The Hobbs Cloudloft Polyester Batting Package is Hobbs’s ultra-loft, extra-puffy polyester batting — designed for projects where maximum loft and a cloud-like, pillowy surface are the goals. Cloudloft provides more loft than standard polyester batting, creating quilts with a dramatic, dimensional appearance where quilting designs appear deeply embossed and raised.
Product Details
- Fiber: 100% polyester — ultra-high loft, dramatically puffy surface
- Type: Cloudloft — Hobbs’s highest-loft polyester batting
- Format: Package — pre-cut standard quilt sizes
- Use: Showpiece quilts, quilts for display, items where maximum puffy loft is the design goal
- Brand: Hobbs Bonded Fibers
Frequently Asked Questions
- How does Cloudloft differ from standard 9oz or 12oz polyester batting?
- Cloudloft is specifically engineered for maximum loft — it is thicker and puffier than even 12oz polyester batting. The result is a dramatically dimensional quilt surface where the quilting designs create deep, embossed-looking channels that stand out visually. It’s the batting to use when you want a quilt that looks as luxurious as it feels.
- What types of quilts are best for Cloudloft?
- Showpiece quilts for display, wall hangings where dramatic texture is desired, quilts made as gifts where the recipient will notice the exceptional softness and loft, and comforters where warmth and a thick, cloud-like hand are the priorities.
- Is Cloudloft appropriate for longarm machines?
- Cloudloft’s extra thickness can be challenging to load on some longarm frames and may require tension adjustments. It is more commonly used for domestic machine quilting. Check your specific longarm’s maximum batting thickness before using Cloudloft on a longarm.
- How does Cloudloft wash?
- Machine wash warm, tumble dry low. The high loft is maintained through washing. Avoid high-heat drying which can compress the batting permanently.
- What stitch spacing is recommended?
- Denser quilting (2–4") shows off Cloudloft most dramatically, creating deep channels between the lofted areas. Wider spacing allows the batting to remain puffier overall but with less definition between quilted and unquilted areas.
