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    Old 02-23-2014, 09:46 AM
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    I have been making these:
    http://latelyreconstructed.wordpress.com/2011/07/01/reusable-fleece-swiffer-duster-tutorial/

    They use up pieces of batting that are too small to piece into a backing. They can be washed and become a bit puffier as they get washed. Sometimes I spray endust on them as our dust is SO fine! It likes to be pushed around and not picked up! (price we pay for our lovely winters, I guess!)
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    Old 02-23-2014, 02:28 PM
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    If your scraps are large enough to butt together, use light weight fusible interfacing rather than stitching. (You will need a steam iron and a pressing cloth.) You can spend a lot of money purchasing a small package of the same thing. But you can also buy it as yardage the cut your own strips. Our LQS sells this interfacing for $1/yard and it is either 60 of 72" wide. Just ask for it.
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    Old 02-24-2014, 04:26 AM
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    I use them for sandwiches for fmq to practice and warm up before tackling the actual quilt!
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    Old 02-24-2014, 04:48 AM
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    Originally Posted by petpainter
    I use them for sandwiches for fmq to practice and warm up before tackling the actual quilt!
    Yes, I use them to practice too and check tension too!
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    Old 02-24-2014, 05:10 AM
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    Small pieces are great for potholders, mug rugs, coin purses, etc. and the smaller pieces can be used in pillows, sachets, and I make flat dog toys that look like a gingerbread man with denim on both sides and a piece of batting in the middle and then sew close togehter echo style from the middle to the outside edge so they are almost impossible to tear up.
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    If they aren't too narrow, I zigzag them together and use them as one layer in potholders.
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    Old 02-24-2014, 05:48 AM
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    great use of the remains
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    Old 02-24-2014, 05:50 AM
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    Originally Posted by soccertxi
    I have been making these:
    http://latelyreconstructed.wordpress.com/2011/07/01/reusable-fleece-swiffer-duster-tutorial/

    They use up pieces of batting that are too small to piece into a backing. They can be washed and become a bit puffier as they get washed. Sometimes I spray endust on them as our dust is SO fine! It likes to be pushed around and not picked up! (price we pay for our lovely winters, I guess!)
    great link,thanks
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    Old 02-24-2014, 05:59 AM
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    Originally Posted by Suz
    I tossed and scattered the scraps onto my cutting mat, laid a ruler atop, and cut those scraps into bits which I then used to fill the pillow. Worked great!
    You don't need a ruler! When I debone a shirt, I lay the remains on my mat in a shallow pile, and go to it with the rotary cutter. Anything more than an inch or two gets one more slice. These pieces all go into cat pillows.
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    The really small scraps make great erasers for my dry erase marker board. When they are dirty just throw them away.
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