Description
Quilters Dream Select Natural 70/30, sold by Quilters Dream as Dream Blend 70/30 for Machines, is 70% USA cotton and 30% fine denier polyester microfibers needle-punched through an ultralight polypropylene scrim. The scrim is the point: it takes the tug of a longarm frame without stretching, puckering or showing hand prints, which makes this the Dream blend built for machine and production quilting.
Each roll is 120" wide by 25 yards. It is the width for king tops in one piece, and it also cuts queen, full and twin batts sideways with less waste than a narrower roll. If you rarely quilt kings, the 93" roll of Select Natural 70/30 is the more economical choice.
It is a mid-loft batting with a soft hand and good drape. The scrim has a melt point of 250F, so dry finished quilts on low, keep them out of commercial dryers, iron on a low setting, and tell your dry cleaner about it. Not microwave-safe.
This roll is sold on pre-order and ships in roughly 8 weeks.
Specifications
| Fiber content | 70% cotton / 30% polyester |
|---|---|
| Roll size | 120" wide x 25 yards |
| Color | Natural |
| Loft | Select (mid loft) |
| Scrim | Yes, ultralight polypropylene (melt point 250F) |
| Shrinkage | Reduced by the polyester content |
| Construction | Carded, crosslapped and needle-punched through a light scrim |
| Care | Machine wash; dry on low, no commercial dryers; low iron setting; advise dry cleaner of scrim |
| Best for | Longarm and machine quilting, production work, bed quilts |
| Also available as | 60" roll · 93" roll · pre-cut packages · 80/20 roll without scrim |
| SKU | QDDS-MKR |
What one 120" x 25 yd roll makes
120" x 120"
90" x 108"
81" x 96"
72" x 90"
Cut lengths run along the 25-yard roll; width is fixed at 120". Counts are approximate and assume no waste.
Compare and choose
- 70/30 Blend for Machines vs Dream 80/20: which blend should I buy?
- The 70/30 has a scrim and the 80/20 does not. On a longarm frame the scrim keeps the 70/30 from stretching and lets you load and tension it like a workhorse batting, which is why Quilters Dream calls it the blend for machines. The 80/20 is softer, drapes more like cotton and is the better choice for hand quilting. For a studio quilting customer tops, start with the 70/30. Select Natural 80/20 roll
- Dream 70/30 vs Hobbs Heirloom 80/20: what is the difference?
- Hobbs Heirloom 80/20 has no scrim, is lightly resin-bonded, shrinks 3-5% and should be quilted within 4". Dream 70/30 has a light scrim, no resin, more polyester and reduced shrinkage, and it handles stretching on a frame better. Choose Hobbs for the traditional crinkled bed quilt; choose Dream 70/30 for stability and a flatter, more modern result. Hobbs Heirloom 80/20 120" roll
- Does the scrim change how I care for the quilt?
- Yes. The polypropylene scrim melts at 250F, so dry the finished quilt on a low setting, avoid commercial dryers, and press with a low iron. If the quilt is dry cleaned, tell the cleaner it has a scrim batting.
- Do I need the 120" roll, or is 93" enough?
- Buy 120" if you quilt king tops, which are 108" to 120" wide and will not fit across a 93" roll. If your biggest quilts are queen, the 93" roll of the same batting covers them with less waste and a lower price per roll. The 120" roll also cuts queen and twin batts sideways, which some longarmers prefer for production work. 93" roll
- Can I hand quilt the 70/30?
- You can, but the scrim adds resistance to a hand needle. Quilters Dream developed this blend for machine quilting. For hand work, their scrim-free 80/20 or Select Cotton needles more easily. Select Natural Cotton roll
- Is it microwave-safe?
- No. It contains polyester and a polypropylene scrim. For bowl cozies and hot pads use a 100% cotton batting without scrim, such as Dream Select Cotton, with cotton fabric and thread.
- Do you ship batting rolls to Alaska or Hawaii?
- No. Rolls and boards ship only to the 48 contiguous states; orders from Alaska, Hawaii or outside the US are cancelled and refunded. Pre-cut packages ship to all locations. Shop packaged batting
Same batting, other formats
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