Bonnie H Posted June 11, 2012 Report Share Posted June 11, 2012 I have a quilt coming in this week that is a present for a high school graduate. It seems his parents didn't get him anything for his graduation so his girlfriend made him a quilt and her mom is bringing it to me to quilt. They were interested in using a puffy batting. On hand I have a prepackaged roll of QD Puff I was going to try on one of my own quilts to see what I thought of the batting but I will be using it on their quilt instead. Can anyone tell me if this batting beards after time? And does it quilt up nice and puffy? The quilt will be flannel backed regular 100% cotton pieced front, and is a fishing theme so I'm probably going to do water effects with swirls. On another note, I got all caught up with my quilting this weekend, thinking I would finish working on piecing a quilt for me to have fun with on the longarm, and then I got FOUR more quilts for hire in an hour this morning. I'm thinking this is really cutting in on my "me time!!" LOL Kinda good, kinda bad. Oh well. I just wanted to have some fun working on my own project this week. Sorry for the pout! I figured some of you could relate. All work and no play ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrandmaLKB Posted June 11, 2012 Report Share Posted June 11, 2012 Dream Puff quilts up beautifully, but I haven't used it with flannel. The batting itself is lightweight and a "Dream" to work with, so it shouldn't make the quilt too heavy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Della Posted June 11, 2012 Report Share Posted June 11, 2012 I have used one bolt of Dream Puff and loved it. Have another roll coming. I did not notice any problems at all and it is puffy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Linda S Posted June 12, 2012 Report Share Posted June 12, 2012 I've never had any issues with Dream Puff, but you never know with flannel. If the weave of the fabric is very loose and your needle isn't very sharp, you could get some bearding. I would expect not, but you can't guarantee it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quilting Heidi Posted June 12, 2012 Report Share Posted June 12, 2012 I've never had Dream Puff beard. I lvoe it. It should qult up nicely on flannel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandra Darlington Posted June 12, 2012 Report Share Posted June 12, 2012 I never had a problem with QD Puff, either. The finished quilts are very light weight, compared to cotton batts, but Puff is very warm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QuiltyLaine Posted June 12, 2012 Report Share Posted June 12, 2012 I've always loved QD for handquilting, and I'm sure it will be wonderful for the longarm as well. I'm anxious to find out. I usually use QD request, but will try the puff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tamarack Posted June 12, 2012 Report Share Posted June 12, 2012 I have always had good results with Dream Puff, no bearding and a nice loft but not too puffy! It really shows off the quilting nicely and makes a nice light quilt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KathG Posted June 12, 2012 Report Share Posted June 12, 2012 I love Quilters Dream Puff, it is lovely and soft as well as light. I have used it with flannel for a backing and had no problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anniespoon Posted June 12, 2012 Report Share Posted June 12, 2012 Do you need to adjust the hopping foot to allow for the extra loft? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeoTech Posted June 12, 2012 Report Share Posted June 12, 2012 My wife uses Dream Puff almost exclusively and I have the hopping foot set up using 2 business cards as a gauge. She does quite a few quilts using flannel backs and does not have a problem with bearding. As Linda S. said use a sharp needle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tamarack Posted June 12, 2012 Report Share Posted June 12, 2012 Originally posted by Anniespoon Do you need to adjust the hopping foot to allow for the extra loft? Dream puff doesn't have an over high loft so no need to raise the hopping foot. I have quilted with two layers of Dream Puff without having to raise the hopping foot. But it was on a satin wholecloth quilt so there was no drag. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonnie H Posted June 12, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 12, 2012 You guys are terrific! Thanks for all the feedback. I'm excited to give this batting a try. My only regret is that I won't be keeping it to wash and really test out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyAboutQuilting Posted June 12, 2012 Report Share Posted June 12, 2012 I also love Dream Puff and have never had any issues with it. Last fall I made a flannel quilt for our church raffle and used DP and it turned out beautiful. It was a fishing theme that I made using the Take 5 pattern. I got so many compliments from a lot of the men at my church and they all wanted to win that quilt. An avid fisherman from our church won it and his wife told me that he just loves it. Quilts with DP wash up beautifully too. The quilting designs really show up great. I bet you're going to love it when you see how it turns out. I don't raise my hopping foot at all when I use it. Have fun with it and be sure and post pictures when you have it done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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