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Posted on: 1/24/15 6:00 PM ET
The tutorial I have tells me to use low loft poly which is what I am using but I would preferred cotton poly blend like 80/20 for finished look. What do you all use ?
  
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Posted on: 1/24/15 7:43 PM ET
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Hobbs 80/20 gives a nice definition better than some all cotton batting. I like cotton batting generally and love Quilter's Dream. They make a poly blend too. I think it's a 70/30 blend, though I haven't tried it yet.

I found this guide to batting at Connecting Threads

I found this article on Craftsy: How to choose a quilt batting
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Posted on: 1/25/15 4:39 AM ET
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100% poly battings are generally no fun to work with when machine quilting. I suffered that one time with a very small wall hanging, right before I discovered the cotton blend batting.

With a poly batt, the layers of the quilt sandwich will shift around easily and can drive one ..... batty. Cotton and cotton blends grab the quilt top and backing, thus making the whole thing easier to work with.

Poly batting was suggested? If this was my project, I would roll my eyes, assume the pattern instructions were written during the 1970s or 1980s, and use a cotton blend.
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Posted on: 1/27/15 7:09 PM ET
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I totally agree w/you. Too late for this project as I am discovering . I have used a cotton /poly blend in the past when making applique quilts. Since this is a " Craftsy " online free motion class and supposedly Leah Day is very popular I went w/it. My next quilt will be of my choice batting. I am also buying a new open toe foot as I broke the one she suggested altering.
  
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Posted on: 1/27/15 7:44 PM ET
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I am also buying a new open toe foot as I broke the one she suggested altering.


Curious, So what foot did she suggest you alter, was it machine brand foot or generic? I'd be very leery of altering a pressure foot. I'd think that would be rather dangerous.
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Posted on: 1/27/15 8:35 PM ET
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Warbler- Leah Day tells you to alter the open toe ( free motion foot- darning foot) by bending back the rod that causes noise when to clicks up. Also to put a rubber band around the top part to hold the to stop the claw laying on your fabric when you put presser foot down. Anyway I had just bought a cheap universal foot so luckily not lost a heap of money- when I bent the rod back it broke off . I have another " universal " one ordered from a different company. I guess I should have spent more and got a real Janome low shank.
  
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Posted on: 1/27/15 9:30 PM ET
I just watched that tutorial on how to fix the darning foot yesterday - it was excellent! Have just gotten back into making quilted garments and the new battings are amazing. The last time I quilted, I think all they had was Fairfield poly (long time ago..). Anyway I just ordered some new ones for me - one a wool, and one a blend of alpaca, silk, cotton and tencel (Dream Orient, I think). The alpaca blend is beyond wonderful. I do simple free motion, garments only. Anxious to try the wool - omg, it's SO soft.
  
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Posted on: 1/30/15 11:15 PM ET
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You should be able to do fine FMQ without all that about the altering of the presser foot. I wouldn't break mine, and I get along fine.There are some nice feet out there - not all of them are spring types and you will find the one you love as you go along. Janome has several - open toe regular cheaper one, closed to as that one, and then the sets with the main part and the three different feet attachments. I have 'em all. I love the open toe feet. I have a really nice thin stippling open toe foot for my Viking that is a terrific foot - and on not one of these did I commit havoc.

Leah Day is such a talented lady, and what works for her seems to work fine, but you do not have to break your feet. You can though if you think you want to, but think twice.
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Posted on: 1/31/15 1:15 PM ET
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For wall hanging type quilts, I like Warm n' Natural cotton.

For bed quilts I like Hobbs 80/20 blend, or Legacy 80/20. Any of the 80/20 blends are nice for machine quilting….Hobbs and Legacy are just more handy for me to buy.

Before I load the quilting system, I put the batting in a preheated dryer with a wet hand towel and let it run for about 15 mins. This creates a lovely "fluff" to the batting….


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