Pellon Enters the Batting Roll Category
Pellon is best known for interfacing and stabilizers, but their Natural Cotton Batting With Scrim 90 inch x 40 Yard Roll is a legitimate, production-quality cotton batting that deserves attention from longarm quilters and serious home machine quilters looking for a reliable all-cotton option at excellent volume pricing. At 90 inches wide and 40 yards long, it provides substantial yardage for seasonal production without the per-yard cost premium of smaller-format cotton battings.
What It Is and How It Works
This is a 100% natural cotton batting with a light stabilizing scrim -- the same construction principle as the Hobbs cotton scrim products. The scrim prevents the all-cotton fiber from shifting, tearing, or stretching during loading and quilting, solving the primary practical challenge of working with all-cotton batting on a longarm frame. The cotton fiber is natural (unbleached) -- a warm, slightly off-white tone appropriate for most traditional and multi-color quilt tops. The needle-punched construction creates a stable, consistent batting surface without chemical bonding agents.
Top 10 Uses
- Volume Production on Queen-Scale Projects -- 40 yards of reliable cotton batting for studios doing consistent queen work through the season.
- Natural Fiber Production Alternative -- An accessible-priced all-cotton option for quilters who want natural fiber without Hobbs premium pricing.
- Traditional and Reproduction Quilt Batches -- Natural cotton batting for a series of traditional-pattern quilts cut from the same bolt for consistency.
- Domestic Machine Quilting Volume -- Home quilters making multiple quilts per season benefit from 40-yard roll economics.
- Charity and Donation Production -- Volume cotton batting at economical pricing for high-output charitable programs.
- Teaching Studios -- Consistent supply for classes that use natural cotton batting for student projects.
- Gift Quilt Batches -- Cut batting for a full season of gift quilts at once from one bolt.
- Hand Quilting Production -- All-cotton construction for natural-fiber hand quilting in volume.
- Antique and Reproduction Quilt Series -- Consistent natural cotton batting across a multi-quilt series from a single bolt source.
- Cost-Conscious Natural Fiber Quilting -- All-cotton quality at volume pricing for the budget-conscious studio committed to natural fiber.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this the same as Hobbs cotton batting?
Both are 100% natural cotton with scrim, needle-punched. Pellon and Hobbs are different manufacturers with comparable constructions. Quality quilters often find both excellent -- the choice is often based on pricing, availability, and personal preference after working with both.
What is the quilting spacing recommendation?
All-cotton batting generally requires quilting every 3 inches. Follow Pellon's specific recommendation on the product label for this specific batting.
Does it work on a longarm frame?
Yes -- the scrim provides the stability needed for reliable longarm loading and quilting. Load and work with it as you would any scrim-stabilized cotton batting.
Shop Pellon Natural Cotton Batting With Scrim 90 Inch x 40 Yards
All-natural, scrim-stabilized cotton in production roll format. Reliable quality at volume pricing.
