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Thermore opinion?

I read a lot of positive things about Thermore in the past, bought a batt and let it sit in the closet a long time. I'm working on a wall hanging that's about 2' x 3' and decided to pull out the Thermore and see if I wanted to use it (I guess that's why I bought it ... because people said it was good for wall hangings).

Anyway ... it's awfully thin and also feels icky-sticky. I plan to machine quilt the wall hanging and wonder if my needles will get all gooey. I also wonder if I decide to use it if I should double it over since it's so thin. I want the thing to look somewhat quilted, not just stitched flat.

I'd appreciate any opinoins and experience. Thanks!

Lobo ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Delete the obvious to reply to me personally. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

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Lobo
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Thermore is intended to be ultra thin, Lobo - it was designed for making quilted garments, so that it wouldn't have too much bulk. It does feel oddly sticky, but there isn't any sticky substance in it, as far as I know, and I have never had needles go gooey with it (I use it for miniatures). . In message , Lobo writes

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Patti

I used Thermore for a jacket. It worked very well -- didn't gum up the needle or anything. It's the bargello jacket here: I used a "stitch and flip" technique, sewing the strips to the batting, so it was really a "quilt as you go" kind of thing. Then I added a lining after the outer shell of the jacket was complete. The batting worked wonderfully for that. Of course, a big of "stickiness" is good when you're doing "stitch and flip".

Julia in MN

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Julia in MN

Howdy!

I've used Hobbs Thermore batting for years; have also sent out several samples of it (Hi, V) to share the "ain't this great?!" feel of it. (Hand)Quilts easily, drapes beautifully. I put it in the flannel-cotton quilts I made for 2 cancer patients, last year; they say it's "so cuddly!", light-weight but cozy-warm. Icky-sticky? Never encountered that.

It's Hobbs Thermore, from ... Texas, you know.

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...lovely jacket, Julia.

Good luck!

R/Sandy

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Sandy Ellison

~waving enthusiastically @ Sandy~

Didn't notice any sticky or icky nuthin' on/in/with mine either. I love this stuff! Not that I make all those big ol' wonderful quilts the rest of you do

*sigh* but it's gives the perfect 'smoosh & skwoosh' to crazy quilting for bags and cell phone holders and such. Then.....*key up "JAWS" theme*.... I needed just a bit more, plans were asunder for making four quilted pillows for a Christmas gift, and few little organizer bags.....and... and, and the SPECIAL price was SO good....and it was FREE shipping day....I ordered a King sized bat of the wonderful stuff. Oh well, what I don't use I'll just bury my face in and make happy noises.

Now, if I could figure out a credible way to lay the blame in Sandy's lap for the other $230.00 spent on that order I'd be set.

Val

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Val

Yes ... when I touch it, it feels like the back side of Contact paper that's lost some, but not all, of its stickiness....not sticky enough for your hand to stick to it, but sticky!

I've had it a long time and left it in the plastic bag it came in. I can't imagine burying my face in it! Ugh!

Lobo ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Delete the obvious to reply to me personally. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

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Lobo

I just went and touched mine, instead of relying on memory! Mine certainly isn't as sticky as you describe, but it is an unusual feel. I do really like it, and wonder if, perhaps, yours has 'gone off' or something? Mine felt different if I ran my hand over it, from when it just placed my hand on and took it straight up again. The straight up and down felt no 'stickiness' at all, so I'm wondering if the sticky you feel is just 'side to side' friction? . In message , Lobo writes

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Patti

Howdy!

See? What'd I say?

Thermore is good for placemats, too, and all those "need a bit more body but not much" projects.

"sticky" may be from the poly finish, or from the bag; I've stored it in the upstairs closet for years w/out that "contact paper" feel resulting; I dunno', you could write to Hobbs & ask.

Of course, I use Hobbs Heirloom 80/20 for most quilts; handquilts beautifully. ;-)

R/Sandy - happy to take *credit* for Val's extra $$$ order

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Sandy Ellison

OK ... I went and felt the Thermore again, and I guess it's not all that icky-sticky. Maybe I just needed to let it air out of the plastic bag for a while. I am going to use 2 layers though to make the quilt a little squooshier. I started laying it out tonight, and it is nice how it hangs together with the top and backing. Thanks for all the input! Lobo ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Delete the obvious to reply to me personally. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

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Lobo

Val,

Where did you order your Thermore from? I had one queen sized bat in my stash. After following this thread I used it for a couple of small quilts and I LOVED it! I "need" more but none of the LQSs that I frequent is currently carrying it.

I did get several crib sized "Warm and Safe" batts on clearance at TSWLTH this week. That made me happy :-)

Thanks!

Rita L.

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Rita L. in MA

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