I like the warm and natural from Joanns

I usually use warm and natural or warm and white batting. I have tried simply cotton - very easy to hand quilt - no bearding. I used to use polyester, but now prefer cotton battings. Have never used bamboo - the color could throw me because I usually always have light fabrics in my quilts.

So far have only tried warm and natural, and that for machine quilting. I have a small piece I plan on hand quilting...will see how it goes...

I think the Hobbs wool batting is guaranteed against bearding and shrinking, but check their website to make sure. Most other wool batts I would not trust to machine dry, and bearding can be a problem with wool batts -- especially if laundered by machine.

Between Warm and Natural and Hobbs 80/20 I really prefer the Hobbs. To me it is so much easier to hand quilt and I love the finished results. It has a softer finish and a little bit more loft.

The Hobbs wool is also a dream to hand quilt and gives a nice antique look to a quilt once laundered.

Yes, I also hand quilt and mostly I use Warm and Natural batting. Works just fine for me. But I do like the feel of the Bamboo Batting. It's a bit costly for me but my daughter does use it on special quilts and she loves it
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I use and love the cotton batting. When I use a poly bat, I ALWAYS get puckers. Not so with the cotton batting. Love it. Thanks everyone for your questions and for the answers. I love this place and ALL the quilters.