Batting Question,

That is exactly the batting I used on the first 2 quilts I made.

Lets just say that I would never buy it again.

It would be okay for a summer weight quilt but needs reasonably dense quilting.

YMMV

Dee in Oz "Sherry" < wrote >

Thanks so much, Dee. That's exactly the kind of feedback I was looking for. BTW, did the quilts wash well? Did the batting hold up okay? (First quilt I ever made, I can't remember exactly which cheap-o batting I used, but over time it just kind of shifted and disappeared, and I ended up with a quilt that felt like it had no batting in it at all

thanks!

Sherry

Well the batting hasn't shifted, but DS's feels a lot thinner than the one I made for DD. DS's has been washed about twice as much as DD's.

I put it down as 'experience'.

Dee in Oz

"Sherry" wrote ... Thanks so much, Dee. That's exactly the kind of feedback I was looking for. BTW, did the quilts wash well? Did the batting hold up okay? (First quilt I ever made, I can't remember exactly which cheap-o batting I used, but over time it just kind of shifted and disappeared, and I ended up with a quilt that felt like it had no batting in it at all

thanks!

Sherry On Jan 6, 11:08 pm, "Dee in Oz" That is exactly the batting I used on the first 2 quilts I made.

I *think* I might have used it when I first started quilting but that's been so long ago, I can't really remember! I do know that what I used was the Mountain Mist brand and I have never used it again! How large a piece of batting is it? Would it be possible to double it and then use it? This would make the finished quilt a bit fuller. I think you would still need to use some fairly close quilting, not only to keep the actual batting from shredding but to keep the two layers from shifting. Let us know what you finally decide to do with it, OK? CiaoMeow >^;;^<

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I try to use the best quality batting I can, especially in donation quilts! I make lots of quilts for Project Linus in Kingston ON, and with sick kids, quilts get washed a lot! Baby quilts do as well. My guild had a community quilt program that provides quilts for hospital, nursing home, etc. You want something that will stand up to lots of machine washing!

I'm receiving the group still in strange out-of-order bits - but somewhere someone asked about "Mountain Mist Gold Cotton-Polyester batting. 50% Cotton

50% poly". This is my absolute favorite batting for crib quilts. I machine quilt. The batting has a little more loft than 80% cotton, clings nicely to the top and back and requires very little basting. It sqwushes nicely when you have to shift and shove it through the arc of the SM. Launders very well. I can't figure out who asked but I love the stuff. Polly

Sherry: If you decide not to use that batting in a quilt, you can tear it up and use it to stuff toys. PAT