Hobbs Heirloom 80/20 96" Wide Batting — 15 Yard Board is the half-commitment format of the industry-standard batting — 5–7 queens of Heirloom 80/20 on a compact board, between packages and the full 30-yard roll.
Product Details
- Fiber: Hobbs Heirloom 80/20 — 80% cotton hand and breathability, 20% poly loft stability
- Format: 96" wide x 15 yards on a board — approximately 5–7 queen quilts
- Quilting distance: Within 4"
- Shrinkage: 3–5% first wash — the classic crinkle
- Loading: Unrolls onto batting leaders exactly like roll stock; board is just tidier to store
Frequently Asked Questions
- Who is the 15-yard board actually for?
- Two profiles: growing studios not yet at 30-yard consumption pace, and quilters who rotate batting types and don't want 30 yards of one blend parked for a year. Bulk economics at half the commitment.
- Board versus packages — the break-even?
- Around 3–4 quilts a season — past that, per-quilt cost from the board undercuts packages and the custom-cut length beats fixed package sizes on every non-standard quilt.
- Same batting as the 30-yard roll?
- Identical — fiber, loft, needle-punch, and behavior; only the yardage differs. Quilts from board and roll are indistinguishable.
- Why is 80/20 the professional benchmark?
- Consistency plus balance — cotton's hand and crinkle with polyester holding the loft through years of washing, identical yard after yard. It's the batting other battings are compared against.
- Storage advantage?
- The board keeps 15 yards square and shelvable — a real difference in studios where floor space competes with fabric.
