesn't shrink, and quilts like a dream. I buy 10 yards at a time from JoAnn's with a 50% off coupon. If you are going to use polyester, this is the one. I quilt for several of my SILs and my niece.
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I have become a fan of WARM and NATURAL. It does seem to make a difference in the way the quilt falls together.
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i hated the poly stuff too and i quilt by hand. i like the warm natural but i'd like to get a little more loft for ones i want to do a lot of detailed quilting on. does anybody have a suggestion?
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Glad you found a batting that works for you. Sometimes the side the batting faces is the issue...some battings have a right and wrong side.
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oh yes, batting type sure does make a difference! I love using the 80/20, but for my latest project I'm using cheep poly batting for the loft... is harder to work with, but makes the quilt so poufy
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i use warm and natural or white and love the way it quilts
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Originally Posted by carslo
(Post 4805169)
I have an unaffiliated review of battings on my blog http://californiaquilting.blogspot.c...1_archive.html I have just finished a boat load of quits and used the opportunity to try a variety of battings. You may find it interesting.
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Do you wash your batting before you use it? I just got some warm and natural but not sure how to use it. I'm going to try QAYG scrap quilt, the kind where you cut the batting into squares.
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Originally Posted by tsnana2000
(Post 4801485)
I love Quilter's Dream Cotton. It is great to work with.
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As with anything else, quality is worth the extra cost. Try wool and/or bamboo. More expensive yet, but you will love how easy they both are to quilt. Plus wool makes the quilt heavier, which is nice if the quilt is going to be used in areas that have freezing temperatures. Plus wool batting now has the ability to be washed and no shrink like Grandma's wool batt did.
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I make a lot of baby quilts, which is the best batting for them since they get washed a lot? I never see them once they are given away so don't know what they look like after washing.
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Originally Posted by laurac
(Post 4806229)
i hated the poly stuff too and i quilt by hand. i like the warm natural but i'd like to get a little more loft for ones i want to do a lot of detailed quilting on. does anybody have a suggestion?
I like to use Hobbs Polydown. It is really easy to work with and is mostly polyestor so it gives the little bit of loft which you don't get with the cotton. Unless a customer wants cotton batting, I use the Hobbs Polydown. |
I dont think anyone was "spreading a terrible rumor", my goodness she imparted some information that she received in a class. Nothing "terrible" about that. No one said not to use it if it works for you. Everyone has preferences.
Originally Posted by Jingle
(Post 4801523)
I only use polyester batting and it DOES NOT slip and/or slide around. It is warm without adding weight. It grips the backing and the top and does not move. What a terrible rumor to spread.
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Thanks for saving me what I'm sure would be serious hassles... the poly I bought for my niece's floor mat is going back to JoAnn's.
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