I washed it once. I need to wash it again to see what happens.

Sew glad for this topic just yesterday I had a client ask for two layers of cotton, after reading through the comments decided against it and went with a layer of hobbs 80/20 and a layer of hobbs wool batting. Sew far sew good I am liking how it looks.

A little bit yes.

Also I should let you know that I quilted it on a long arm machine not my DSM.

I agree with you - the quilts I have done with Minkee or fleece are really soft and warm. I've noticed that if I make a quilt with fleece as the back, I don't need batting because otherwise it is too hot. Not as much of a problem if it's Minkee on the back though.

I just finished a quilt with 1 1/2 layers of batting. Expert quilter, Cindy Needham calls it gourmet batting. One layer of thin cotton and half of a layer of wool. Wool will pull apart in half a sheet. I used dream wool and it kind of tore, but it didn't really matter. I called Cindy and she said Hobbs wool doesn't tear like that, so that's what I will try next. I just quilted it with straight line quilting, it was quite a lot to get in the machine but partly because I used flannel for the back.

Wow! What a great topic. I learned so much from all of you and I had never thought of double batting. Sometimes we just don't know what we need to know! Thank you!

I know this is an old thread, but I am going to try....
I have a LA and have used two layers of batting before. As others say, it makes the quilting stand out but does make it a heavier quilt with less "drapability." The quilt that I used two layers of batting on was made of flannel and backed with flannel. I put the cotton batting on the bottom and the wool batting on the top. It was for my husband who loved the warmth. He now wants THREE layers of batting for a quilt I am making him -- cotton, wool, cotton. He wants it for the warmth to use at his hunting camp in the winter. Has anyone ever tried three layers? I am sure I will have to play around with the tension some but I am concerned that the quilt will seem like a huge potholder with very little draping and may ultimately not even keep him warm! This quilt is make out of traditional quilting cotton. I fully intend to try quilting a little sample first but that won't give me the real picture of the "drapability" of the quilt -- finished size should be about 72x89 inches. It is a really nice quilt and I hate to ruin it!

Thanks so much for any insight that any of you have.

clkonch: I don't have any experience to answer you but I wonder if it would tuck in around his shoulder with 3 layers. Wool breathes. What about 2 layers of wool? I am glad you reactivated this thread because I know when I finish my flimsy for our bed that I need more than just a layer of cotton and don't quite know what to do to keep us warm enough.

You cleared the batts with your customer? I ask because I am allergic to wool, so would be quite unhappy to have a wool batt in a quilt I planned to use.

Rather than 3 layers of batting I highly recommend you check your local Army Navy store or thrift store (salvation army or goodwill) and seek out a wool army blanket. Use that as one layer and wool or Hobbs polydown or quilters dream dream puff over that. Don't quilt it too densely so you get loads of air pockets. Most pantos e2e designs will be fine for that. I guarantee you it will be super warm and heavy. Prewash the wool army blanket so you get any shrinkage out of the way and know it is ok to machine launder and dry in the future. Also pick a pattern with lots of seams like log cabin or Pineapple made with 1 1/2 strips or smaller. All those extra seam allowances will also add to weight and warmth and if you really want to go over the top back it in a high quality flannel like moda double sided flannel or minky type fleece.