Batting for a bedspread
 

My husband wants me to make a king size bedspread. What would you use for batting to allow it to drape over the sides and foot?

If you want it to go all the WA to the floor, you will probably have to piece your batting.

What ever your quilt top measures then add 8 to 10 inches, so that you have 4 to 5 inches to spare all the way around. I would find a very light weight polyester batting because that is going to be very heavy no matter what you use.

There are several kinds and brands of batting. My favorites are the 80/20 blend by Hobbs and the 100% cotton by Warm and Natural. I think the 80/20 is softer, but after washing I can barely tell the difference between the two. Bamboo is super soft and super expensive. I would avoid the polyester as it can be difficult to quilt. There are other brands, but these are the two I am most familiar with. I hope that helps.

I had a friend do this , she brought a very thick batting , look lovely a puffy she then took it to her Long Arm Quilter and had it channel quilted , then set about making the cover it was like doing quilt as you go , yes it took some time but she was working without a pattern or any idea how to go about it , but it did turn out lovely , I would have been happy to drape it over my bed , funny thing she didn't want to share . Good luck Cathy

I'd vote to use the lightweight poly batting -- a bedspread is bigger than a quilt and weight can be an issue.

I usually use 80/20 or on a couple I have used 50/50, most recently I quilted a couple of quilts with the "Dream Batting" and am impressed they had wonderful drape and excuse the pun but quilted up like a dream... I usually make my quilts "oversized" usually to the floor or just shy of it. You can get these batting by the roll which I use. I also used wool on one actually just to see how it quilted and liked it too.

I have Quilters Dream in 2 of my quilts with drop on queen-sized bed. Love how they drape.

I made a king size quilt for a queen size bed for my son and his wife. I used silk batting and it was wonderful to work with and drapes very nicely on the bed. I highly recommend silk when you are doing something very special because it is worth the extra expense. Otherwise, I generally use Hobbs 80/20 or dream cotton. I, personally, avoid polyester for a multitude of reasons.

I would first measure your mattress and determine the size of batting you will need. Most king size batting I believe is 120"x120" I always have preferred using Hobbs 80/20 for machine quilting.