Quilters Dream Select Natural Cotton Batting Queen Roll 93in x 30 Yards
The Quilters Dream Select Natural Cotton Batting — Queen Roll 93" x 30 Yards is 100% natural (unbleached) cotton batting in SELECT quality grade at the standard queen production roll format. Natural cotton’s warm off-white tone is the appropriate choice for cream, ivory, and warm-palette quilt tops where white batting would create visible show-through discrepancy. At 30 yards, this roll provides approximately 10–11 queen quilts at production economy.
Top 10 Questions About QD Select Natural Cotton Queen Roll
- When should I choose Natural cotton over White cotton?
- Choose Natural when the quilt top is warm-toned — cream, ivory, natural-palette, beige, or any fabric with a warm off-white quality where white batting would read as slightly blue or cool through the top fabric.
- What is SELECT grade?
- Mid-production quality appropriate for customer quilts and regular production work — above REQUEST entry level.
- How many queens does 30 yards provide?
- At approximately 2.75 yards per queen, approximately 10–11 queen quilts per roll.
- Does natural cotton shrink?
- Yes — 3–5% after first wash, creating the vintage crinkle characteristic of cotton batting.
- What stitch distance is supported?
- QD SELECT supports up to 8" between quilting lines.
- Is 93" wide sufficient for queen quilts?
- Yes — 93" accommodates standard queen quilts with loading overlap.
- Is this appropriate for heirloom quilts?
- Yes — natural cotton is the traditional choice for heirloom quilts.
- Does it require pre-washing?
- No — use directly from the roll.
- How does SELECT Natural compare to SELECT White?
- Same quality grade, different batting color. Choose based on quilt top color: warm tops use Natural, cool or white tops use White.
- Is this roll format economical?
- Yes — significantly more economical per yard than packaged batting.
Common Uses
- Queen customer quilts with warm, cream, or natural-palette quilt tops
- Production studio batting for warm-palette customer work
- Heirloom quilts on natural-toned fabric
- Studios offering Natural cotton as a customer batting option
- Any queen quilt where backing tone is warm and natural batting prevents show-through
