Batting from thrift stores.
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If I want to take that seam out of the pad and use a different stitch. I will probably leave it though and maybe quilt close to it like using a guide line.
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Thank you so much for sharing this idea that I would have never thought of doing! I make quilts for kids who have just aged out of foster care and sometimes the places they rent are old, drafty and cold. This will help lower my costs so I can make more quilts. I also have a friend who's church does denim quilts for the homeless shelter and I can't wait to ask if she's thought to try this.
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Makes good ironing board padding too. My friend got a call from a religious adult camp ( only way I can think of describing it ) and they would be replacing all the bedding and would she want perfectly good mattress pads for her church quilts? She got 24. Their little church doesn't make that many in a year, so she's set for 2 years!
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I was with some quilters who were making purses and table runners. Later I found out that one of the ladies went to SA or Goodwill and bought baby flannel receiving blankets and used them instead of batting. They looked great. I have used mattress pads on just one charity quilt and it turned out good, I never really thought about the stitching on the pads.
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