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Susan Carlson is a good one to watch, to show you what can be done with scraps.
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Thanks for reminding me of this. Was one thing I wanted to do this year. I use them also for small projects and quilts.
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I keep all mine and piece them together when I am doing a small project. I have made several pin cushions that I have stuffed with the scraps by cutting them up and poking them in to the cushion. It takes a lot more than you think if you want the cushion to be firm.
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When ever I piece a lot of pieces together, I always quilt heavily on thast quilt, probably isn't necessary but I feel confident that I did everything to guarantee this quilt a long life.
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Lay one edge over the other edge and with a straight ruler cut through both at once. Remove the scraps from each side and your batting will be butted just right for zigzagging. It takes hardly any time at all, just be sure to use white or natural thread and the larger stitch the better.
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Originally Posted by ccearley
Today I decided to pull out all of my batting scraps. Wow! What a mountain! I sorted it all out by types, and then pieced together (zig zagged) the scraps that were big enough to be worth saving. I didn't even make it through half of the pile, but now have several made into small quilt size(like donation quilts), AND LABELED.
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Doesn't that make you feel good to have it almost all done? I love it when I've accomplished big tasks. nice job. :)
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Doesn't it make you feel good to have a project done? WTG.
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Originally Posted by stewyscrewy
I do it all the time. It works great if zigzagged together and I use them for all charity quilts and my own use quilts.
Originally Posted by abc123retired
Lay one edge over the other edge and with a straight ruler cut through both at once. Remove the scraps from each side and your batting will be butted just right for zigzagging. It takes hardly any time at all, just be sure to use white or natural thread and the larger stitch the better.
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I do this all the time. It's too expensive to waste. I have used it in quilts as large as 81" square. Use the same type of batting for each piece.
I've never noticed any difference. A friend who has passed now made a QYG in a spider's web pattern and used all manner of batts. It turned out fine. If you were worried you could always do more intense quilting. |
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