Left over batting
 

My friend has a long arm business. She had two garbage bag of scraps, long but ranging from 3" to 8" wide. I took them, of course not knowing what to do with them. I know I can use them as stuffing for pillows, stuffed toys and things like that. But, any other suggestions?

You can piece them together (whip stitch by hand, zigzag with the machine, or use fusible tape) to make bigger pieces and then use just like any other batting. I do this with larger pieces, but not with the narrow ones. But it can be done.

Mug rugs
Placemats
Table runners
Kennel mats for your local humane society for their cats and dogs, cats really like them.

I don’t make smaller projects so I just bag them up and post in the free section of Craigslist, it’s usually snagged up in a few days.

Maybe use them in the rag rugs that is in style again? I am pretty sure you could braid the fabric covered batting strips to make place mats and rugs too.

I’ve heard some use them on their Swiffer.

They would be great for practice work like free motion quilting, etc.

Earlier this month I posted this link to Kaye Wood’s 6 hour quilt. It uses 6 inch strips of fabric and batting or wadding -

https://www.quiltingboard.com/main-f1/kaye-wood%92s-6-hour-quilt-t306121.html

I made a small one just to see how it worked out. If you watch the video you will see Kaye uses a serger. I did too but I was not keen on the completed seams. Each seam has 2 layers of wadding and 6 layers of fabric and although they are compressed by the overlock stitch to me the seams are stiff.
It is a quick way to make multiple charity quilts though - as Kaye suggests.

Your strips of batting would be ideal for a similar style quilt, perhaps using ‘quilt-as-you-go’.

Wow! What a wonderful gift you received!!

You can have bunches of uses for these! You can piece them together for quilts; you can use them in QAYG projects; you can use them in small wall hangings; ... place mats... table runners... hot pads ... Wait, wait, I will think of dozens more! :)

You could also use them to make QAYG quilt blocks.

Many in my guild has long arm machines. Bags of batting strips are brought to guild meetings for the free table. I am never without batting strips if I need any and honestly I have never needed more then a few.

Good ideas all, I also cut them to use with my "swiffer" as cleaning pads. The batting catches dust easily and when dampened with a light soapy solution make good mopping tools. I don't feel bad tossing after one use because it is already a re-purposed product.

Yep, and they work great:)

I cut them into squares and make fun and done quilts. They are a quilt as you go type of quilt with a certain size block.

I went to the tutorials on QB and it only shows 11 - and not yours. Darn!!!

Here is a link to Tartan's tut https://www.quiltingboard.com/tutori...r-t285973.html

I cut my batting scraps (I'm a longarmer and have long narrow strips left from quilting) into 2 1/4" strips and make jelly roll rugs. I use my leftover binding strips or cut up ugly fabric into strips. One of my favorite rugs is one I made out of a panel I knew I'd never use.

Lots of people are making the jelly roll rugs. They use strips of batting inside.

I too re-use my batting strips. I usually wait until I have a pretty big bag of batting scraps, set aside some time and zig zag them together. I make 20" wide batting strips and as long as possible. They make excellent table runner battings. I then re-use those "new" scraps by cutting into very small pieces. Those small pieces go into a garbage can lined with a pillowcase. Once it is full, I sew off the pillowcase and have a doggy pillow. I use them for my critters but once I have enough for all, I'll start donating those pillows. It is filled with nothing but small cotton fabric and batting. I pretty much try to use everything.

For the really small pieces I'll use them for placemats or in wallhangings, pillows. For larger/longer pieces I'll piece them together using batting tape to use them on quilts. Just did that the other day as I'd miscut for a larger quilt so had to cut another piece to fit. The miscuts were then pieced together to fit for yet another quilt waiting to be quilted. I love it when things go together even though you goofed up at the beginning.

what a timely post. I spent Saturday and Sunday (and will do more today) making dog beds for an animal rescue group. I piece batting to use in quilts, table runners, placemats and coasters. Anything smaller than 5" is cut up to use as "dusters" and then anything smaller that duster size is crumbed and put in my bag for dog bed stuffing (along with cut up fabric pieces). I usually do vertical "channels" and then stuff the channels and sew horizontally (so it looks like a mattress pad but thick, thick, thick). Anyway, I guess I had alot of stuffing because I've made 5 beds so far and still have a huge bag of stuffing. I'm determined to get these done so I can start saving scraps again. But, I need to get that area cleared out and I need to use up the fabric I have for the outside of the beds. I am like so many others...like to get one more use out of stuff if possible.

Me too! Too expensive to waste it.

I keep all the batting scraps, zigzag them together, once I have enough scraps of fabric, stitch them all together
and practice free motion on patterns that I like to try.Sometimes pick up old sheets which are in decent shape, wash them and put the batting inside and use them to practice on, once I have finished I cut them up into 4 x 4 ft
and put on a binding then take them to the dog shelter, and they love to get them, I also donate some of these to
our local veterinary, and they are really pleased to receive them as well. Not too much goes to waste at our home.

Ok, I have a weird one: DH has a CPAP, and the straps make a dent in his cheeks- unless he tucks batting squares underneath.

Not only that, a piece of batting is the best for cleaning out the lint filter in the dryer; it's like a magnet.

hugs,
charlotte

I use mine pieced together to make practice sandwiches for FMQ. Also, they come in very handy for small projects as well as dusting in my sewing room!

I found it!!

https://www.quiltingboard.com/pictur...k-t286554.html

Thanks!

Wish I could
find this!

I use mine to dust my sewing room.

Thanks everyone for these great ideas!!!!! Wow - not planning to use just one idea - I like them all!!!!!!

I just made 3 baby quilts with leftover batting that I pieced. So very easy YouTube with Laura has a nice tutorial on piecing batting scraps.

I don't save batting leftovers. If I saved everything useful I'd be overloaded with stuff.