tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580018827658637851.post3178128401011878036..comments2024-03-21T14:30:09.276-04:00Comments on Institches with Bonnie: Have You Shopped for Batting Recently?Bonniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04758275644964547751noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580018827658637851.post-10483105591678309662011-12-16T23:34:50.213-05:002011-12-16T23:34:50.213-05:00After 10 years as a longarm quilter, and seeing so...After 10 years as a longarm quilter, and seeing some of my early baby quilts washed hundreds of times, I'm absolutely sold on Quilters Dream Request. They also make a great one which acts like a shield against fire that I recommend for baby quilts and quilts for the elderly.Susan https://www.blogger.com/profile/09159163720029661287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580018827658637851.post-46576949687383139102011-12-10T09:50:59.734-05:002011-12-10T09:50:59.734-05:00good post-love hearing others opinions on batting ...good post-love hearing others opinions on batting which comes in so many varieties I could lose my mind (which is easy to do anyway!)<br />last year I purchased a roll-30 yds 96" wide Pellon 80/20 batt w/scrim.(on-line) It reminded my of the 80/20 packaged batt from Jo Ann's- worked great on the HQ16 but not as heavy (thick) as Warm and Natural-which I really love too. <br />I have a pkg of wool that I'm saving for a certain quilt I hope to do in a month or so (not holding my breathe tho') and can't wait to see how that goes since Everyone says wool is wonderful! <br />I really don't like poly-but the Quilters dream stuff is nice, forget what it's called.Dianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00575475759307565778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580018827658637851.post-71295896071193327142011-12-10T08:18:13.520-05:002011-12-10T08:18:13.520-05:00I'm a big fan of Quilters Dream battings and s...I'm a big fan of Quilters Dream battings and stock poly, cotton, and blend. Ninety percent of the time my customers choose the poly because it shrinks the least when washed (in the washer, Bonnie) and costs the least, too. Plus, the Quilters Dream folks are wonderful to deal with. IMHOGailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10831712365288151714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580018827658637851.post-42951336294730089662011-12-10T05:17:03.727-05:002011-12-10T05:17:03.727-05:00When money is no object, wool batting is my absolu...When money is no object, wool batting is my absolute favorite. It needles like a dream and when you put a completed quilt on the bed it drapes beautifully. I use warm and natural most of the time though I recently started using flannel as a batting for baby quilts and I like it very much! It shrinks up beautifully and makes the quilt really easy to wrap up around a baby. I just bought yards and yards of it when Joann's had it for $1.49 a yard on Black Friday. I used a poly batting one time. Absolutely hated it. And that new packaged cotton batting at Joann's is horrible!! It stretches like crazy when I use it on the long arm.Three Birds Inspiredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10462935193167668508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580018827658637851.post-16396513091613323452011-12-09T22:05:24.479-05:002011-12-09T22:05:24.479-05:00It's good to see someone actually labeling bam...It's good to see someone actually labeling bamboo correctly. It truly is rayon and is not supposed to be called bamboo anymore because after it's processed it no longer has any of the properties of bamboo. I'll stick with cotton and cotton/poly blends. I know how they will work out!Vicki Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06929340703066037054noreply@blogger.com