themadpatter

Because I have to ship it to Germany and its outrageously expensive. It will probably be around $80 to $100 just for the shipping. Holy cow. I must really like those two, lol. Anyway, weight is an issue. Thanks for all your help!

Prism99

Joanne’s has a very thin and lightweight Thermore polyester batting. I think it is just 1/4” thick or less. Silk would also be very lightweight but pricey and not really appropriate for a t-shirt quilt.

cindi

Quilter’s Dream or W&N are both very lightweight, but warm.

Jeanne S

Polyester is substantially lighter in weight than cotton or wool. The loft depth is usually marked on the packaging.

ptquilts

Are you shipping USPS? That seems a bit high. How much will it weigh?

Irishrose2

Mountain Mist has a light polyester batt. The packages are marked.

Watson

Craft batting is very thin and light, but you won't get much definition out of it.

Watson

pewa88

I recommend a low loft poly. Mountain Mist or Pellon make a good batt.

themadpatter

That's what I thought last year when I was trying to ship a 5 lb box with superbowl party supplies in it. For the quilt, a large flat rate box, Priority mail is $86.95. A 12" cube is $54.35 for 5 lbs. Not sure how much the quilt will weigh. There is no longer the option of sending things parcel post. Apparently, the slow boat no longer goes to China, or anywhere else.

bernamom

I use fleece backing on my tshirt quilts and don't use any batting.