A king-size quilt top is a lot of fabric to wrestle — the last thing you want is to wrestle the batting, too. Piecing narrow batting strips together for an oversized quilt adds a seam that can shift, ridge, or show through, and it is one more step before you can baste. Pellon® 80/20 Cotton/Polyester Batting With Scrim in the 120" x 120" King Size Package solves that problem at the source: one full, square piece of batting, sized to cover a king quilt in a single layer.
What It Is
This is a needle-punched quilt batting in an 80/20 cotton/polyester blend, in a natural color. Cotton brings the soft, familiar hand quilters love, while the polyester in the blend adds resilience to the layer. Needle punching mechanically bonds the fibers, and the batting is needle punched with a soft scrim — a thin supportive layer that lends strength and stability without bunching or bearding. Bearding is what happens when batting fibers work their way through the quilt top over time, so a scrim that helps hold the batting together is a real advantage on a bed quilt that will be used and washed for years.
The loft is low, at 1/16 of an inch. That gives a finished king quilt a flatter, more traditional drape rather than a puffy profile — stitching reads as gentle definition, the quilt folds without a fight, and it sits smoothly on the bed instead of standing up in stiff peaks.
Why the King Package Matters
At 120" x 120", this package is made for king-size work. Instead of joining pieces, you open one package and layer one continuous sheet of batting between your top and backing. That means:
- No batting seam to align, overlap, or worry about splitting under quilting
- Even loft and stability edge to edge, because the scrim runs through the whole piece
- Faster basting — one piece to smooth flat, not several to keep in register
- A cleaner finish on large quilts, wall hangings, and oversized throws that need more width than a queen package gives
The natural color works comfortably under light and medium fabrics. Under a very white top, test a scrap first, since natural-toned batting can warm pale fabrics slightly.
How to Use It
Expect 3–5% shrinkage. Decide before you baste which finish you want: prewash, or test a sample first, if you prefer a flatter, smoother quilt; or skip prewashing and let that shrinkage create the soft, slightly crinkled texture many quilters love after the first wash.
Build your quilt sandwich with the backing on the bottom, the batting in the middle, and the top face up, smoothing from the center outward. On a quilt this size, the scrim earns its keep — it adds stability during basting and quilting, helping the batting stay even instead of shifting and bunching as you move a large, heavy sandwich through the machine or across a frame.
Quilting distance is forgiving: the recommended maximum stitch distance is 10 inches apart. That suits large-scale designs, widely spaced straight lines, big stippling, and tied quilts. You can always quilt closer for more definition — 10 inches is the maximum spacing, not a target.
Tips and Care
Let the batting rest flat after opening the package so fold lines can relax before you layer it. Work on the largest flat surface you have, and smooth in stages from the center rather than trying to tame the whole 120 inches at once.
Care is simple: the finished quilt is washable by hand or machine and is dry cleanable. Gentle washing will help a cotton-rich batting keep its soft hand, and the scrim helps it stay even over the life of the quilt — no bunching, no thin spots where fibers migrated away.
Shop the Pellon® 80/20 Cotton/Polyester Batting With Scrim 120" x 120" King Size Package. Color: Natural. at Linda's Electric Quilters.
