Which batting to use?

I would use the cotton/poly blend rather than the 100% poly. It will be more comfortable to sleep under year round. It will also be easier to quilt because the cotton has a tendency to cling a bit to the cotton fabric in your top and backing. The 100% poly batting would slip more than the cotton during the quilting process.

Julia > I've just finished piecing the second of 2 single bed quilts for my 2

Wendy, I asked "Recommend a batt" on July 17 here. There were lots of very helpful thoughts. Do you know how to track back to that post? Polly

I would never use a poly batt for machine quilting -slithers all over the place. Cotton doesn't shift around. My favorite is Hobbs Heirloom, which comes 100% cotton with no scrim or 80% cotton with a poly scrim. Roberta in D

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Thank you Julia for that, yes I can see that the cotton blend would be a better choice seeing as I'll be machine quilting.......Wendy

Thanks for the tip, Polly, have found the thread and bookmarked it for the morning to read through it...must get to bed, it's pumpkin time.....Wendy

Looks like I'll be going with the cotton, seems to be the batting of choice. Many thanks for replying Roberta

I'd go with the cotton. Even a cotton blend breathes better and is generally more comfortable, especially in a less frigid area.

Cotton is also easier to work with in many ways. It tends to cling to the fabric of the top and back a bit which helps in basting and such.

Of course that is all pers> I've just finished piecing the second of 2 single bed quilts for my 2

Lets' take this one step further. You are aware I'm making a 'Plane Quilt' for DD. She has requested it to be a 'bit fluffier' that normal without being overweight. It will be a normal queen size quilt. I will be using the Quilt As You Go method--all by machine-- NO hand work.

Which batting or TWO battings (layered) should I use? No wool allowed.

Thanks

Butterfly

I'm enjoying Mountain Mist's Gold currently. It has some loft to it and is very well-behaved; Marcella mentioned that Hobbs' Cloud Loft was a nice one for fluff. That's what I'm going to try next. Can you go back to my post of 7/17 'Recommend a Batt'? Really, there were some fine answers but that was when the moon and goblins were messing with our newsgroup posts and I don't know how many may have missed it. Polly

I 'googled it' and could not open any of the posts any further that what was 'shown'. DS says OE is having issues right now so I may try again tomorrow. Hadn't heard of Cloud Loft--so I know I missed her post altogether...thus the question. SIGH Makes me wonder how many other ones I missed. Yesterday I only got a handful and then they started giving me those I had already read from the 15th. Wonder when they will get it all sorted out. I'm so GLAD we ppl keep the original post as it sure helps me :)

Butterfly (Must be summer once again)

Hey Butterfly,

if you go here:

are a lot of types of batting with descriptions. Kind ofinteresting to nose around. I never ordered from them though.Anyone have any comments about their service?Taria

Butterflyw> I 'googled it' and could not open any of the posts any further that what

Batt-Mart is where I order my batting. I've been happy as a clam except one time when I tried a 'special' bargain they offered. Quoth the Raven. Polly

I found the posts here

I call this the archives, but is this what people use when they talk about using Google to read the group?

No summer over here, just rain and horrible floods, though I will admit to being in the driest part of the country - I think the only dry bit, but the tv pictures are just horrendous.

Sally this is my 'homepage' for Google

Butterflyw> > I 'googled it' and could not open any of the posts any further that what

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Hey Pati,

How do you think the 80/20 would work for the Lazy Girls Towne Purse? Hadn't thought of using that.

Have just ordered the Matilda's Own cotton/poly online (AU site) so fingers xed that it's just what I need :o) Thanks for all the input, girls, much appreciated, helped me make up my mind.

Wendy

Might want to wash it first, it's designed to shrink a bit! Roberta in D

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Thought at first they were the same, but they are different.

Should work fine. Depends on how much body you want in the bag. Of course the amount of quilting, and the thread you use also affects the "stiffness" of the bag.

Pati, > Hey Pati,