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How to choose the right batting: part one
Date Added: 10/26/2011
Hi everybody there! Since decided to dedicate a whole section of our website to the art of patchwork, we’ve been adding new products virtually every week and, form many emails we’re receiving, it seems evident that the product category creating more doubts is definitely that of battings 
To be true, I find it quite normal, for the range of battings, coming mainly form the USA – the undisputable fatherland of quilting – is very varied! So, trying to make things a little clearer – hope so! – I’ve decided to write some posts (well, I guess – for obvious reasons of space – you’ll have to put up with me
for “three parts” approx.) about the battings we have in stock here.So, since there are a lot of technical details to give you, batting by batting, in this first part I’ll start providing a series of general suggestions
First of all, I’m going to recommend you something I’ve read in one of the million American blogs talking about quilting, which I’d like to resume here, since I fully subscribe it
i.e.: when you’re selecting your batting, don’t just take into consideration its price, immediately choosing the cheapest one… But think of all the hours you must have spent cutting fabrics and putting them back together, patch after patch, to form what’s going to be the top of your quilt. Think of all your devotion and of the end result you’d like to achieve! Also, always consider what you’re going to do with your future quilt: because if you think you’re going to hang it on the wall as a precious wall panel, then you’ll need a certain kind of batting; if – as I was recently told by a customer of ours – you’re quilting your patchwork to use it as an unusual bath mat, then again, you’ll have to choose another kind of batting. And if the quilt you’ve been dreaming of is going to top your bed, like an incomparable bed cover, again you’ll have to select the most suitable batting and, last but not least, if you are allergic, or someone living with you is allergic, to some types of fibers, then remember to take into consideration this aspect, too, when choosing the batting for your “masterpiece” All these aspects add to the due considerations on the kind of washing you’re quilt is going to be subjected and, somehow even more important, to the final thickness you’d like for it!
Anyway, since the list of the above-mentioned suggestions is already quite long, I’m going to add just a little, last note: bear in mind that the majority of battings is delivered on large rolls that, when moved and handled, are often pressed, resulting in “nasty” folds in the batting itself. To eliminate such folds, no matter what batting you’re choosing, before using it lay it and leave it that way, till those bends have disappeared, occasionally using your iron and a cloth. Gently press the batting, covered with the cloth, with your iron set on a low temperature and, in short, all the bends will be gone
Hear from me next time and... Happy quilting!
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