the bamboo blend batts are very soft..i've found the same outcome with dream wool and dream orient (a silk/ bamboo blend) 100% cotton batts seem to be the (stiffest) of the batts available. amount of quilting dictates stiffness too...if it is very (loosely) quilted it tends to *soften-fluff* more than one that is heavily/closely quilted-- but the cottons do soften up a little bit every time it's washed/dried. :thumbup: