What I am doing w/leftover scraps of batting
 

I recently had saved some of the narrow, "useless" long pieces of batting that had been trimmed from a project when squaring up. And I recently was making a small pillow and did not have a filler.

I tossed and scattered the scraps onto my cutting mat, laid a ruler atop, and cut those scraps into bits which I then used to fill the pillow. Worked great!

Rotary cutting is a good idea, Suz--easier than pulling into small pieces, which is what I've done.

Another great use of batting scraps, especially strips, is the Auntie's Two patterns for handbags, etc. Amazing what you can make with scraps! http://auntiestwo.com/

My recent scraps are in a pile on the floor and the cats seem to love sleeping on them. I now know what I'm doing with my scraps. Thanks for that tip on cutting them with the rotary.

This is a very timely post. I'm cleaning out/up my sewing room, and I have lots of odds and ends of batting that I just don't know what to do with, and they take up so much room. Chopping some up for pillow stuffing is a great idea!

I've been wanting to make some pillows just for this reason! To use up the my small pieces of batting. But mine is poly and so quite fluffy already.

Butt them together and zigzag edges to create

Yup, I have done what Sandy does........

I bought a pair of batting scissors from Quilt in a Day. http://www.quiltinaday.com/shoponline/notion/31732 They are fantastic for cutting batting, especially long runs. No more fuzzy in my cutting mat which takes forever to clean. They are angled perfectly for cutting straight. I would buy a another pair in a second if I lost these. Guild members liked them so much we bought several pair to keep at guild.

I use mine up as shown. Above but always keep some long lengths as they are ideal it put in bag handles.

I have been making these:
http://latelyreconstructed.wordpress.com/2011/07/01/reusable-fleece-swiffer-duster-tutorial/

They use up pieces of batting that are too small to piece into a backing. They can be washed and become a bit puffier as they get washed. Sometimes I spray endust on them as our dust is SO fine! It likes to be pushed around and not picked up! (price we pay for our lovely winters, I guess!)

If your scraps are large enough to butt together, use light weight fusible interfacing rather than stitching. (You will need a steam iron and a pressing cloth.) You can spend a lot of money purchasing a small package of the same thing. But you can also buy it as yardage the cut your own strips. Our LQS sells this interfacing for $1/yard and it is either 60 of 72" wide. Just ask for it.

I use them for sandwiches for fmq to practice and warm up before tackling the actual quilt!

Yes, I use them to practice too and check tension too!

Small pieces are great for potholders, mug rugs, coin purses, etc. and the smaller pieces can be used in pillows, sachets, and I make flat dog toys that look like a gingerbread man with denim on both sides and a piece of batting in the middle and then sew close togehter echo style from the middle to the outside edge so they are almost impossible to tear up.

If they aren't too narrow, I zigzag them together and use them as one layer in potholders.

great use of the remains

great link,thanks

You don't need a ruler! When I debone a shirt, I lay the remains on my mat in a shallow pile, and go to it with the rotary cutter. Anything more than an inch or two gets one more slice. These pieces all go into cat pillows.

The really small scraps make great erasers for my dry erase marker board. When they are dirty just throw them away.

Sandy, that is what I do also. I have made a good many baby quilts doing that. When I bought my LA used they also through in all the batting pieces. Had a huge amount! But, have gotten them about all used up.

Great idea....cutting into little bits is something I hadn't thought about! Thanks.

Thanks for this link - very clever.

That's what I do. The small pieces, 4 1/2, 5 1/2, etc, like to use inside my mug rugs for absorbing any heat or liquid to better protect furniture. I saw a thread on here recently that another use is to sew them together for a dust rag. I did that, it worked great. Keep one handy at my sewing table. Thanks QB Digest.

Thanks... I saw one of those bags made up in a LYS and it was so beautiful. Will save my strips of batting for one of those!

I use my batting ends and strips for handles for bags and potholders, bibs, whatever the size of scrap is.

This is what I started doing with my left over batting and will save small scraps for stuffing.
The long skinny batting is for table runner.

There is a tape out just for that purpose. I have used it to make batting for doll quilts. They get a lot of use and hold up well.

It's a great idea, but your item may not be washable. I ran into mold problems because I couldn't get the sucker dry enough. So, I will use the small pieces for draft dodgers or small things like pincushions, but a 14x14 pillow, no. I'll use washable (and dryable) pillow forms.

I'm too late to get in on these good ideas. I just cleaned my sewing closet and tossed out those odds and ends of batting. Darn!

Good use of scraps....

I take the strips and put them in a plastic bag, rebag it a few times and then use as a puppy toy. My little JC loves it. When she rips the bag, put a new one over it and go at it again. It is fun to see a little pup carrying a big wad of batting in a bag. I use the cotton little pieces for cleaning up dust on longarm. As stated above makes a wonderful duster. I do the longer strips butted together to make larger batting to use for scrap quilts, table runners, etc., The cotton scraps do work great to clean off my dry erase board. I do cut or rip up to fill my stuffed toys for the dog. Also, you can make great puppy beds with the scraps as well.

to make pillows we took a piece of batting and sewed two sides making a pillow case out of it , left a 6" extra tab one side. Stuffed it with flat pieces of batting and tucked in open side. put a fabric cover on it , can come off to clean or replace. if goes flat to much, add more. using them as cushions to sit higher to sew.

I make rag quilt squares out of mine, use up almost every scrap.