I made three for the grands. No batting but they are 3 layers thick. I picked up these scissors at Harbor Freight
https://www.harborfreight.com/7-inch...ors-97042.html. They have a serrated edge on one blade which helps grab the fabric. They are still sharp and are my go to scissors when cutting something thick.
If I make another rag quilt I'm going to do as ckcowl suggestion of running it thru the dryer before washing. I washed mine first and stopped the washing machine a couple of times during the cycle to clean out the threads. It looked the Muppets had vomited in the washer!