Quilted offcuts and practise pieces
01-13-2018, 06:48 PM
#22
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Join Date: Oct 2017
Location: Vancouver Island / Arizona
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I used one of my practise FMQ pieces as a cover on a heating pad that is just too hot on the lowest setting. I just stitched another piece on three side so it is like a small pillow case. I used a piece of an old heavy woolen skirt to make a pad for under my sewing machine. It is much quieter with the pad. One or two layers of batting would work as well. If you don't want to deal with them what about putting out an advertisement -I think you would find that someone would be happy to have them. It seems a shame to put them in the landfill.
02-01-2018, 04:59 PM
#23
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Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: central NC
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There are many places for this other than the trash. There are many people who would love to have them and make use of them - if you can find such people.
I have an empty "pillow" in my sewing room into which I put all scraps of batt that cannot be sewn together to make a larger batt. When the pillow is quite full, I sew the top shut and sell it at my garage sale. They have always sold.
I have an empty "pillow" in my sewing room into which I put all scraps of batt that cannot be sewn together to make a larger batt. When the pillow is quite full, I sew the top shut and sell it at my garage sale. They have always sold.
02-01-2018, 06:51 PM
#24
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Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Myrtle Beach, SC
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I donate scraps and left overs to a SR center in another county. It's a place where money is in short supply, but enthusiasm for quilting is not. Generally, I am not a scrap quilter, so that works well for all involved.
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