Little-Known Thing #2: Why Your Quilt Is Growing a Beard — And How to Stop It
Today you'll learn why tiny fibers poke through your quilt top — and how to stop it before it starts. We call it bearding.
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Be the Best at Batting
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 #1: Batting Has a Top Side — Here's How to Tell
Today we're starting something fun around here — a whole series of little-known things about batting and interfacing.
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Dianna's Batting Bazaar: The Magic in the Middle
Black Friday Season at Linda's Electric Quilters I brought batting to Linda's because I knew how much that hidden layer matters.
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Polyester Batting Compared: Thermore, Poly-Down, Quilters Dream Poly and Puff, Pellon, and Hobbs 12oz/16oz
From ultra-thin Thermore to comforter-weight Hobbs 16oz: every polyester batting at Linda's compared by loft, stitch spacing, m...
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Wool Batting Compared: Hobbs Tuscany, Hobbs Heirloom Wool, Quilters Dream Wool, and the Blends
Hobbs Tuscany Wool, Hobbs Heirloom Wool, Quilters Dream Wool, Tuscany Cotton Wool, and Bigelow compared on loft, bonding, stitc...
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100% Cotton Batting Compared: Warm & Natural, Quilters Dream, Hobbs Heirloom, Pellon, and Tuscany
Every 100% cotton batting at Linda's compared on scrim, needle-punching, loft, stitch spacing, shrinkage, and real package and ...
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The 80/20 Batting Showdown: Hobbs, Quilters Dream, Pellon, Bliss, and Linda's Deluxe Compared
Hobbs Heirloom, Linda's Deluxe, Quilters Dream, Pellon, Bliss, and Quilters Select 80/20 battings compared on construction, sti...
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The Quilt Batting Buyer's Guide: How to Choose From Nearly 500 Battings at Linda's
Fiber, loft, format, brand, and size: the five decisions behind every batting choice, with real prices from Linda's.
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