Quilters Dream Poly batting
 

I need to get a black batting and am considering Quilters Dream Poly black. I haven't used a poly batting in years and I've never felt a sample of the Quilters Dream Poly. Does the 505 spray baste work on poly batting? How does the Quilters Dream Poly copare to Hobb's 80/20 or Warm & Natural while quilting? Does it handle as well? I'm using a domestic machine, not a long arm.

Thanks!

Quilters Dream makes wonderful batting! Their poly has a lot of loft. I am a longarm quilter so cannot comment about using the spray baste.

You can't compare a poly batting to a cotton batting. You might contact them and ask if they could send you a small sample.

I've been given little sample booklets of Quilter's Dream batting. Maybe they would send you one so you could feel it.

Hi Maniac,
Apparently we were thinking of the same answer at the same time!

OK it appears a lot of the responders are thinking the QD poly batting is like Hobbs polydown or your run in the mill poly. It is NOTHING like that!! I did a quilt using it and I would be hard pressed to tell the difference between QD normal poly and Hobbs 80/20. The QD black poly (and also their white) are low loft and handle like Hobbs 80/20 both in needling, weight and hand/feel. As well as slippage. Polydown and like products tend to shift a lot when DM quilting. QD Poly (select loft) and Midnight Poly (which ONLY comes in select loft) do NOT. They actually kind of grab the fabric like 80/20 does. Regular quilters dream poly and midnight poly should not be confused with their product dream puff which is like regular lofty poly like Hobbs Polydown.

I can't answer your question regarding the spray baste as the one time I used it I hand quilted so stitch basted it. But I suspect, given it's hand and it's low loft it would probably behave quite nicely with spray baste or Elmers School glue basting method.

http://www.quiltersdreambatting.com/midnight-dreams.htm

I have used the Quilters Dream Green poly batting and found it great to work with, easy to machine quilt. I used 505 spray baste on it and it worked great, no slippage that I noticed. I say go for it!

Me, also. I just used the poly for the first time and found that spray basting did not "stick" as well with the batting. (I found this when I used a poly mix fabric too.) I'll go back to my never-fail QD Orient from now on.

You can get 80/20 hobbs black batting from Linda's Electric Quilters. I needed one but ordered two king size to have one as a back up.

I have used the QD poly in two quilts and it worked well for me. It is dense and soft poly and quilted up nicely on my domestic sewing machine. It drapes well. It is not high loft, although they have one that is "poofier". I normally use QD cotton so can't compare with the other products you mentioned and I only pin baste so can't help you there. Hopefully, you go to their website for full info and ask for samples if you need to.

Thanks everyone for your replies. I might go ahead and try the Quilters Dream Poly black batting. I can get the Hobbs in black, but only in Queen or King. I only need a twin size and don't use black batting often, so I didn't want a lot of leftover.

Thanks also for the suggestions to ask for samples. I think I will do that.

I always use Dream Poly Select Batting and 505 spray. They work fantastic together with no slippage. Easy to work with and the drape of quilt is very nice. Highly recommend. My long arm quilter loves working the poly when I send a big quilt to her.

I'm getting tired of the 80/20 crinkled look, and LOVE the way Quilter's Dream Green looks after washing. It's also warmer than the 80/20. Don't know what look you're going for, and can't answer about spray basting.

great info, thanks!

I wasn't looking for a particular look. I don't mind the crinkly look. I was just looking for a black batting, and there weren't too many options. I know I can get the Quilters Dream locally, but would have to order the Hobbs online.

I love the poly Dream Green. The fabric kinda sticks to it, but then I do quilt as you go so I am not sure if the full backing would stick. Smaller sections that I use stick pretty well without basting spray.

Quilter's Dream has pre-made batting samples that they give out quite freely. I get them by the case for shop hops and longarming samples. The black poly bat is, in my opinion, the best out there. But, I am partial to anything Quilter's Dream. Without talking bad about competing brands, I can say that I experience more consistency in the loft of the batting, density of the batting and sizes. There also isn't the pucker "row" of batting that I have experienced from one manufacturer in the larger bat sizes.

I have used Hobbs Poly Down many times with good results and it wears like iron, through many washings and dryings. It is my go to batting for quilts being used for my own personal use. That being said, Hobbs is a Chevy and Quilter's Dream is a Cadillac! Love how it looks and handles.

wonderful product. no problems in any of the areas you mentioned.

I just received my samples and I was pleasantly surprised! The Quilters dream poly feels similar to Warm & Natural. I wouldn't be surprised if it handles similarly.