Little-Known Thing #26: What the '20' in 80/20 Really Buys You
Today you'll learn what that little "20" is really doing in your 80/20 batting. Most folks read the label and move on.
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Every batting we sell, explained and compared
Batting is the layer nobody sees and everybody feels. Corey and the team at Linda's Electric Quilters work through our entire batting and interfacing wall — cotton, 80/20, wool, polyester, bamboo, fusible and stabilizers — with real prices, side-by-side comparisons, and a straight answer on which one belongs in your next quilt.
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Little-Known Thing #25: Bamboo Batting Is a Rayon in Disguise — Read the Fine Print
Today we're talking about bamboo batting — and the fine print on that package that changes how you should treat it. Here's the ...
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Little-Known Thing #24: Silk Batting Drapes Like Nothing Else — But It Asks for Closer Quilting
Today you'll learn why silk batting drapes like nothing else in the shop — and why it asks a little more of you in return. Here...
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Little-Known Thing #23: The 10-Second Test Square That Tells the Truth About Any Fusible
Today you'll learn the little 10-second habit that tells you the truth about a fusible — before it has a chance to ruin your re...
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Little-Known Thing #22: Wool Batting Forgets Creases — And Your Quilt Will Too
Today you'll learn why a wool-batting quilt can sit folded for a month and still come out looking fresh — no crease lines, no f...
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Little-Known Thing #21: Batting Remembers Every Fold — Here's How to Relax the Creases
Today you'll learn why that folded batting package leaves lines in your quilt — and how to relax them before they become perman...
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Little-Known Thing #20: Decovil — The Stiff Stuff That Makes Bags Act Like Leather Goods
Decovil is the leather-like fusible stabilizer that gives handmade bags their firm, store-bought structure. Corey explains how ...
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Little-Known Thing #19: The Structured Tote Formula — Soft Body, Firm Bottom
Today you'll learn the little formula behind a tote that stands up on its own — and why one layer alone almost never gets you t...
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Little-Known Thing #18: Why Quilts Ripple After the First Wash — It Started Before the Wash
Today you'll learn why a quilt that looked flat on the table can come out of its first wash wavy — and how to keep that from ha...
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Little-Known Thing #17: T-Shirt Quilts Run on Tricot Fusible — Here's Why It Works
Today you're going to learn why t-shirt quilts really run on tricot fusible, and how that one layer keeps stretchy tees from tu...
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Little-Known Thing #16: Batting Has a Grain — Load the Stretch the Wrong Way and You'll Chase Ripples
Today you're going to learn why your batting has a grain, and why loading it the wrong way can leave you chasing ripples you di...
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Little-Known Thing #15: Bowl Cozies Need Batting, Not Fusible — Here's Why the Glue Has to Go
Today you'll learn why a bowl cozy needs real batting inside it — and why fusible anything needs to stay out of the microwave s...
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