Karo

Has anyone stored batting in those vacuum seal storage bags? I have recently down sized and find I am short of storage space and thinking this might be a solution.

Jane Quilter

No, but I anxious to hear if the batting will re-fluff after being squished.

quiltingcandy

I have done it. I stored my left-over pieces and it did seem to be fine when I took it out. As a side note, that was 50/50 batting, meaning it had a lot of polyester. But I would think if you had 100% cotton and wanted it to fluff up more just put it in a dryer for a bit.

quiltsRfun

I haven't stored batting but I did use the bags to shrink two quilts and matching pillows that I took to my granddaughters. We fly and I wanted to save space in the suitcase. They fluffed up just fine. Of course this was very short term. I'm just guessing but I imagine the batting could be tumbled in the dryer on low heat to re-fluff if it doesn't spring back right away.

popover

A lot of it is sold compressed in plastic bags and it all fluffs up just fine.

justflyingin

It will fluff up fine. I brought several packages over in my suitcases in those bags and then took them out and let them sit on the shelf in my closet. They are fine.

Irishrose2

I worked at JoAnn's in the 90s. The batting came in very compressed. An employee would puncture the bag and watch the batting grow, still inside the bag. I know the polys were like that. Cotton wasn't as popular then, so I don't really know about it, but it should be okay.

joyce888

I think they would work just fine. You don't have a suction them completely flat, but enough to maybe get them under a bed. Its never damaged anything I've stored in them.

Jan in VA

I've moved from buying and using Hobbs batting in the round packages to buying Quilters Dream battings in flatter square-ish packaging because it takes less room to store on the top shelf in the closet.

carolynjo

I agree, Jan. I love Quilter's Dream. My niece was a "test run driver" before the batting was released in Va. She loved it from the git-go.