A Batting That Fuses in Place
Most batting has to be pinned, spray-basted, or hand-basted before you can start quilting. Pellon® Fusible Cotton Batting With Scrim in the 45" x 60" Crib Size Package, in Natural, takes a different approach. It features a one-sided fusible application, eliminating the need for pinning or basting in quilting and craft projects. For small projects like crib quilts, that makes layering faster and flatter.
This is a cotton batting: the fiber content is 93% cotton with 7% polypropylene scrim. The natural color suits a wide range of quilt tops and backings, and the crib size package gives you a ready-to-use piece sized for baby quilts and other small projects without cutting down a large roll.
What the Scrim Does
The scrim is the thin support layer worked into the batting. The cotton provides the familiar, soft character quilters expect from a cotton batting, while the scrim — 7% of the fiber content — helps the batting keep its shape as a single, workable sheet while you handle, press, and sew it.
Because this batting comes as a neat 45" x 60" package, you can lay it out, check it against your crib-size top, and confirm your overhang on all sides before you fuse anything. Measure first, fuse second — once bonded, shifting layers is much harder than with a pinned sandwich.
How to Use a One-Sided Fusible Batting
One-sided means only one face of the batting carries the fusible application. Identifying that side before you press is the essential first step — the fusible side is the one that will bond to your fabric when heat is applied, following the product's fusing directions for your iron settings and pressing time.
First, lay your backing or top flat and smooth. Next, position the batting with its fusible side against that fabric, smoothing from the center out. Then press to fuse, working in sections. Once one layer is secured, add the remaining layer to complete your sandwich and check the edges before quilting.
Work on a flat surface large enough for the full piece when you can, and smooth out wrinkles before fusing, not after.
Best Uses for Crib Size
The crib size is made for baby and toddler quilts, and it is equally handy for small throws, lap quilts, wall hangings, table toppers, and craft projects that fit within 45" x 60". The time saved matters most on quick gifts and everyday quilts you want to finish and use.
A flat, secure sandwich helps quilting go smoothly: no pins to remove as you sew and no basting stitches to take out afterward.
Tips and Care
Test your fusing on a scrap if you are using delicate fabrics, and always let the batting relax flat after opening the package so any folds ease out before you press. Keep your layers aligned as you fuse, and trim only after the sandwich is bonded and squared.
Finished projects made with this batting are washable by hand or machine and are dry cleanable, giving you flexibility that follows the needs of your top and backing fabrics. As always, care for the finished quilt according to its most delicate element.
If you love cotton batting but not the basting step, this fusible, scrim-supported crib size package is a straightforward way to get from layers to quilting in less time — with a sandwich that stays put while you sew.
Shop the Pellon® Fusible Cotton Batting With Scrim 45" x 60" Crib Size Package. Color: Natural. at Linda's Electric Quilters.
