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Just curious.
I spent an hour or two sorting out batting scraps and zigzagging them together.
The smallest pieces I did were 1" strips.
I was meaning to get it done for a while and kept putting it off but today I had some time to kill waiting for backing to go through laundry.
Dresi
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I have used thin strips in a few projects, quilt as you go strip blocks, purses, totes, baskets, rugs etc, but to see together & use in a large quilt the smallest was probably 25"-30" wide by length of batting. I find other uses for the smaller pieces
hiding away in my stash where i'm warm, safe and happy
I guess that has never really been a concern of mine -- I use scraps over 8" to practice my quilting or may piece them together for a small wall hanging. I don't think I would use my time to piece small scraps of batting but some people are more frugal than I am!
You have more patience than I do! I will piece together batting scraps but not that small.
Valerie
Can't remember the size, but no more than 4 pieces for the quilt. Anything less than 12" wide goes into the scrap pile for pet beds.
quick question...I saved all the scraps, fabric and batting and then make a doggy bed and used it to stuff the bed....it was heavy and when I washed it later, all those scraps seemed to bunch up in knot , and I thought it would never dry and then it was lumpy...........what did I do wrong?Originally Posted by Jeanne S
Judy, retired RN, alias 4 dogs and in the mountains of western North Carolina.
Someday you will be a memory - try to make it a good one .
For me I think it would depend on the project for which I was using the batting piece. A test project; smallish bag; something like that I might piece some smallish pieces together. Probably not as small as you used only because I wouldn't have the patience. But if I was off just a bit...who knows.
Wow, I never piece together more than2 or 3 pieces for a quilt or placemat, and I don't do other projects. But I admire your dedication to recycling. My smaller scraps are saved for dog beds.
I can't help it I'm just cheap like that!
you have more patience than I do. I save 5 x 5 for coasters
put off till tomorrow what you can do today, and if you procrastinate long enough, you may never have to do it.
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