Originally Posted by
TrenbeathRanch
The bad news is that your batting apparently had scrim (since it didn't recover with the water treatment). Scrim is the layer of coating on batting which keeps it together and allows a bit of tug or pull during construction. It's almost like interfacing, since it has a bunch of tiny wholes. Batting without scrim is difficult to handle because it's like working with a cotton ball...very delicate and will easily lose it's shape with the slightest pressure. I've worked with both (scrimmed and scrimless) equally as often.
This is incredibly useful information. Thank you so much! How can a newbie like me tell if the batting has scrim on it? Is this common to a certain brand? Or is there something I should be looking for when purchasing batting (or working with it)?
And my best to you slhager. It's a very beautiful quilt, and I'm sure you're devastated at this (as would I). However, I'm confident you'll find a way to be happy with the outcome, either by letting it go or by fixing it!