Collection: Hobbs Batting

Need batting? Hobbs Batting has been the preferred batting of quilters for generations. Available in many blends, including 80/20 Cotton Polyester, Natural, Organic, Wool and more!

What's the best type of batting to use for your next quilt?

Hobbs Heirloom Premium 80/20 Cotton Poly

Loft: 1/8”+
Max distance between stitches: 4”
Shrinkage: 3-5% 

This is our most popular batting. It offers more loft and less weight than just cotton. It’s needle punched and has a light resin bonding, making it very strong and durable in a quilt.

• It’s great for hand and machine quilting.
• Handle it with care when rolling off the bolt since it has a lot of air.
• It’s warmer than just cotton but still breathable.
• Close quilting will give you a flat, low-loft appearance.
• Adding a lot of quilting will make it more stiff with less drape.
• More space between the stitches will give you a slightly puffier, softer quilt.
• Hard wearing, this batting once in a quilt can be washed easily in a machine. Cool wash and cool dry.
• Great for utility quilts, children’s quilts, gift quilts, table runners, wall hangings and placemats. Medium warmth. Excellent all-around use batting. 

Hobbs Heirloom Premium 80/20 Cotton Poly Bleached

Loft: 1/8”+
Max distance between stitches: 4”
Shrinkage: 3-5% 

This is the batting you want if your quilt is made with predominately white and light colours. It won’t give you a yellow cast to the fabrics like unbleached natural colour batting would. 

Hobbs Heirloom Premium 80/20 Cotton Poly Black

Loft: 1/8”+
Max distance between stitches: 4”
Shrinkage: 3-5% 

If you work with dark fabrics a lot, this is a great choice. It’s produced by blending 80% dyed cotton and 20% polyester. It provides a batting that will not generate light fibre lint on a quilt top during the quilting process.

Hobbs Heirloom Premium 80/20 Cotton Poly Fusible

Loft: 1/8”+
Max distance between stitches: 4”
Shrinkage: 3-5% 

This is a double sided iron on fusible batting. It is produced and performs in the same way as the Heirloom Premium 80/20. This batting eliminated the need for pinning or spraying glue baste which is often the most tedious step for quilters. Simply put it between your quilt top and backing, and use a warm iron to fuse everything together.

It’s great for hand and machine quilting. It’s made in the same way as the unbleached 80/20 batting above, and offers the same great properties and uses. 

• It’s great for hand and machine quilting. It’s made in the same way as the unbleached 80/20 batting above, and offers the same great properties and uses.

Hobbs Heirloom Thermore

Loft: 1/16”
Max distance between stitches: 9”
Shrinkage: None

Thermore is made with 100% polyester. If you pre wash your fabrics this batting will not shrink so your quilt will not have that typical crinkled look.

Hobbs Poly Down

Loft: 1/4”
Max distance between stitches: 4-6”
Shrinkage: None 

Poly down is 100% polyester. Poly down batting is loved by quilters for showing off their hand and machine quilting skills.

• The higher loft accentuates the design details.
• It has a very lovely soft drape, even when it’s heavily quilted.
• It’s made with very fine white denier polyester and is bonded to add durability and resist bearding and migration.
• It’s very durable and warm, which means it’s great for colder climates.
• When washing, be sure to use a delicate machine wash on a cool and low-temperature machine dryer. 
•  It won’t shrink and give your quilt a crinkled look.

• It won’t beard or migrate. Hobbs manufactures it in a unique process that makes it guaranteed not to beard or migrate. Originally designed for clothes and miniatures, it can be used whenever you want a very low loft and stability.
• It is very warm and great for making quilt coats without adding too much bulk.
• Perfect for T-shirt quilts! The low loft and lightness works beautifully with the heavier cotton and thread of the t-shirts. You can stitch all the way around the centre design without having to stitch through it.
• You can machine, hand wash, and even dry clean this batting! Cool wash, tumble dry low.

Want to know more? Learn more about which batting is best for your quilt.