quiltingbuddy

You know, when the batting starts coming through the fabric. Is it ok to use one of those things that takes the fuzz off sweaters to fix it?

Tartan

Is it all over or just in a few places? A few places can be fixed by inserting a straight pin into the sandwich close to the beard and swishing the pin sideways to pull the beard back into the sandwich. If it is all over than one of the sweater de-fuzzers with the rotating blades may work. A sticky roller may just pull more of the batt fibers through rather than remove them. You will have to test to see which works best.

ManiacQuilter2

This is one reason that you have to be careful when pressing seams open. I agree with Tartan on her suggestions. Be careful with the sweater De-fuzzer because you wouldn't want and threads to be cut in the fabric.

Misty's Mom

Didn't someone post awhile back that batting had a right side and wrong side and which side to put facing the backing? Wish I had remembered that when I made a table topper last week. Had a bit of bearding, but since it was for me, I just let it go.

yadroc

I saved it but it just took me a few minutes to find it.

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Prism99

I'm pretty sure it's only Warm and Natural batting that has a right side and wrong side. Hobbs 80/20, for example, does not.

GrammaNan

This is all great information. Thanks for bringing up the topic.

MadQuilter

It is mostly the polyester batts that beard and from what I understand there isn't much you can do about it. Alex Anderson calls it the gift that keeps on giving.

quiltingbuddy

Hmmm, it's an older quilt with the problem and I don't remember what batting I used. I may try Tartan's idea and see what happens. Thanks.

sewbeadit

All of the years I used poly batting and only one bearded and I hated it doing that, was very annoying, kept trying to pick off the white hairs on it until I figured what it was, didn't like the quilt after that at all.