Recycling
#12
Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Arkansas
Posts: 359
I just measured all my larger pieces and pinned a label with the size and kind of batting it is to it where I can see it when it's folded on the shelf. I have wall hanging sizes tgether in a see thru bag and in another bag small project sizes like potholder size and such. All these pieces take up a lot of room and I have vowed to use them up.
#15
I just measured all my larger pieces and pinned a label with the size and kind of batting it is to it where I can see it when it's folded on the shelf. I have wall hanging sizes tgether in a see thru bag and in another bag small project sizes like potholder size and such. All these pieces take up a lot of room and I have vowed to use them up.
#16
I recently sewed a bunch of batting pieces together and made a batting that I used for a lap size charity quilt. When the quilt was finished there was no way to tell that it wasn't a whole piece of batting inside. It will wear as well, feels as soft, and my batting scrap pile was visibly diminished. Win-win.
#17
Super Member
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Thornton, Colorado
Posts: 1,023
Once in a while, I use the flatlocking feature on the serger to join pieces of batting together. I do several pieces at a time. The pieces lay flat nicely without any puckers or excess fabric on one side. I've tried the interlocking foot on the DSM (the stitches go back and forth both sides of the seam). It works, but it does not always lay flat for me. Now, there are iron on tapes (in two widths) for joining pieces of batting together. Works well.
#18
I recently took all my poly batting scraps and filled my couch pillow with them. When I washed the covers, I noticed the back of the couch pillows where just stuffed with batting pieces, so I threw them out and use new scraps of batting. Worked really great. Pluse got rid of two trash bags of batting pieces. Small and big.
#19
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Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Citrus County, Florida
Posts: 10,849
I have heard of someone locally that collects fabric scraps to fill pet beds for the local animal shelter. Been saving scraps but haven't that person. Anyone near citrus co florida out there know who this could be?
#20
Super Member
Join Date: May 2012
Location: Central Wisconsin
Posts: 4,391
Call your local humane society, pet adoption center, cat rescue, or such in your area. Some of these places let the pillow go with the animal that is being adopted.
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