How do you buy your batting?
 

I know as a quilter I have bought my batting many different ways in the store and by the yard when it was on sale but know you can buy it online as well but never have. I would like to know how you buy your batting? If it is cheaper buying batting in the store/online or by the yard if you do a lot of quilting?

Thanks for posting this. I'm curious too. I've purchased batting both ways but I forget which is cheaper. Probably by the yard if none of it is on sale...

I would love to know a good resource for buying batting. It is so expensive. I did just take part in a Massdrop for batting. It was $44 and I got a queen and twin size package. When I looked up the prices for this - I saved about $20+. I questioned if I got batting with my 40% off would I have been better. Don't know cause Joann's overcharges so much. I never buy there without a coupon or a sale. I just looked, the Massdrop is over but you can request they do it again. Here is the link.

I buy the 40-yard rolls from Joann Fabrics, when they are on sale. Right now, it is 1/2 price, with free shipping. I think that's the cheapest way to buy it, and it is so convenient to have it on hand.

I just bought two 25 yard rolls of batting from a company that was at our last quilt show. At the time, I just couldn't make up my mind whether to try their batting or not, as I have always been happy with Warm and Natural, though I didn't like paying for it, even with a 40% off coupon. Then, as the quit show was closing, the vendor gave each member of the Quilt Show Committee (I was one) a package of batting. I was very pleased with it, so I bought two rolls just 3 weeks ago. Let me go look up the company and what I paid. I thought the pricing was good, and even the $20. shipping didn't shock me...($20. per roll.)

Okay, it is americanquiltbatting.com I paid $90.31 for 25 yards of polyester and $99.99 for 25 yards of 80% cotton/20 polyester batting.

Just in case anyone wants to go check the site out.

Dina

I wish I had space for a roll, because it's probably the best way to use it without ending up with a bunch of narrow leftovers. But I have a tiny house and mostly buy Queen size packages of Hobbs 80/20. Occasionally, I will buy it by the yard from Joann's if I am in a hurry or don't want to spend $50 to get free shipping at Connecting Threads.

I bought a bolt with a 50% off coupon. It will last me for a while.

I alway buy Warm & White or Warm & Natural from Joann's when it is on sale for 50% off & free shipping. Sometimes I split with a friend so that cuts the cost in half.

when i had room to store it, i bought it by the roll.

Marshall dry goods to the rescue! Only if you have space for a roll though. I purchased a 30 yard roll of hobbs 80/20 last summer for the excellent price of $100 + shipping. That is off their retail site. The roll was not nearly as heavy as I thought it would be, either.

For smaller quilts, I buy white or natural fleece at Walmart. They also have a thin fleece that I like to use in baby quilts because it drapes wonderfully and is very lightweight for the little ones to tote around. Now I'm considering buying some patterned (not plain single color) to use as both batting and backing.