batting!

My box of batting has arrived! JoAnn‘s had 40% off all packaged batting last week. I knew by the time I went to one of the stores, the selection would be pretty picked over, so I thought I’d take a chance and order online.  Now, I’ve had some friends who’ve had poor experiences with online ordering and shipping from JoAnn in the past, so I was a smidge worried, but I have to say, I got all my batting in less than a week with no issues. I even found a free shipping coupon, so the cost wouldn’t be any different from going to the store and it was magically be delivered to my doorstep! I never even had to put on clothes.

I usually get 80%/20% cotton/poly or 100% cotton battings for my quilts. I like the way they crinkle in the wash, and I like the lightweight thinness. However, some 100% PVA fiber batting* caught my eye on the site so I had to investigate. Apparently, PVA=Ingeo, which (I learned a few years ago at my work) is a fiber product made from corn. Corn batting! I just had to try it. And how apropos would corn batting be for a food pyramid?? Talk about meta. It seems to have mixed reviews, but I can’t wait to try it out myself!

* Yeah, it says 10% on the website. I thought they might actually mean 100%, since I didn’t see any other components listed, so I took a chance, and I was right.

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