Shred Quilt Batting?
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Shred Quilt Batting?
In my constant quest to use all my scraps of everything to make something, I've been trying to figure out what to do with my small scraps of quilt batting. I know that it is made not to shred, but has anyone found an easy way to shred it to use as stuffing? I have sat and pulled it apart into smaller and smaller chunks, but that's hard on the hands. Just curious...
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I plan to use my leftovers to make dog beds. Instead of shredding it, I'll just stack some layers and run my rotary cutter over it to make about 1" + pieces
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I use anything larger than 11" square to make dog toys, and now I want to use the things smaller than that as stuffing in small squeaky or cat nip toys. 1" wouldn't be small enough for that, I don't think. I'll have to try whacking it up with a cutter into little pieces; hadn't thought of that. I had it in my mind that I needed to get the scrim off so it would be fluffy.
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I have cut up 80/20 scraps with my rotary cutter. I used them to stuff a small pillow but it was kind of lumpy. Make sure if you use your rotary cutter, to turn over your mat and use the back because it makes a mess of your mat.
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I use anything larger than 11" square to make dog toys, and now I want to use the things smaller than that as stuffing in small squeaky or cat nip toys. 1" wouldn't be small enough for that, I don't think. I'll have to try whacking it up with a cutter into little pieces; hadn't thought of that. I had it in my mind that I needed to get the scrim off so it would be fluffy.
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I just stitch my scrap batting together using a zigzag stitch and use it in art quilts-- I've got some pieces where the batting was stitched together using pieces that were less than 1" wide---don't think it would be very comfortable for a quilt that was going to be used, but for a wall quilt, it works great and it gives me some mindless sewing to do on those days when I'm not feeling very creative but want to sew.
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I just stitch my scrap batting together using a zigzag stitch and use it in art quilts-- I've got some pieces where the batting was stitched together using pieces that were less than 1" wide---don't think it would be very comfortable for a quilt that was going to be used, but for a wall quilt, it works great and it gives me some mindless sewing to do on those days when I'm not feeling very creative but want to sew.
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