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young at heart 09-22-2011 02:01 AM

I have been very thrifty saving all my large batting scraps! BUT..... now that I want to use some I am No longer sure which is cotton, bamboo or poly/cotton mixture. I now label all my offcuts but when I was a newbie I didn't realise the need.
Does anyone have a method to help me discriminate between these? I feel they will wash and wear differently if I mistakenly join them and use them in scrap quilts. Thanks for any input! I am really cheesed off with myself as I am usually more organised.

May in Jersey 09-22-2011 02:44 AM

Only advice I have is to try to match the scraps by color and thickness.

Just wanted to let you know you aren't alone as I had the same problem until I realized it would be wise to put the batting scraps into the bag the batting came it. Simple solution but it took me awhile to think of it. Good luck, May in Jersey

deedum 09-22-2011 03:36 AM

That is what I did, by matching color and thickness. I usually buy my batting at the same place so this was easy to do, but I plan to branch out on trying diffrent battings so maybe I should start marking it.

loves_2_quilt 09-22-2011 05:26 AM

I only buy the same brand/type of batting so I don't have this quandry. I also only buy king size no matter how big I really need so I can have big pieces for small projects.

alikat110 09-22-2011 09:21 AM

I bag mine and label...learned this early on....thank goodness

fraydknot12326 09-22-2011 09:38 AM

Maybe use the ones you're unsure of for wall hangings .. or .. snip small bits from the ones you think are the same, stitch together and wash to see the outcome -labeling as you go ... HTH :D


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