What does Batting do?

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What does Batting do?
The middle of your' quilt sandwich' lies the
Quilt Batting. It is also known as padding of the
quilt or wadding of the quilt. Batting, along
with dimension or thickness, is the insulating
layer that offers warmth. we hope you can learn a
little more about batting and the styles of
batting available in my "quilt batting tutorial,"
along with a little history of quilts.
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Many choices for quilt batting have grown over
the years. Some antique quilts made in the early
1800s, quilted between new layers of fabric, have
worn-out blankets or older quilts as the batting
sheet. Australias quilt batting may be selected
from a selection of fabrics, colours, sizes, and
thicknesses.
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Loft 
The batting thickness. This can impact the
finished project's flatness or puffiness.
Compared to heavy batting, a small, lightweight
batting can make a quilt easier to sew. Since it
is important to have tiny, even stitches over the
entire quilt, it is much easier to go through a
thin batting than a thick quilt batting
Australia, but when done, you need to think about
how your quilt would look. The extra loft is good
to have with bound quilts, and a thinner loft is
much easier to quilt with hand quilting. Types
of Quilting Fabrics in Australia  Cotton,
polyester, wool, silk, alpaca, and now, bamboo
will contain fibre. The fights you see most
frequently include cotton, cotton/polyester
hybrids and pure polyester.
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100 Cotton Batting
Using cotton has many benefits. In quilting,
cotton batting does not slide around as much.
Some cotton battings are bonded, a technique used
by manufacturers to tie the fibres together so
that they do not move or beard the fibres. Cotton
breathes and is very flexible- for traditional
and heirloom quilting, it is preferred as it
softens with age. If the batting involves scrims
or other binders, consider washing before
quilting to avoid any sort of shrinkage. Low loft
batting is called cotton and is heavier than
polyester. Natural, black and bleached cotton is
available.
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Wrapping Up
You can combine them to create a mixed piece if
you have leftover batting from prior quilts. This
is often used for quilts that are very, very
large. Spread out the batting bits on the left,
and overlap the edges. Cut a wavy line across the
part that is lapped. Remove the waste, then sew
the pieces together by hand using a loose stitch
connect the pieces to the joint line back and
forth. DO NOT overlap the batting because it will
produce a double batting layer and it will be
much harder to quilt OR sew a seam on the sewing
machine.  For more information on 100 cotton
batting get in touch with MS Textiles Australia.
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