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From: Kabu
Date: 06-24-2005, 10:24 AM (1 of 9)
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It's been awhile since I've worked on a quilt by hand, so I'm not familiar with any new stuff that might be available or improved upon. Does anyone have a favorite batting they use for hand quilting? Thanks! 
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User: Kabu
Member since: 06-23-2005 Total posts: 5 
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From: SewAddict
Date: 06-24-2005, 12:49 PM (2 of 9)
| I wouldn't dream of using any batting but "Quilters Dream Cotton". Very wonderful batting. Great to work with. |
User: SewAddict
Member since: 06-03-2005 Total posts: 25 |
From: carman
Date: 06-24-2005, 02:01 PM (3 of 9)
the wool batting is like going through butter, or so i hear as i stay away from hand quilting 
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User: carman
Member since: 04-17-2000 Total posts: 692 
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From: allie-oops
Date: 06-24-2005, 09:11 PM (4 of 9)
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I use flannel sheets, or flannel by the yard if I can't find sheets cheap enough. I love flat quilts, and lots of hand quilting....and the flannel is a dream to quilt through. I buy the sheets in bulk at the end of the season. Allie "onward through the fog"
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User: allie-oops
Member since: 10-25-2002 Total posts: 282 
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From: plrlegal
Date: 06-24-2005, 09:55 PM (5 of 9)
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I use the 100% cotton bats (warm & white) or the Heirloom 80/20, if I can catch it on sale. I try to avoid using the warm & natural as it has seeds in it that will work through the top or the back of the quilt eventually. Patsy Patsy
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User: plrlegal
Member since: 05-19-2001 Total posts: 318 |
From: Kay F in IN
Date: 06-25-2005, 09:37 AM (6 of 9)
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I am primarily a longarm machine quilter, but I have purchased the select Quilter's Dream in both cotton and poly. I would use nothing else if I were to hand quilt anything. If the select weight seemed a bit too heavy to have the tiniest stitches, they also offer a request weitght that is thinner. This is the easiest batt to slide a needle through that I have ever seen. The warm and white does have a bit of scrim in the middle of the batt. THis means that the quilt will not lose it's shape as easily after it is quilted, but it can also hinder the handquilter a bit. There is no hinderence with the Quilter's Dream at all. Call around to a local longarmer and see if she has the QD. If she does, and she does not mind you visiting to see how your needle can slide through it, go visit. She may be able to sell you some. Both of you can win that way. The LA'er may buy it by the roll which will mean you don't have all those naughty fold lines as you have when you remove it from those packages. IF there is no Longarmer in your area, see if the local fabric store will allow you to just try how the needle can slide through the batting. Really this stuff is like sliding a needle through butter. Also, the way it is manufactured, allows this batting to be as warm as the fluffier poly batts we have used for years, but it is not quite as fluffy feeling. I hope you find just what you like. Kay F in IN |
User: Kay F in IN
Member since: 06-09-2005 Total posts: 10 |
From: Kabu
Date: 06-25-2005, 11:11 AM (7 of 9)
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Thank you! I've been tempted to try wool, but some people in my family have allergies, and I'm not quite sure how well wool would work. I have heard how easy it is to quilt, so I'm still curious. I've seen Quilter's Dream and Request and have wondered about them. It's good to hear positive reviews. Gonna have to buy some.  I didn't know flannel was easy to quilt. I learned something new today.
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User: Kabu
Member since: 06-23-2005 Total posts: 5
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From: Kay F in IN
Date: 06-26-2005, 03:38 PM (8 of 9)
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Kabu, Even if flannel needles easily, use care to pick a poly batting with a good scrim or a cotton batting. Flannel is a more open weave. That means that the loose polyesters may tend to (and I always forget the term) but the fibers of the batting my poke out through the looser weave and start causing the quilt to look like it is furry. I know this is probably more a problem for machine quilters than for hand quilting, but to avoid the problem altogether if using flannel, use cotton batting. Kay F in IN |
User: Kay F in IN
Member since: 06-09-2005 Total posts: 10 |
From: allie-oops
Date: 06-26-2005, 05:21 PM (9 of 9)
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Kay, I've used flannel sheets for years in my quilts, and never had a problem. I use it for BATTING, not backing. My tops and backs are always quilter's cotton. Another reason I love the flannel, you don't have to quilt it really closely - it won't come apart. Allie "onward through the fog"
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User: allie-oops
Member since: 10-25-2002 Total posts: 282
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