non quilting use for batting
 

2 days ago our daughter complained that her room was cold. (Her room's, and sewing room's heat is supplied by a different furnace than the rest of the house)
So, I turned up the thermostat in that part of the house, in a little bit I was going to be in my sewing room after all.
Still cold
I went down to the basement with my husband, because I wanted to know what he did in case the same thing happened when he wasn't there.
He pulled off the cover on the innards of the furnace and commented that he didn't see why it wasn't working because when he held down the switch that starts it, it worked.
Then we noticed that the pad that allowed the switch to turn on was worn down in the switch area, so it didn't switch on. He asked if I had anything that we could put there, knowing my love of duct tape.
Do ya want polyester or cotton???
"Well, polyester would be great"
I ran upstairs, cut a section of polyester batting, got the roll of duct tape, and took it down.
The furnace works!

So my old saying "Duct tape and/or WD40 can solve 99% of the house problems" now is
Duct tape, WD40, and quilt batting can solve 99.5% of the house problems!"
So, not only does my sewing room, that he crafted to my specifications, make the wife smile, it was instrumental in keeping the house warm!

I like a happy ending and ingenuity!
peace

I couldn't find filters for my little shark vacuum didn't want to order online so I started cutting circles of 100% cotton batting for filters out of my scraps- works great!

You're a genius, RugosaB!

We have an exhaust fan above my stove that vents out the wall. It is a huge heat suck in the winter. I put a piece of cotton batting over it then covered it with aluminum foil which I tucked around the frame. Works great. I also use scrap batting on the end of a yard stick to clear cob webs and to dust under low furniture.

Great fix!!!!

Great ideas, I'm thinking of uses for it.
I am going to stick some poly batting in the air leaking greenhouse window. We are going to replace it next year. My Husband puts window stuff around the two little windows. It leaves sticky stuff on the frame. I don't want my plants to freeze.

This isn't nearly as ingenious as the above uses, but I use some of my "leftovers" as packing material.......this time of year, it really helps cushion and fill up boxes and is very light weight.

Also good to put between dishes, bowls, whatever, to cushion and minimilize chipping or breaking. Saw the other day at bed,bath and beyond..they now sell pads to put between.......batting is cheaper!!!!

I stuff it in the tracks of my sliding glass doors to keep the draft from coming in.