Unique Features of Each Loft of Quilters Dream

We frequently get calls from customers when placing orders that will say, “I would like to order the Dream Cotton in the pink label” or “what’s the one I always get that has the blue label?”  

These customers are simply referring to the loft/weight they prefer in a particular line of Quilters Dream Batting carried. In an previous blog-  A Good Foundation ,we explained the importance of choosing the right batting or foundation for your quilt. Now we will go into a little more detail as to why you may want to also consider which loft will be perfect for your special project!

Request™: Thinnest Loft- Blue Label

Lightweight and consistent, Request™ was developed especially for hand quilters who love this weight and rave that it is a ‘dream’ to quilt through. It is ideal for micro-stitching, and has an exceptional drape. Also very good for short arm machine quilting. The Request loft was not developed for use on longarm machines; however, many longarm quilters love the soft drapey effect and successfully use the Request™ by ‘floating the top'. Are you not sure what that means? Click here!

Perfect for: Warm climates, antique restorations, lightweight summer quilts, table runners and wearable’s.

Available in:  Dream Cotton (Natural/White), Dream Poly (White/Black), Dream Angel and Dream Fusion (Natural Cotton)

Hand Quilting: Recommend

Short Arm Machine: Recommend

Longarm Machine: Recommended (With floating the top)

Select ™: Mid Loft- Pink label 
(with a few exceptions)

Our most popular loft, Select™ is versatile as it is great for hand quilting as well as long and short arm machine quilting. Wonderful mid-weight imparts a very nice definition to your quilting while keeping a soft, lovely drape.

Perfect for:  All quilted projects, especially medium weight quilts, wearables and wall hangings.

Available in: Dream Cotton (Natural/ White), Dream Poly (White/Black), Dream Angel, Dream Fusion (Natural Cotton/ Poly White), Dream Blend, Dream Green, Dream Orient

Hand Quilting: Recommend

(Except for Blend, Poly Fusion & Cotton Fusion)

Short Arm Machine: Recommend

Longarm Machine: Recommend

 Deluxe™: High Loft- Purple Label

A wonderful heavy yet drapeable batt. Provides extra warmth and volume offering extra emphasis to your quilting.

Perfect for: Show quilts, wall hangings, cold climate quilts, bags, and craft projects.

Available in: Dream Cotton (Natural/White), Dream Poly (White)

Hand Quilting: NOT Recommended

Short Arm Machine: Recommend

Longarm Machine: Recommend

Supreme™: Highest Loft- Yellow Label

This hefty dense batt has a full ½ pound of cotton per square yard! Used by machine quilters for show quilts and special projects requiring thickness, weight & volume.

Perfect for: Kitchen crafts, ironing boards cover, craft projects, or extra warm heavy quilts.

Available in: Dream Cotton

Hand Quilting: NOT Recommended

Short Arm Machine: Recommend

Longarm Machine: Recommend

Dream Wool™: Blue label with the little sheep

A light airy batting of approximately ¼ + inch of loft that flattens down nicely while hand or machine quilting. Although light weight, Dream Wool imparts excellent definition to your stitches.  The curly wool fibers will give extra texture to beautifully accentuate your quilting designs while remaining soft and cozy. Resistant to creases and folds.

Perfect for: Heirloom quilts, show quilts, stitch definition - very functional for all seasons.

 Hand Quilting: Recommend

Short Arm Machine: Recommend

Longarm Machine: Recommend

Dream Puff™: Blue label with the little ducks

Dream Puff is light as a feather yet 1.5 times warmer than down and 2 times warmer than most high loft polyesters. 1/3+ inch loft imparts volume and definition, yet is very soft and drapeable. For those special 'puffy' quilts, Puff will layer easily for sumptuous loft. We have heard from many quilters who love to layer the Dream Puff™ with Dream Poly Select™ for extra warmth, volume, and definition.

Perfect for: Trapunto, wearables, t-shirt quilts, & light lofty quilts.

Hand Quilting: Recommend

Short Arm Machine: Recommend

Longarm Machine: Recommend

That was a lot to take in...we know. Keep in mind our staff is ready to answer any of your questions or provide you with samples.

Happy Quilting!
~The Dream Team
Unique Features of Batting - PDF

Dream Wool - It's B'ewe'tiful!

Have you been searching for a type of batting that will give your quilt more definition than usual? Our Dream Wool may be just what you are looking for! Dream Wool will show off your stitches beautifully – your designs will pop and your quilt will be extra snuggly, without it turning into a "comforter".

I don’t know about you, but when I think of wool, I think of my grandmother’s wool jacket from the 1950’s that my 16 year old daughter now owns - it is scratchy, heavy, bulky, and beautiful, but not what you would want for a quilt batting. Quilters Dream Wool has about 1/3 – ½ inch of loft, but it is very light weight, soft, breathable, and machine washable. Certainly not at all what I think of when I hear wool!

The type of sheep used makes a huge difference in the softness of the wool. Quilters Dream uses a high quality USA Merino and Domestic wool from the U.S.A. that is scoured, combed, and super washed into pure loveliness. The fibers are then carded and crosslapped for consistency, then thermally bonded for strength and durability.

Thermal bonding is a process of producing batting made by combining the main fiber, wool, with a low-melt poly fiber and then sending the fibers through an oven. The low-melt poly fibers melt and adhere to the wool fibers holding them securely in place. Because wool fibers are barbed, they are notorious for shrinking, bearding, shifting, and causing all sorts of other problems. (The fibers catch on each other, and when handled or washed they catch tighter and tighter until you have a lump of wool) The thermal bonding process used in Dream Wool secures the wool fibers firmly in place so there is very little shrinkage ( ½ a percent) and no bunching or shifting, while keeping the batting soft and breathable. It also holds the fibers apart so that the batting is easy to wash and air dries quickly.

Dream Wool can be hand quilted too. Even with the extra loft, when basted, your quilt sandwich will be flat enough to get the rocking motion needed for hand quilting. And because there is no scrim or glue used as a stabilizer, the needle goes right through without resistance. It is also stable enough to be easily machine quilted either with the domestic machine or on the long arm.

You can stitch up to 8 inches apart, so your quilt will not have to be “quilted to death.” If you desire the faux-trapunto look, quilt heavily where you want a flatter look, and more openly in the areas you want to pop – just look at Terri Stegmiller’s Green & Pink quilt! It is a stunning example of the faux-trapunto look.



Do take into consideration the heat when using Dream Wool – it cannot be ironed or dried on high heat, or the fibers can become stiff and the batting flat, so be sure and air dry your quilt when using Dream Wool!

Call us today and we will be delighted to send a free sample square of Dream Wool for you to feel. Then let me know if you love Dream Wool as much as I do!

Happy Quilting!

~The Dream Team