Quilting in the Carolinas

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Batts are available in differing weights and thicknesses called "loft." Low loft means thin. High loft means thick.
Choose low loft if you want your quilt to have a flatter appearance. This batting works well for wall hangings, placemats or garments that need thin insulation.

For a fluffier quilt, choose a high-loft batt. But I must warn you: Most quilters save the loftier batts for comforters or hand-tied quilts. It's too hard to machine quilt through all that bulk and forget hand quilting through a high loft!
 

Quilt battings are available in both natural (cotton, wool, silk) and synthetic (polyester) fibers. We focus on cotton and polyester because they're easier to work with.

If you buy quilt batting off the bolt, you won't have folds. But if you buy pre-packaged batting, you will. Here's how to get rid of those pesky folds: Remove batting from the package and gently unfold it. Toss it in the dryer on a NO-HEAT setting for a few minutes. What a difference this makes!

Polyester

The newest addition to quilt batting is Quilters Dream Green.   Link to  DREAM GREEN

It is a soft, cozy batting made 100% from recycled plastic bottles! Your needles will glide through this unique eco-friendly batting. Finished quilt may be machine-washed and dried with little to no shrinkage. Dream Green is wrinkle-resistant.

Each pound of Dream Green Batting keeps 10 plastic bottles out of our landfills. Plastic bottles are cut into chips, washed, melted and extruded into fine polyester fibers. These recycled fibers are indistinguishable from “virgin” polyester fibers yet are made without depleting our precious natural resources. To avoid additional processing it is the soft “natural” green bottle color – but you can rest assured that Dream Green is colorfast and compatible to all your finest quilts and projects.

Dream Green has been carded, cross lapped and needle punched for uniformity, strength, and resiliency. There is no scrim or resins, yet you can stitch up to 12” apart! Utilizing eco-efficient recycling Quilters Dream has developed a wonderful quilt batting that truly accomplishes the meaning of “green.” 

Cotton

Quilters Dream Cotton starts with the finest USA cotton and is carded, cross-lapped and specially needle-punched. 100% natural and environmentally friendly, our batting proudly bears Cotton Incorporated’s seal.  Our special process prevents shifting and lumping.  It has a very high thermal value (R=3.8) warm yet light.

Stitching up to 8" apart allows quilters wonderful freedom of design. Needles (by machine and hand) glide smoothly through the fine, consistent, even webbing. The finished quilt may be machine washed and dried. Shrinkage is minimal. Drapes beautifully giving a traditional look and feel to your quilt. 

Like yesteryear’s treasured quilts of cotton, your quilts of today deserve the very best. Time tested 100% cotton, with its beauty and durability, has been the first choice for generations of quilt-makers.

Warm and  Natural

100% cotton fibers are punched with hundreds of needles into a strong, thin base material to prevent tearing, shifting or migration.

The needling process holds the fibers together without glue or resins. The evenly layered fibers stay in place inside your quilt even with generations of washings.