Batting For Hand Quilting
I would like to know if the handquilters who use w n have ever tried anything else.
Batting for hand quilting. By hand quilting the quilt has a softer feel. The hand of the batting is determined by the fiber used as well as the manufacturing processes. Each batting has its own characteristic hand the way it feels when combined with fabric and quilting. Batts without scrim are best for hand quilting the scrim is what makes it hard to stitch through.
Likewise cotton and. I am not crazy about hq with w n but it is nice for machine quilting. Polys are usually quite easy to hq with. Wool is an absolute dream to hand quilt with.
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. It is the traditional method for making sure that the batting or filling to a quilt didn t shift inside the top and the backing. Hand quilting joins the quilt top batting and backing layers. Some people like that.
Hobbs batting heirloom quilt batting made with harrier hargrave polyester and cotton batting long wearing needle punched durable. Both tiny stitches and big stitches are okay. For example cotton fibers needle punched with scrim will feel different from cotton fibers needle punched without scrim. 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.