Aren't you sweet to suggest that! I bought some Hobbs 100% cotton batting
and some Hobbs 80/20 batting a while back when Hobby Lobby had it on sale
for 1/2 price. I knew at some point I would use it! So I do have some
batting. In fact I covered an old table with cotton batting and then muslin
and I use it for an ironing table and also a cutting table when I add my
rotary mat to it.

The quilt I'm making is meant to be a wall hanging. It is a 30x30 nine
patch. I got the pattern from an Alex Anderson beginner book. I am doing
it in all pinks and purples for my granddaughter. It is almost big enough
to be a lap quilt for her if she wants but it started out to be a large doll
quilt. I made her a doll last Christmas and I've made some doll clothes for
her dolls as well. This just seemed to be a good first quilting project for
me.

The one thing that surprised me about the batting is how thin it is. I
don't know what I was expecting, but somehow I thought batting was thicker!
I know you can buy some that is but I understand the traditional batting is
easiest for quilting.

Thank you so much for your very kind offer - I really appreciate it. I have
some for now to get me started and I'm hoping since so many have said that
Hobbs is good that what I have will work out well.

Bonnie




"Dr.Quilter" wrote

a doll quilt? how big is it? if it is small enough, maybe some of us can
send you leftovers of different battings so you can compare? or even a 10"
square so you can make some potholders or coasters and test them....

I can provide W&N since it is the only one I recognize. That is, I've used
hobbs and many other brands, I am sure, but since the remnants are all in
a
bag I don't know which is which.

I once bough the softest most beautiful batting ever. it was kind of easy
to
disassemble though, if you pulled too much. no idea what brand it was and
I
cannot find it again...