Quilt Happy Posted October 31, 2012 Report Share Posted October 31, 2012 Hi, all, I had bought a batt of Hobbs Poly-down when either Hancocks of Paducah or Connecting thread had a sale. It is of very poor quality. There are large areas of uneven thickness, permanent glued down bits, and huge "bubbles" as if someone had stretched out 12" by 12" areas. Has anyone else had this experience with Hobbs Poly-Down? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zora Posted October 31, 2012 Report Share Posted October 31, 2012 I have not used it personally, but friends have and found similar issues. Might be better to save this one for charity quilts. I used some "seconds" from Quilter's Dream for that purpose, and once quilted the flaws were not detectable. The seconds had far fewer issues than your Hobbs batting, though. I would not use a batting like you describe in a customer quilt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joyce Posted October 31, 2012 Report Share Posted October 31, 2012 Lynn contact Hobbs, they should make it right. I use it all the time with no problems. Maybe I'm just lucky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joyce Posted October 31, 2012 Report Share Posted October 31, 2012 Guess that should be Carol, not Lynn. Darn old senior moments are getting worse all the time. LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quilt Happy Posted October 31, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 31, 2012 I might contact Hobbs. good idea. I don't need them to "make it right", but they should be aware that their quality control is slipping. I will use it for craft items. But if they don't have a good quality control it might just be better to stick to Dream Puff! So much for sales!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrandmaLKB Posted October 31, 2012 Report Share Posted October 31, 2012 I just bought a roll of it and so far it seems just fine. I haven't used the packaged batts before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barbm Posted October 31, 2012 Report Share Posted October 31, 2012 I keep this on the roll in my studio, for "poofier" quilts. Especially for children's quilts and for demonstration pieces at shows. Have had very few issues, but they do happen occasionally. I'm probably on my fifth or sixth roll. Do contact Hobbs with info on where you got it, if you still have that info. I'm sure they'll want to know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yankiequilter Posted October 31, 2012 Report Share Posted October 31, 2012 I buy the Hobbs Polydown by the roll, I like it a lot and have never had any problems with it. Definitely contact Hobbs to let them know you have a bad batting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mamu Posted November 1, 2012 Report Share Posted November 1, 2012 I did not have this problem with it on the roll...but I have recently had problems with it pre-packaged. I saved it for charity quilts as it was really bad in areas, just like your experience. I didn't think to contact Hobbs, but if I ever run into this problem again I will contact them. Hobbs had always been a good quality bat in the past. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prairie Quilter Posted November 1, 2012 Report Share Posted November 1, 2012 I'm just finishing my first roll of PolyDown and did not have any issues. I haven't used individually packaged batts, though. I really like this batting for a loftier look, and have a new roll waiting to be opened. I hope its quality is as good as the last one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quilt Happy Posted November 1, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 1, 2012 I emailed Hobbs this afternoon and they replied this evening! They offered to send a new batt and all they asked was the number from the little white sticker on the bag. Now that's pretty good customer service! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrandmaLKB Posted November 1, 2012 Report Share Posted November 1, 2012 Always nice to get good Customer Service. Wonder why the package batts would cause problems and not the rolls? You would think it came off the same machine, but maybe not. Glad it worked out for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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