Quilters Dream Batting

What Quilters Dream Batting does

Quilters Dream Batting is a US-based specialty textile manufacturer founded in 1995 and headquartered at 589 Central Drive, Virginia Beach, Virginia. The company produces quilt batting — the insulating layer sandwiched between a quilt's top and backing — across a portfolio of 10 distinct SKUs spanning 100% cotton, polyester microfiber, cotton/polyester blends, wool, bamboo/silk/Tencel blends, flame-retardant fibers, and 100% recycled-bottle polyester. Its manufacturing uses needle-punching, thermal bonding, carding, and cross-lapping processes with proprietary fiber blends (notably fine denier microfibers at 60M+ microfibers per pound vs. an industry average of 5M), no scrim/glue/resin binders, hand-cut and individually inspected finishing, and "Made in USA" labeling.

The firm's commercial model is wholesale-only: it sells exclusively to independent quilt shops and quilting businesses at wholesale pricing and explicitly refuses big-box retail channels. The model includes a "No Minimum" order policy (as little as one batt, bolt, case, or roll), mix-and-match SKUs, 3-working-day fulfillment, and custom-size orders. Public retail pricing is not disclosed. A secondary discounted "Seconds" channel supplies 501(c) and federally tax-exempt charity groups for donation quilts. Adjacent to the core product line, the company operates the Hopes & Dreams Quilt Challenge for ALS, an annual community charitable initiative (August 1 to July 31) supported by 20+ industry sponsors (Moda, Marcus Fabrics, Shannon, Riley Blake, Dear Stella, Wonderfil, etc.) with quilts donated directly to ALS patients and a portion sold via Etsy to fund ALS research.

Customer concentration is across a long tail of independent quilt shops, longarm quilters, guilds, and individual quilters in the United States, with limited international shipping at published rates. Marketing is community-led: blog, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest, free sample distribution to guilds and class instructors, and the Hopes & Dreams program. The company is privately held with no disclosed funding rounds, no M&A history, and headcount estimated in the 11–50 range.

Name

Quilters Dream Batting

Legal name

Quilters Dream Batting

Website

https://quiltersdreambatting.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Quilters Dream Batting is a US-based, family-run specialty textile manufacturer (founded 1995, Virginia Beach) that produces 10+ quilt batting SKUs and sells exclusively at wholesale to independent quilt shops.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Quilt Batting

NAICS

Nonwoven Fabric Mills (313230)

SIC

Miscellaneous Fabricated Textile Products (2390)

akta.pro primary industry

Felt & Battings Manufacturing (IMAOABAJ)

akta.pro secondary industry

Nonwoven Fabric Mills (Spunbond/Meltblown/Needle-punched) (IMAOABAC)

Keywords

• Quilt batting manufacturing
• Textile batting products
• Wholesale quilting supplies
• Cotton polyester batting
• Quilting materials wholesale

Headquarters

HQ city

Virginia Beach

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Wholesale Batting Sales: Direct wholesale sales to quilt-related businesses with a resale tax ID number. The company sells at wholesale pricing directly to locally owned quilt shops and quilting businesses. No minimum order policy — customers can order as little as one batting, one bolt, one case, or one roll. Mix and match batting types and sizes to customize orders. Processing time is typically 3 working days. They also sell second-quality (Seconds) batting at deep discounts to charity groups.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Quilters Dream Batting manufactures and sells premium quilt batting made from cotton, polyester microfibers, wool, bamboo, silk, Tencel, and recycled fibers under the Quilters Dream product family. The company sells exclusively at wholesale to independent quilt shops (not big box retailers), offering 11 distinct batting products with multiple lofts, sizes, and specialty fibers, with custom batting sizes available to wholesale buyers. Each batt is hand-cut and individually inspected; manufacturing uses needle punching, thermal bonding, carding, and cross-lapping without scrim, glues, or resins on most products.

Product overview

Quilters Dream Batting offers a portfolio of 10 distinct batting products for quilting, each designed with specific fiber compositions and performance characteristics. The product line includes 100% cotton (Cotton), 100% polyester microfibers (Poly), blended cotton/polyester options (80/20, Blend 70/30, Fusible 80/20), specialty fibers (Wool, Angel flame retardant, Bamboo blend), eco-friendly options (Green from recycled bottles), and high-loft offerings (Puff). All products are made in the USA using hand-cut, inspected manufacturing. The company sells exclusively through independent quilt shops, never through big box retailers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Quilters Dream Cotton: 100% Pure Cotton Batting available in Natural and White in four lofts: request, select, deluxe and supreme
• Quilters Dream Poly
• Quilters Dream Midnight Black Poly
• Quilters Dream Angel
• Quilters Dream Puff
• Quilters Dream Wool
• Quilters Dream Green
• Quilters Dream Bamboo
• Quilters Dream Blend 70/30
• Quilters Dream 80/20
• Quilters Dream Fusible 80/20
• Hopes & Dreams Quilt Challenge for ALS

Products and services

• Quilters Dream Cotton 100% pure cotton batting made from the finest long staple USA cotton, mechanically cleaned and specially carded, cross-lapped and needle punched. Available in Natural and White in four lofts (Request, Select, Deluxe, Supreme). Features no scrim, resin or glue; thermal value R=3.8; can be quilted up to 8 inches apart.
• Quilters Dream Poly

Quantifiable outcome

• Dream Poly has over 60 million microfibers per pound compared to industry average of only 5 million microfibers per pound in other polyester battings
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Partnerships

20 partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• DayBrook DesignsminorGTM or Marketing PartnerGrand Sponsor of the Hopes & Dreams Quilt Challenge for ALS, having donated over $1,000 worth of prizes including thread, fabric, and sewing notions.
• Dear Stella DesignsminorGTM or Marketing PartnerGrand Sponsor of the Hopes & Dreams Quilt Challenge for ALS, having donated over $1,000 worth of prizes.
• Hab + Dash by Fil-TecminorGTM or Marketing PartnerGrand Sponsor of the Hopes & Dreams Quilt Challenge for ALS, having donated over $1,000 worth of prizes.
• Marcus FabricsminorGTM or Marketing PartnerGrand Sponsor of the Hopes & Dreams Quilt Challenge for ALS, having donated over $1,000 worth of prizes.
• Moda FabricsminorGTM or Marketing PartnerGrand Sponsor of the Hopes & Dreams Quilt Challenge for ALS, having donated over $1,000 worth of prizes.
• Quilter's World - An Annie's Attic MagazineminorGTM or Marketing PartnerGrand Sponsor of the Hopes & Dreams Quilt Challenge for ALS, having donated over $1,000 worth of prizes including magazine subscriptions/advertising.
• Shannon FabricsminorGTM or Marketing PartnerGrand Sponsor of the Hopes & Dreams Quilt Challenge for ALS, having donated over $1,000 worth of prizes.
• Suzn QuiltsminorGTM or Marketing PartnerGrand Sponsor of the Hopes & Dreams Quilt Challenge for ALS, having donated over $1,000 worth of prizes.
• Timeless TreasuresminorGTM or Marketing PartnerGrand Sponsor of the Hopes & Dreams Quilt Challenge for ALS, having donated over $1,000 worth of prizes.
• Wonderfil Specialty ThreadsminorGTM or Marketing PartnerGrand Sponsor of the Hopes & Dreams Quilt Challenge for ALS, having donated over $1,000 worth of prizes.
• DritzminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCharm Sponsor of the Hopes & Dreams Quilt Challenge for ALS, donating sewing notions and supplies as prizes.
• Felt RightminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCharm Sponsor of the Hopes & Dreams Quilt Challenge for ALS.
• Missouri Star Quilt CompanyminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCharm Sponsor of the Hopes & Dreams Quilt Challenge for ALS.
• OmnigradminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCharm Sponsor of the Hopes & Dreams Quilt Challenge for ALS.
• Paper PiecesminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCharm Sponsor of the Hopes & Dreams Quilt Challenge for ALS.
• Prym DritzminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCharm Sponsor of the Hopes & Dreams Quilt Challenge for ALS.
• Riley Blake DesignsminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCharm Sponsor of the Hopes & Dreams Quilt Challenge for ALS.
• SewtitesminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCharm Sponsor of the Hopes & Dreams Quilt Challenge for ALS.
• SulkyminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCharm Sponsor of the Hopes & Dreams Quilt Challenge for ALS.
• Annie's (By Annie)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerCharm Sponsor of the Hopes & Dreams Quilt Challenge for ALS.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Stearns Technical Textiles: Manufacturer of nonwoven needle-punched and bonded fiber products using carding/cross-lapping/needle-punch technologies comparable to Quilters Dream's core process; broader industrial/commercial focus with selective craft overlap.

Direct peers

• The Warm Company: Manufacturer of Warm & Natural and Warm & White quilt battings, one of the most established brands in the quilt batting category, sold through quilt shops and fabric retailers; directly comparable product mix and customer base.
• Mountain Mist: Long-standing quilt batting brand offering cotton, polyester, and specialty battings to the same quilting retail channel; competes head-on with Quilters Dream across fiber types and lofts.
• Pellon Consumer Products: Producer of interfacings, battings, and craft textiles sold through quilt and fabric shops; their batting products compete with Quilters Dream on the same specialty retail shelf.
• Hobbs Bonded Fibers: Direct competitor manufacturing quilt batting (cotton, polyester, wool, bamboo) using bonded fiber processes; serves the same independent quilt shop channel with a comparable multi-SKU portfolio.
• June Tailor: Quilting and sewing notion/batting brand selling fusible battings and quilt inputs into independent quilt shops; overlaps in fusible batting category (Dream Fusible 80/20).
• Fairfield Processing (Poly-Fil): Manufacturer of polyester fiberfill batting for quilting, pillows, stuffed toys, and crafts; overlaps with Quilters Dream on polyester battings and the broader fiberfill category.

Regional players

• Missouri Star Quilt Company: Large quilting retailer and content creator driving fabric/batting demand; a distribution partner/customer of Quilters Dream via the Hopes & Dreams ALS challenge rather than a competing manufacturer.

Others

• Riley Blake Designs: Quilting cotton fabric brand and Charm Sponsor of the Hopes & Dreams ALS challenge; adjacent ecosystem participant in independent quilt shops rather than a batting competitor.
• Moda Fabrics / United Notions: Major quilting cotton fabric manufacturer and a Grand Sponsor of Quilters Dream's Hopes & Dreams ALS challenge; adjacent in the quilting supply chain but not a batting competitor.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/QDBatting
• Facebookfacebook.com/quiltersdreambatting
• Instagraminstagram.com/quiltersdream
• Pinterestpinterest.com/hopesndreamsals
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/quilters-dream-batting

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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