Hobbs Batting Sample Packs
Choosing the right batting for your longarm studio or quilting projects is a significant decision — different battings behave differently under the needle, shrink differently in the wash, and produce different hand and drape in the finished quilt. Hobbs Batting Sample Packs let you evaluate the key Hobbs battings before committing to a full roll purchase. The full Hobbs lineup is covered in the Hobbs batting guide, and the 80/20 hero roll in the Hobbs 80/20 roll guide.
Hobbs Batting Sample Pack
The standard Hobbs batting sampler includes small pieces of the key Hobbs cotton, poly-cotton, and wool battings — 80/20, Tuscany Cotton, Tuscany Silk blend, Heirloom Premium Cotton, and other core Hobbs lines. Each piece is sized to make a small test quilt, allowing you to evaluate loft, drape, shrinkage, needle penetration, and finished hand before selecting your regular batting for production work.
Hobbs BY Polyester Batting Sample Pack
The Hobbs BY (Bonded Polyester) specific sample pack focuses on the Hobbs polyester batting range — the lightweight, easy-care polyester options that are particularly popular for children's quilts, wall hangings, and customer quilts where machine washing frequency is high. Evaluate loft, stability, and quilting behaviour across the BY polyester line.
Why Sample First?
For a production longarm studio, a wrong batting choice means inconsistent customer results and potential reruns. For an individual quilter, it means a finished quilt that doesn't behave as expected. Investing $20 in samples before a $300+ roll purchase is always the right decision.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What's the right way to test a batting sample?
Make a real mini-quilt — sandwich the sample between the cottons you actually use, quilt it at your production density, then wash and dry it your way. Loft, crinkle, drape, and shrink only reveal themselves after the wash; a sample petted in the hand tells you almost nothing.
Which sample differences matter most?
Shrinkage and needle feel — cotton-heavy battings crinkle with their few percent of shrink while polys stay flat, and each batting drags differently under the needle at speed. Those two behaviours decide whether a batting suits your customers and your machine.
How do studios use samplers commercially?
As a customer menu — quilted-and-washed sample squares from the pack become a touch-and-choose board at quilt intake, ending the 'what batting should I pick' conversation with physical evidence. One sampler pack builds the whole display.
