Doc, what color are you looking for ? When I made a wall hanging that needed lots of texture and some sheen, I went to WalMart and bought something they tend to have all the time and it's fairly cheap. I have no idea what it really is, but it says 'man made fiber, machine wash gentle cycle.' I wanted a lot of texture, but didn't want to tarpunto (I love making this a verb). I stacked several layers of good cotton batting in the areas where I wanted texture, stitched the way I wanted, then trimmed the batting close to the back of the fabric. I then put the whole thing on a big piece of batting and quilted, that way I produced two levels of texture without a lot of fussy tarpunting (William Saffire died the other day so I think I can get away with that word). I don't know what to call the fabric, but it's shiny on one side than the other, really soft and looks like you could buy a bunch and make your daughter a decent prom dress.
Good luck, Sunny (I may have a square foot of black, if you're interested)