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    Old 03-21-2011, 05:20 PM
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    I don't like any thing poly. At one of the retreats I went to the visiting speaker says she only uses wool and it has made a world of difference in the ease of machine quilting. I have not tried it yet but I am going to.
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    Old 03-21-2011, 05:40 PM
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    I use either Warm & White or Warm & Natural.
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    Old 03-21-2011, 06:30 PM
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    I like warm and natural.
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    Old 03-21-2011, 07:05 PM
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    I like warm and natural, but my family tends to like heavier/warmer quilts, even though we live in Georgia! So I have discovered that I really like Quilters Dream Cotton in deluxe or supreme loft. Must be machine quilted, but turns out nice warm quilts. I have some wool batting that I am anxious to try.
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    Old 03-21-2011, 07:31 PM
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    I read somewhere that it is better to use cotton batting in baby quilts because it is safer. A quilt with poly batting was hanging in a quilt show when the power went out. It just so happens that it was hanging in front of an emergency light and a hole was burned in the quilt. The article said had it been a cotton batting the damages would have been less serious.
    I always use W&N in baby quilts. I used wool in a hand quilted quilt & thought it was easier than W&N for hand quilting. I use W&N for machine quilting on my longarm.
    I like buying it by the roll & cutting what I need for each project.
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    Old 03-21-2011, 08:02 PM
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    warm and natural all cotton. Love it!
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    Old 03-21-2011, 09:25 PM
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    I use mostly cotton, or 80% cotton 20% poly. I have used the recycled bottles(green) want to try wool and bamboo.
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    Old 03-21-2011, 11:43 PM
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    I have used poly the most because of the price. Not long ago I used a cotten and loved the way it draped. Cotton is very breathable out here in Arizona. I would love to try bambo, but the cost has stoped me so far.
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    Old 03-22-2011, 03:57 AM
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    Depends on what I am working on. I have used warm and natural, Betty Cotton batting, fusible batting and battilizer batting.
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    Old 03-22-2011, 03:59 AM
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    I use Polyester. My family likes the way that it holds in the warmth and it is light. I have a few quilts that I used warm and natural and they complain the quilt is too heavy.
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