Hand Quilting - Which Batting?
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Location: Central NJ
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I use Warm & Natural to hand quilt. Some folks feel it's difficult to needle but I don't have issues with it. I bought a roll ages ago so still have lots to go through!
That said, a friend uses Quilter's Dream cotton. I does seem to have a much softer drape than the W&N. I do want to try it but since I have so much W&N on hand, don't feel I can splurge on something different until I use up the other.
That said, a friend uses Quilter's Dream cotton. I does seem to have a much softer drape than the W&N. I do want to try it but since I have so much W&N on hand, don't feel I can splurge on something different until I use up the other.
#6
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Location: NY
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Polys are usually quite easy to HQ with. Wool is an absolute dream to hand quilt with. Cotton batting does tend to put drag on the needle. Some people like that. I am not crazy about HQ with W&N but it is nice for machine quilting. I would like to know if the handquilters who use W&N have ever tried anything else? Usually once you try something else you will notice the difference in how much easier it is to needle, like Quilters Dream cotton or wool. 80/20 blends are ok but also can be difficult to get nice even small stitches. Quilters dream poly handles and feels just like an 80/20 blend to me.
#8
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Polys are usually quite easy to HQ with. Wool is an absolute dream to hand quilt with. Cotton batting does tend to put drag on the needle. Some people like that. I am not crazy about HQ with W&N but it is nice for machine quilting. I would like to know if the handquilters who use W&N have ever tried anything else? Usually once you try something else you will notice the difference in how much easier it is to needle, like Quilters Dream cotton or wool. 80/20 blends are ok but also can be difficult to get nice even small stitches. Quilters dream poly handles and feels just like an 80/20 blend to me.
#9
I started off quilting w/ Warm and Natural - I do prefer 100% cotton over Hobbs cotton/poly. Then I made a quilt w/ a double weave flannel backing and the W&N would be too heavy, and that was my first experience w/ Quilters Dream Request Cotton. The Request is a thin batting and perfect for what i was quilting.
I felt like my needle was going thru butter!!! Left W&N behind and I have never looked back. My current project, I'm using wool battting and Oooo La La!!!
next project will have Quilters Dream Select batting - a thickness similar to W&N. The quilt store didn't have the wool batting, because i was going to use it again.
I felt like my needle was going thru butter!!! Left W&N behind and I have never looked back. My current project, I'm using wool battting and Oooo La La!!!
next project will have Quilters Dream Select batting - a thickness similar to W&N. The quilt store didn't have the wool batting, because i was going to use it again.
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