Thread: Uses for small pieces of batting..and I mean SMALL

I am terrible when it comes to having to throw anything away....I think it comes from my grandma, but I digress....
I piece my larger pieces together for backs and use some for potholders / rag quilts / but is there anything I can do with say 3" strips of batting? The stuff left behind after trimming your quilt?
Any ideas would be appreciated!

Carole

I save all my trimmings and then use it for stuffing for pet beds that I donate to the local SPCA.

I zig zag my strips together until they are all gone. I can sometimes get a good size piece out of the strips and I set the new square aside for small projects. If I want to do pot holders, I cut 2 squares out and turn them so the zig zags go one way on the bottom batt and the other way on the top batt. They work just fine on a lot of small things like pin cushions, thread catchers, quilted pencil cases etc.

Bookmarks, and coasters, mini blocks for ornaments or keychain fobs.

My really small pieces go in a separate bag that I use for packing material when sending packages in the mail. My kids gave me a bad time until they got fragile items all safely padded. Teeny, tiny pieces become mulch in my garden.

I use them for purse straps. I'd piece them together for small items too. I found a great tip on here a while back...put 2 pieces together, using the ruler/rotary cutter, cut a nice straight edge, sew it with a hem stitch (has a few straight stitches, then a zigzag - keeping the straight on the outside and the zigzag catching both pieces), open and smooth it out. Works great and easier to line the two pieces up.