When I tie a quilt does the quilt have to have a lot of batting to make it puffy or can it be a low batting?

My first was very low loft and has done very well:)

That is what mine is low loft and i was not sure if it would work on a low loft.

I tie low loft often, without a problem. If you prefer a puffy look, that would work also. I prefer low loft.

The loft doesn't matter. You can tie any quilt.

It can be anything you want it to be. I do both low and high loft batting.

Any batting can be tied. Just look at the package, and it will tell you how closely you need to quilt it so you know how closely to place the ties.

What ever you choose will work.

My mother in law has a hand tied quilt WITHOUT any batting at all. One of her friends made it for her and called it a Summer Quilt. It's lightweight for the summer bed. I love it!

High loft or low loft -- you can tie with both it just depends on the look you want. The only caution is to be sure you read the directions that come with the batting and make sure you follow the directions about how far apart to quilt. I have a friend who tied a quilt with warm & natural batting and the batting did not hold up to a lot of washing because she tied it too far apart.

you need to read the batting packaging- some batts are not good to use for tied quilts- they will separate and ball up inside the quilt when washed

a batt good for tied quilts will say so on the packaging- or batts that will allow up to 10" between quilting stitches (most of the time) work alright.
there are many different (lofts) available in good batts for tied quilts - anywhere from thin 1/8" loft- up to 1" loft---which is almost comforter fluffy!
just have to make sure it is not going to separate and ball up- become an unsightly mess of your quilt after just a few washings

Thanks for all of your help!

not quite (correct) the batting is the determining factor---some batts ARE NOT SUITED FOR TYED QUILTS you can find different lofts to use- but you need to read the packaging- if the batting says it needs to be quilted every 2"-4" it IS NOT SUITABLE for tyed quilts- it will pull apart and ball up between the tyes- after just a few washes.
batts that are suitable for tyed quilts-say so on the packaging.