Organizing the leftover batting
#11
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Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: Carroll, Iowa
Posts: 3,487
I have my pieces hanging on a rack with a label what size they are at that time. So when I have another piece to add to it I know which way I might want to add to it. I try to buy the same batting so I don't have to worry about mixing them up. Just finished a bunch of small projects on the machine and was able to use up a bunch of my pieces I hadn't gotten around to sewing together. It was a good feeling to be able to use them up in this way. Just kept adding over the backing as I went along. No leftovers this time.
#12
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Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Heart of Colorado's majestic mountains!
Posts: 6,026
I measure and mark the cutaway sections and write on type of batting on the label. If you mix batting types in a project it shows when the quilt, big or small, is washed because they shrink differently. I store my batting scraps in plastic bins and try to keep them used up because they take up so much space. I like the idea of using them on the next quilt as mentioned earlier.
#13
I have tons of batting scraps and decided to give them to the dog rescue groups to make bedding. I buy pillow slips at thrift stores and hand them over to some young dedicated quilters who like to make these beds. I keep only really big pieces that are perfect for totes or purses but the rest goes. I think this year I will start buying only one kind of batting and I can then join it. Right now I have too many brands and thicknesses.
#18
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Join Date: May 2010
Location: Salem, NY
Posts: 203
I recently made a scrap rag quilt and used scrap batting in it. It's a very oversized King- like 160X 140. It is heavy, but nice and toasty. It drapes almost to the floor as we have a very high bed, and I am covered always. I am going to make another with scraps for a friend who has loads of flannel pieces and use the rest of my scrap batting. It does seem to multiply-
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