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Old 01-30-2016, 11:52 AM
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I was wondering how to tell what is the right side of bats. Which side should be towards the top of the quilt. I never knew there was a right side to batting.
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Old 01-30-2016, 11:59 AM
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Not all batting has a "right side". If it's needle punched, the side where the holes are sinking into the batting is up. For scrim batts, the scrim goes facing down. W&N is the easiest to tell because the side with the seeds in it goes up. Resin bonded batts like Hobbs don't have a right side.
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Old 01-30-2016, 01:40 PM
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Make it easy on yourself, use a batting that doesn't have a right or wrong side.
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Old 01-30-2016, 03:21 PM
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My Warm and Natural has seeds on one side. I do not really pay attention to which way it faces unless the back is very light.
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I agree with Peckish.
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Make it easy on yourself, use a batting that doesn't have a right or wrong side.
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Old 01-30-2016, 03:41 PM
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I go to the site for the company that makes the batting and look it up. If there is a right & wrong side, they will tell you there.
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I do the same process as above.
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Old 01-31-2016, 05:35 PM
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I'm not too concerned with right or wrong sides.
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I've been quilting a long time and I just recently discovered that batting has and up and down side! Here's a good article:
http://www.apqs.com/blog/2013/01/22/...n-up-and-down/
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Originally Posted by Jingle View Post
I'm not too concerned with right or wrong sides.
Same here... Haven't had to be concerned.
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