#1piecemaker

Seems like JoAnns has there 100% cotton batting on sale 25 yard rolls for 79.00 with 25 cent shipping. I've never used 100% cotton batting before and was wondering how much shrinkage there is verses the 80/20 or the poly batting. This seems like a very good sale to pass up. What do you think?

Mdegenhart

I like it to shrink to make the quilt crinkly.

Prism99

What is the brand? You can find out shrinkage rates by going to the manufacturer's website. I usually just Google the brand name and type of batting to find the specific manufacturer's page with the info I want.

Is it Warm and Natural you are looking at? This is needlepunched through scrim and shrinks similar to 80/20 battings. The scrim makes it more stable than 80/20, but also results in a flatter quilt than 80/20.

quilts4charity

I bought 2 rolls of this and my machine seems to love it...my tension is perfect quilting it and I haven't noticed that it shrunk any more than the 80/20 I've been using.

mighty

I think the shrinkage should be about the same as the 80/20. Maybe check the brand web site for shrinkage percentage.

Lori S

If its the batting I saw today... just a quick note ... it does not have a scrim. Some cotton battings without a scrim or some poly fibers to "hold" the cotton in place can bunch or ball up when machine washed. I wish you could buy the same product by the yard so you can test before committing to a full roll. One other note .. if you want to preshrink it .. it probably would not do well with any agitation or tumble drying.

Geri B

I have been using warm & natural from Joann Fab by the bolt for many years.....it will usually last a year or so.....I would recommend it highly. I have made, used, washed bed quilts now well over 10 yrs old and they are as good as new.......BUT the other day I was there waiting to pick up my bolt and saw some other "cotton batting"....forgot who the maker was, but I would never purchase it.....it was flimsy, attached..almost..to some sort of netting...in my opinion a poor excuse for batting.....although the price of w/n has gone up, like the cotton fab has, I feel their quality has remain superb

terri bb

what a great read. thank you! i have some here and it has that scrim stuff on it. i love the way it makes the quilts look crinkly. i am going to hand quilt a floral beige tumbler and ill let you know how it turned out!

MacThayer

If you're worried about shrinkage, toss the batting into the dryer with a couple of wet wash clothes, and let it go for about 20-30 minutes on medium or low. This will normally shrink the batting and get the folding wrinkles out of it. You'll still get some "crinkling", but it helps when you've got a batt that might shrink a lot.

ManiacQuilter2

I would only stick with a major brand of batting to put in my quilts even if they are made for charity. Some of the fabric at JAF are very inferior quality and a no name brand of batting sounds like something that would also be inferior. I think I saw it the last time I was in the store and I wasn't impressed with it. You spend so much money on the fabric and your time, why would anyone use a cheap batting?? Just a thought.