What do you do with your small strips or pieces of batting?
#42
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Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Ontario, Canada
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I stuff mine in a empty bag until it is full. I zig zag all the pieces larger than 1 inch together. I cut them into squares for pot holders and I pile up a few reversing the stitching lines horizontal and vertical. You can use pieces for swifter clothes also.
#44
So many great ideas here. Scraps of poly batting I use to stuff small items--Christmas ornaments, small toys, etc. Cotton batting I use for many, many things, but I've discovered a couple of new ones by reading this thread. You just never know what you're going to learn from the QB gang!
#46
I enjoyed reading everyone's response and I saw a couple of new ideas. I do not throw away batting and 2 of my fellow guild members give me their leftovers too. After the holidays, I plan to make several pet beds for the local animal hospital and the shelter. I do have one very small use to add. When you are hand sewing or quilting, use a piece to keep you needle in when not in use. It lets you see where it is easily and keeps it from leaving any marks on your project. I have also been cutting small pieces to use on my swifter floor duster and on my reddi-mop (one that has cleaner in a bottle that sprays). The bigger pieces are great for charity baby quilts for the local children's hospital.
#48
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Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: Sonoma County, CA
Posts: 4,299
Anything about a foot or bigger I keep for potholders, rag quilts, small projects, etc.
The itty bitt scraps go into a (cloth) bag and when the bag is full I sew it shut and toss it into the dog's crate! They seem to like their lumpy pillows just fine.
The itty bitt scraps go into a (cloth) bag and when the bag is full I sew it shut and toss it into the dog's crate! They seem to like their lumpy pillows just fine.
#49
I save them until I watch an edpisode of "Hoarders" and see all the stuff they have that they think they will use, or might need SOMEDAY. Then I go in and give my room a good cleaning! Out go the odds and ends of batting, thread jangles that I think would be ok for layering and appliqué, pieces of tissue from patterns that I think I could use and old magazines. I feel much better!
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