Pick Your Batting

Auntie Sheila will provide one layer of Hobbs batting of your choice (Silk is extra). If your quilt requires more than one layer, there maybe an extra charge, which Auntie Sheila will go over with you during the consultation.

Here are descriptions of the Hobbs batting available.

Heirloom Premium 80/20 Cotton Blend

Heirloom Premium Cotton Blend is made from 80% long staple cotton fibers and 20% fine polyester. This combination of fibers creates a strong, longwearing batt and is very easy to handle.
The batting is lightly needle punched and treated with a soft resin to provide stability to the fibers and prevent the polyester from bearding. This process makes Heirloom® Cotton Blend Batting uniquely easy to quilt by hand.
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Heirloom 100% Premium Cotton

Hobbs Heirloom Premium Cotton will give your projects the traditional flat look of antique quilts without the need for excessive quilting.
Cotton is a breathable fiber that provides warmth and comfort.
Heirloom® Premium Cotton is easy to quilt by hand or machine and drapes beautifully.
Heirloom Premium Cotton can be quilted as close as ¼” and as far apart as 4”.
Close quilting will be very flat, while more space between the quilting lines will yield a slightly higher loft.
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Heirloom 100% Premium Wool

Heirloom Premium Wool batting provides superb insulation. The fiber breathes, allowing excess heat to disperse away from the body.
One of the many benefits of wool is that it gives warmth without adding weight.
Wool can absorb up to 30% of its own weight in moisture without feeling damp.
The tiny fibers trap air which creates insulation in this lightweight batt.
Wool batts are naturally mildew resistant and resistant to moth damage when quilted with cotton fabrics.
This batting can be quilted up to 4” apart and has excellent loft retention.
Heirloom® Wool batting is lightly resin bonded to provide stability and retard fiber migration and bearding.
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Hobbs Thermore 100% Polyester

Thermore was originally designed for clothing and miniatures. It is exceptionally versatile and can be used successfully wherever low loft and stability is needed or preferred.
Thermore® is made with 100% polyester and is surface treated with our own unique process, creating a polyester batting that is guaranteed not to beard or migrate.
This batting is excellent for hand or machine quilting and works well with light and dark fabrics. You can confidently machine, hand wash or dry clean your project.
It may be quilted up to 9” apart and will not shrink.
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Hobbs Poly-Down 100% Polyester

Hobbs Poly-Down Batting is made with very fine, white, denier polyester which enables this batting to provide a soft feel and lovely drape. Exceptional for hand quilting, it is also prized by machine quilters for its wonderful loft which accentuates quilting details.
Hobbs Poly-Down Batting is bonded to provide added durability and resist bearding and migration, and it’s machine-washable, non-allergenic and maintains its loft.
Items made with Hobbs Poly-Down Batting may be machine washed – we recommend all quilts be washed using a delicate cycle and cool water, with no heavy agitation or spinning.
Please be especially cautious with front loading washers as the intense spin cycle on these machines can be very hard on quilts.
Items made with Hobbs Poly-Down Batting may also be machine dried (again, we recommend a low-heat setting).
Hobbs Poly-Down Batting should be paired with light- to medium-colored fabrics – if being paired with darker fabrics, we recommend quilters test this batting with their chosen fabric(s) to see if there will be an issue.
This batting may be stitched up to 4″ apart and no shrinkage is expected when the finished project is washed according to our care instructions
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Tuscany 90/10 Silk Poly

Hobbs Tuscany Silk Batting is soft and supple, quilts magnificently by hand or machine, and drapes like no other batting. The luxurious feel and lightweight nature of this batting is ideal for both quilts and garments.
Hobbs Tuscany Silk Batting breathes naturally, making it an excellent choice for airy, lightweight quilts and coverlets, and while it’s a ‘cool’ quilt, it can also provide excellent warmth.
Hobbs Tuscany Silk Batting is a blend of 90% very fine imported silk filaments and 10% fine polyester, ingredients which are carded and bonded to help retard bearding and fiber migration.
May be stitched up to 4″ apart making it machine washable* (once inside a quilt),
Shrinkage of 3-5%.
May be paired with light, medium or dark-colored fabrics – if paired with white or light-colored fabrics, natural silk may slightly darken the fabrics
Doesn’t need to be handled with gloves or encased in cheesecloth.
We suggest washing items made with Hobbs Tuscany Silk Batting by hand, or by machine using a delicate cycle and cool water, with no heavy agitation or spinning.
To dry items made with this batting, you may place the washed quilt in a cool dryer for 5-10 minutes to start the drying process, but the quilt should then be air-dried.
Be especially cautious with front loading washers as the intense spin cycle on these machines can be very hard on quilts.
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