Hating Waste As I Do.... (Pic, post #17, Top Complete)

[NanaKat]

I agree with you about hand quilting. While it does take a long time, every stitch is made with love.

SpeckledHen...did you get their Warm and White needled cotton batting?
I think it needles just like butter and there is no bearding. I love it for hand quilting and have even used it on the machine.
Hancock's also carries it here and I get it in quantity when they have their 40% off sales. I also get it in the "natural" color for old fashioned quilts.

 

[speckledhen]

Its Hobbs Heirloom Premium Cotton batting, 80% cotton, 20% poly. Says it's lightly needle punched. Gosh, I wish we had a Hancocks or JoAnn Fabrics anywhere within an hour's drive from here, but alas, no. I usually have to settle for whatever Walmart has.

 

[speckledhen]

In the theme of no waste, am offering a box full of quilt fabric for sale.


https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=350587

 

[SallyF]

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You're lucky. All the Walmarts around here are getting rid of their fabric departments. Guess I'll have to work on the fabric stash for a while.

 

[WriterofWords]

What a beautiful quilt! My mom picked up a box of fabric at a yard sale down the street from us today for $5, I have to go through it but it has some really pretty fabrics in it. I've seen most of them I think at either Wal Mart or Hobby Lobby.

 

[speckledhen]

Good deal, Kate! I see some boxes of fabric, but I can't use many of them myself because they are poly blends. I only use 100% cotton.

 

[WriterofWords]

What is bearding? I saw that mentioned with "needling" I take that means the needle goes through easily? How do you tell if it's poly blend?

 

[goldenluver]

bearding is when your needle goes through and some of the batting comes through with it, hence bearding.

 

[WriterofWords]

Thanks!

 

[speckledhen]

Kate, poly blend fabrics just feel slick to me and have a sheen, more so than good old cotton. I buy all new fabric and it's marked on the bolt, so I don't have much trouble knowing I have all cotton.