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a few of the people here have requested scrap batting for stuffing projects. i have sent one out already, and saving for another shipment later in the month.
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Originally Posted by swimer girl
1. what do you do with the thin strips of batting you cut off the quilts once your binding is sewed on?
2. I just read that you shouldn't stretch your back as you tape it to the table as it distorts it. I pull mine as taut as possible working from the opposite middles to the corners, so that the back will be perfectly smooth. And you also shouldn't pull on your batting and top. I smooth both pieces out to the edges to get out any wrinkles ....apparently this also distorts the whole thing. I am now using spray basting instead of pinning and it is sooo much easier. Am I doing it wrong? 3. And my last question is ....what can I do with my great little quilts from the doll quilt swaps...I do not have a sewing room...sob! Thanks sooo much for any help you can offer....Hugs SG Don't over stretch, just enough to keep wrinkles out. One thing that comes to mind is a pediatric ward at a hospital. Boys and girls alike would love these. My son when he was 3-5 made one for his Build-A-Bear! Or with the economy the way it is maybe a homeless shelter. I realize that its a depressing thought, but I'm sure it would be a great pick me upper! :-D |
When you have enough doll quilts you could sew them all together to make a large quilt or throw, Don't ask me how you would do this but there must be a way!
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I save some leftover battings to add onto batting that isn't long enough or wide enough. That way I don't have to open a new bag to cut some of that to use.
I smooth my backing out smooth and clamp it to my glass topped dining table, then the batting, then the top. It never distorts anything. I also find if I fold the backing carefully when I take it from the dryer, I don't have to iron it. Do what ever works for you. You'll be able to tell if everything is distorted, that you don't want, anything else is okay. |
I save some leftover battings to add onto batting that isn't long enough or wide enough. That way I don't have to open a new bag to cut some of that to use.
I smooth my backing out smooth and clamp it to my glass topped dining table, then the batting, then the top. It never distorts anything. I also find if I fold the backing carefully when I take it from the dryer, I don't have to iron it. Do what ever works for you. You'll be able to tell if everything is distorted, that you don't want, anything else is okay. |
If those batting strips are wide enough, I've been using them to cut covers for my Swiffer duster - they pick up a lot of dust and I have a lot of hardwood floors. That's an idea I got from somebody's post on here a few months ago.
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Stretching til the back fabric is taught is good. When you don't smooth it out you get puckers.
I do exactly what you described and it works well. As for the pieces of batting - Quilt as you go projects! |
Originally Posted by Pam S
If those batting strips are wide enough, I've been using them to cut covers for my Swiffer duster - they pick up a lot of dust and I have a lot of hardwood floors. That's an idea I got from somebody's post on here a few months ago.
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Originally Posted by MegsAnn
You can hang doll quilts in groups too... like a photograph wall, but with doll quilts. This would work well in a hallway.
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I save my scrap batting, never know when you have to piece a lot of little pieces to make a quilt. Penny
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