just curious
 

As anyone ever tried using an old mattress bad for batting? I asked this because last week while in Goodwill there was a cotton twin size pad with straps and not the part that makes it fitted. Would this work?

I don't see why not.

Our church quilting guild uses them in our charity quilts. It would work out just fine.

I don't see any reason why you can't use it for batting/

Huh.
I never heard/thought of donating them for that use.

Great idea.
Thanks.

I have one I am saving to use as batting. The sides kept ripping but it was still fairly new so I cut the sides off & plan to use it as a quilt batt. It is going to be one warm quilt!

Yes, I have used them. I am always a little squeamish about using those owned by others (found at thrift stores or garage sales), but I have occasionally used them if they are in excellent condition. I always wash them first.

I've used them plenty of times and the same for blankets. There's no law that states you have to use batting. I have a friend that cut apart sweat shirts and pants and zig zagged them together and used that as batting. Her brother says the quilt is great, and nice and warm.

If the pad is good material and construction---------------yes, I've used it. Be cautious, some of the stuff appears to be decent but if you take heat to it, you'll see it melts. Found out the hard way, I washed and dried a couple pads-----------and had a melted mess.

My washer has a "sanitize" cycle, so I don't much care where stuff has been before------------it's clean when I'm done with it. Same with jeans and pants I use for my shopping bags--------into the sanitize cycle and we're good to go.