Buying Guides

Which battings shrink, how much a quilt can draw in, how to decide whether to prewash, and the safe way to prewash batting without ruining it.

Batting weight and batting loft are not the same thing. What “oz.” measures, how loft changes the look of your quilting, and how to pick the right weight for bed, wall and show quilts.

How many quilts you get from a 30-yard roll, what each quilt costs, 96" vs 120" widths, which fiber to choose, and how to store and cut batting by the roll.

80/20 and 100% cotton are the two most-used quilt battings. Here is how they differ in drape, texture, warmth, shrinkage and longarm handling, and exactly which one to buy for each kind of quilt.