non quilting use for batting
11-24-2013, 03:49 PM
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non quilting use for batting
2 days ago our daughter complained that her room was cold. (Her room's, and sewing room's heat is supplied by a different furnace than the rest of the house)
So, I turned up the thermostat in that part of the house, in a little bit I was going to be in my sewing room after all.
Still cold
I went down to the basement with my husband, because I wanted to know what he did in case the same thing happened when he wasn't there.
He pulled off the cover on the innards of the furnace and commented that he didn't see why it wasn't working because when he held down the switch that starts it, it worked.
Then we noticed that the pad that allowed the switch to turn on was worn down in the switch area, so it didn't switch on. He asked if I had anything that we could put there, knowing my love of duct tape.
Do ya want polyester or cotton???
"Well, polyester would be great"
I ran upstairs, cut a section of polyester batting, got the roll of duct tape, and took it down.
The furnace works!
So my old saying "Duct tape and/or WD40 can solve 99% of the house problems" now is
Duct tape, WD40, and quilt batting can solve 99.5% of the house problems!"
So, not only does my sewing room, that he crafted to my specifications, make the wife smile, it was instrumental in keeping the house warm!
So, I turned up the thermostat in that part of the house, in a little bit I was going to be in my sewing room after all.
Still cold
I went down to the basement with my husband, because I wanted to know what he did in case the same thing happened when he wasn't there.
He pulled off the cover on the innards of the furnace and commented that he didn't see why it wasn't working because when he held down the switch that starts it, it worked.
Then we noticed that the pad that allowed the switch to turn on was worn down in the switch area, so it didn't switch on. He asked if I had anything that we could put there, knowing my love of duct tape.
Do ya want polyester or cotton???
"Well, polyester would be great"
I ran upstairs, cut a section of polyester batting, got the roll of duct tape, and took it down.
The furnace works!
So my old saying "Duct tape and/or WD40 can solve 99% of the house problems" now is
Duct tape, WD40, and quilt batting can solve 99.5% of the house problems!"
So, not only does my sewing room, that he crafted to my specifications, make the wife smile, it was instrumental in keeping the house warm!
11-24-2013, 05:59 PM
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We have an exhaust fan above my stove that vents out the wall. It is a huge heat suck in the winter. I put a piece of cotton batting over it then covered it with aluminum foil which I tucked around the frame. Works great. I also use scrap batting on the end of a yard stick to clear cob webs and to dust under low furniture.
11-25-2013, 07:54 AM
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Great ideas, I'm thinking of uses for it.
I am going to stick some poly batting in the air leaking greenhouse window. We are going to replace it next year. My Husband puts window stuff around the two little windows. It leaves sticky stuff on the frame. I don't want my plants to freeze.
I am going to stick some poly batting in the air leaking greenhouse window. We are going to replace it next year. My Husband puts window stuff around the two little windows. It leaves sticky stuff on the frame. I don't want my plants to freeze.
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