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Definitely don't waste that batting, stitch it together for another one of your quilts. It will work great, especially once you have it all quilted.
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I just practice FMQ with my left over batting...and make small gift items from them too. Looks like you got all kinds of good advice on this, now I guess you need to experiment with your scrap batting and tell us what you have decided to do and how it came out!
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[quote=Matilda][quote=GrannySue]
Originally Posted by janeknapp
...put small squares in the bottom of flower pots to keep dirt from falling through the holes and still lets the water drain out.
For the bottom of inside plant pots to keep water flowing while keeping dirt from running out, I've been using coffee filters for a number of years. Great ideas here everyone, thanks! |
Have you tried Quilt As You Go, String blocks? Heartstrings.com (or Mary Johnson's site) have lots of good ideas and hints on using strings of batting and fabric. I have completed several QAYG block/quilts for Quilts of Valor this way. Using up every scrap is an unreachable goal, I found, because they multiply behind your back!! :lol:
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Originally Posted by gollytwo
there's also a new ironon tape on the market - about 2-3" wide made to join pieces of batt.
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you can d;o the quilt as you g method, where you place the batting between the layers and quilt each block individually....tha would take care o small pieces. i have pieced for a baby quilt before, too, if you don't have large pieces.
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I do QAYG and piece my batting scraps together to make blocks using a wide zig zag stitch.
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Originally Posted by sahm4605
I like to sew the batting together and make doll quilts for my dd and her friends. I use a zig zag stitch to sew them together. I have some really small pieces that I am trying to figure out what to do with them. 1-3" wide and really long. I have also done this with lap and baby size quilts.
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Whenever I have leftover batting, I make a few more circles for my QAYG project. Here's a link to pics from someone on the boards WIP of the same....http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-110832-1.htm
I probably have about 80 circles in a box right now. I'll need a few more to make a bed quilt. It's a great way to use up scraps of everything, although I do use muslin for the one side of the circle just to tone it down a bit and unify it. |
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