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Originally Posted by Shelbie
I really like Hobbs Polydown. I first used it when quilting some of our Community Quilts for our guild. The batting was much more affordable, handled well, was very uniform, no thick or thin spots and quilted easily. It stands up to repeated washings and doesn't shift or bunch even when quilted every 6-8inches. I buy it by the roll (108" wide) and 30 yards long. This is the batting I now use in all my baby and kid quilts even for the big kids taking quilts to college. If you like a soft cuddly slightly puffy quilt, this is the batting for you.
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I used cotton for 1 quilt and wasn't pleased really so went to the 80/20 I liked that a lot better. I use to use the Fairfield poly only but back then thats what was available. I will probaly go back to poly also & just buy the 80/20 when I get a 50% coupon maybe.
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Sorry to sound silly, but what is bearding?
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Bearding is the annoying behavior of cheap poly batting of releasing individual fibers that penetrate from within the fabric and gives a shabby look to the whole quilt...as if it were growing a beard.
I have found that since I am not much of a hand quilter but aspire to be a better one, the poly is so much easier to needle. No more struggling with cotton batting if I am going to hand quilt. I do prefer the low loft however. Jane in NC |
I have always used warm & natural. Tried poly and did not like it. Have since gone to Hobbs 80/20. Had to get black as I was making a dark brown quilt for my son. I could not find locally so ordered from Connecting Threads. It is warm, not as heavy as warm & natural and easy to quilt wether by hand or machine.
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The poly is not as heavy. You might like that.
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Was wondering about the bamboo batting? It feels so soft and nice, I am a hand quilter, so I havent used the Warm and Natural at all.
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I like bamboo and bought a whole roll when I had the chance to get at 40%off
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I love the Dream Green. Used in quilts and wallhanings and it shows off the quilting beautifully :thumbup:
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Originally Posted by feline fanatic
I am currently working on a handquilted project with Quilters Dream poly. It is a wonderful bat and no bearding! IMHO Mountain Mist Poly is one of the worst on the market. It is not uniform in thickness and will most likely beard. I used it once on a customer quilt where she supplied the batting. It quilted up ok on the LA but if given a preference I would not recommend it. While I saw no evidence of bearding while LAing it I suspect it will beard with use and washings. What I noticed most was the inconsistency in loft throughout the bat. I would go with Quilters Dream poly or Hobbs Polydown. Both are very nice poly bats. Quilter's dream has several lofts and yes they will send you samples but won't sell to you directly unless you have a resale certificate from your state.
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