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Fabaddict 09-06-2011 05:07 AM

You have paid lost of $$ for your fabric and batting, why not use it all?

Fabaddict 09-06-2011 05:11 AM

almost forgot I have this:
How about using the batting scraps for small craft projects...batting for
doll quilts, potholders, banners, rag quilt, etc. Also, if you have a child
or grandchild, niece or nephew...they may enjoy making a pillow and using the
batting for stuffing.

Coasters....small appliqued landscapes......minatures......bookmarks.....tea cozies.....place mats......table runners.......paint the batting and collage to another quilt (gasp!!!!! Is that the start of an art quilt I see?).........ATC's (artist trading cards).......Inchies........little tiny purses.......regular sized purses......tote bags for all your other stuff........and on......and on.......and on.......The uses are only limited by your imagination....
..
Postcards, inchies, trapunto by machine, pillow tops, quilt-as-you-
go, raggedy flannel quilts, pot holders, practicing machine quilting,
playing with different threads, quilted purses or totes or diaper bags

Packing material in boxes.

there have been lots of ideas thrown out lately - use them in your swiffer,
as dust collectors, join them together with a zig zag for small items -
table runnners, wall hangings etc. use them for quilt as you go projects. I
have joined some of the larger pieces and used them in charity quilts. We
pay good money for our batting, we should use what we can.

use for cleaning the lint out of the clothes dryer.

quiltmom04 09-06-2011 05:14 AM


Originally Posted by Jim's Gem
I keep them all as long as they are more than 3"wide. I am being overrun by batting scraps!!!

Me too. I always think I'll use them for table runners, and then don't. After I while, I just get rid of them.

QultingaddictUK 09-06-2011 05:18 AM


Originally Posted by Grace173
Hi,

I have some large scraps of batting that I keep because I think I might be able to join them all up when I have enough of them but I'm not even sure if you can do this and if you can how do you do it?

I can find uses for every bit of batting. The larger pieces I zig-zag together for charity and small quilts. The strips from when I have trimmed my quilts I use for tote handles etc; small squares I trim and use in coasters and tiny bits I cut up for stuffing in my Fur-baby beds, every bit used :thumbup:

CristyK1 09-06-2011 05:23 AM

I save them cause my kids love to sew with my scraps.


Originally Posted by Grace173
Hi,

I have some large scraps of batting that I keep because I think I might be able to join them all up when I have enough of them but I'm not even sure if you can do this and if you can how do you do it?


Drew 09-06-2011 05:35 AM

I save mine for small projects as well.

whinnytoo 09-06-2011 05:40 AM

I save anything over 4",,, put them together with strips of fusible interfacing. The narrower scraps I give to a lady who chops them up and uses them to stuff dog beds that she makes for the animal shelter.

munchkinmama 09-06-2011 05:43 AM

I use my small strips for packing away Christmas ornaments.

Cheri_J 09-06-2011 05:44 AM

I keep all of mine. The smaller pieces I use to set the setttings on my machine before I actually quilt my projects. Thanks for the suggestion of the batting tape. I'm going to connecting threads right now.

mountain deb 09-06-2011 05:49 AM

I have to many little projects that I use the scraps for. If not me, then Mom uses them for her projects.


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