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I'm not able to help you with your questions as I've not purchased rolls yet, but I wanted to welcome you and congratulate you on getting your Lenni...how exciting it is.

I'm fortunate to have family that lives near Quilters Dream factory in Va Beach Va, so I save on shipping...which tends to be a large part of the cost these days. Someone in your area will speak up, I'm sure.

When is you Lenni scheduled to arrive? Are you new to LA quilting?

Anita

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I agree with Kay on that one...see what feels best to you after trying out different ones. Everyone has different favorites for different purposes.

I didn't mention that I prefer the QD blends (70/30, I think) as opposed to the 100% cotton. The blend doesn't stretch as much when loading it and the stitches show up better in my humble opinion.

Anita

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I've tried carrying Warm and Natural but seems my customers prefer to bring their own. I buy Soft n Brite from Walmart. It's 90" wide, comes on a roll and is the Warm Co.s poly batt. I love it because it has no stretch, soft and drapable and no lint. I also started getting (I believe) it's from Fairfield, a packaged batt called Air Soft.....or something like that. I get the 100 x 110 and what I love about it is that it has a scrim on both sides and very soft.

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Oh don't be scared to death! You will have so much fun and especially since you have a shop nearby!

I prefer Quilters Dream. I have rolls of Poly Select, Dream Puff (one of my favorites because it is light weight but warm) and Hobbs 80/20. I love Dream Wool as well but I don't have a roll of this yet. Hobbs is my least favorite but when it behaives I like it. I end up with batting pokies sometimes with it and that just drives me crazy! You should get a sample of different batts before you buy a roll. Batting is as different as choosing your favorite flavor of ice cream...everybody has a different favorite!

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