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grann of 6 11-27-2010 10:53 AM
Originally Posted by Lilrain
Originally Posted by dgsmom
they also have a tape that you can use to put your pieces together with.
I bought some of that tape. But believe me, for putting small pieces of batting together on a regular basis, it is cost prohibitive! Convenient for doing larger pieces once in a while or maybe smaller in an emergency, but $$$$
It would seem to me that if you want to bond pieces of warm & natural you could use lightweight fusible interfacing cut into narrow strips. Ironing it on one or both sides shouldn't flatten it down enough to be noticeable. I don't think it would work for other batting though. Hmmm....may have to try it and see if it works. I have tons of interfacing too.

katiebear1 11-27-2010 12:40 PM
If I have at strip at least 12 inches wide and the WOF(batting) I save them and when I get about 7 or 8 piecec I sew them together and I hve batting for a twin size. Save more and you can make it bigger. Little scraps I make potholders or casters with. I usually will make some crumb blocks to do this.

lanagan 11-27-2010 03:39 PM
I zig zag pieces together for placemats, pouches, table runners, etc. It works great just sewing pieces together and then cut what you need. I waste hardly any!

Jingle 11-27-2010 04:21 PM
Lately I sewed big pieces together to make three quilts and I still have a bunch left. I also use the narrow strips to add whenever I don't have a size I really need to make it longer or wider.

Momma_K 11-27-2010 05:30 PM
Originally Posted by katiebear1
If I have at strip at least 12 inches wide and the WOF(batting) I save them and when I get about 7 or 8 piecec I sew them together and I hve batting for a twin size. Save more and you can make it bigger. Little scraps I make potholders or casters with. I usually will make some crumb blocks to do this.
May I ask, what are "crumb blocks"?

SittingPretty 11-27-2010 05:47 PM
I just pieced some together yesterday for a quilt I'm making for Christmas. I just butted the sides together and zig-zagged over them. Worked great.

AndiR 11-27-2010 06:10 PM
I use some for dust rags, and also cut them to fit my Swiffer mop!

lclang 11-27-2010 06:20 PM
For the fluffier batting, I just take a strip of regular fabric, place it under the edges of the two batting pieces and use a wide zigzag to butt the edges together. The fabric lies flat and you'll never know it's there when you put it into a quilt. You can even trim the fabric to just the width of the seam if you want.

Gilla 11-27-2010 06:24 PM
I will have to sort the pieces. There sre some big enough for placemats or potholders. Everytime I made another quilt I bought more batting. Now I have several sacks of remnants left.
Thanks for all of these ideas.

GrannieAnnie 11-27-2010 08:53 PM
Originally Posted by Gilla
Everytime I make a quilt, I usually buy more batting 90" wide from Hobby Lobby for my quilt. I like that size as it is more adaptable to larger quilts. Depending on the size, I wind up with leftovers. Now I have a huge stash of various small to medium size pieces. What can I do with them? They are not enough to do more than possibly potholders. I don't want to start new projects to take care of batting. Suggestions?
I'm cheap. I piece pieces together for smaller projects. Just need a fairly loose whip stitch so the batting doesn't move.


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