Pellon Bamboo/Cotton Batting Scrim — 90" x 6 yards is the silky sustainable blend in a trial-to-small-batch roll — bamboo softness on a cotton base, scrim-stabilized for the frame, two queens per roll.
Product Details
- Fiber: Bamboo-derived rayon blended with cotton, over a lightweight scrim — hypoallergenic, dust-mite resistant
- Format: 90" wide x 6 yards — approximately 2 queens
- Quilting distance: ~4" with the scrim — check Pellon's current guidance
- Shrinkage: Moderate first-wash relaxation — milder than pure cotton
- Best for: Drape-forward quilts, eco-requested projects, trialing bamboo before roll commitment
Frequently Asked Questions
- What does the bamboo add to a cotton batting?
- Silk-adjacent softness — the rayon fiber smooths the hand and adds a faint luster, so the finished quilt drapes fluid where pure cotton lies flat. It's the natural-fiber answer for quilts meant to move.
- Why the short 6-yard format?
- It's the trial length — two queens is enough to know whether bamboo suits a studio's clientele before ordering the QD Select Bamboo 30-yard roll or committing shelf space.
- This or Quilters Dream Bamboo?
- The two bamboo routes at Linda's — Pellon's blend adds cotton for familiarity and comes scrim-stabilized at 90"; QD's is the pure-bamboo Select-tier line at 93". Same silky story, different fiber mixes.
- The eco-conversation angle?
- Bamboo's fast-renewal credentials sell themselves to clients who ask for sustainable by name — a growing request the batting wall should be able to answer.
- Thread over the creamy blend?
- Cream and Linen Glide — the warm neutrals matched to bamboo's natural tone.
