Batting For Hand Quilting

Best for hand quilting.

Batting for hand quilting.

I am not crazy about hq with w n but it is nice for machine quilting. For example cotton fibers needle punched with scrim will feel different from cotton fibers needle punched without scrim. Batts without scrim are best for hand quilting the scrim is what makes it hard to stitch through. Both tiny stitches and big stitches are okay.

Low loft batting is great for a flatter finish where you want to show off your piecing more than your quilting lines though if you are hand quilting choose low loft no matter how amazing your stitches are it s just easier go for higher loft if you want a nice puffy quilt with very visible quilting lines. Wool is an absolute dream to hand quilt with. Likewise cotton and. Hobbs has many very soft fine nice batts the dream batts are also wonderful and those the poly cotton wool and silks are all just wonderful to stitch.

Polys are usually quite easy to hq with. Each batting has its own characteristic hand the way it feels when combined with fabric and quilting. The hand of the batting is determined by the fiber used as well as the manufacturing processes. Pellon b 96 bamboo blend quilt batting needle punched makes hand quilting easy it will not stretch biodegradable softer than 100 cotton best for machine quilting.

Hand quilting joins the quilt top batting and backing layers. Cotton batting does tend to put drag on the needle. Hobbs batting heirloom quilt batting made with harrier hargrave polyester and cotton batting long wearing needle punched durable. Some people like that.