What do you do with your small strips or pieces of batting?
#61
Sometimes I think I'm just compulsive or have a "depression-era mentality", but I butt the scraps together and hand stitch them into pieces big enough for wall hangings and mini quilts and even child sized or lap quilts. I just hate seeing anythng go to waste- our resources are too limited to be wasteful. When in a certain frame of mind, it is the perfect activity for me!
#62
I save mine. If they're really small, I toss them in a pillowcase to make a pet bed. The larger ones I will sew together and use in smaller projects. Right now i have a big tote full that I need to take dare of. My cat will be mad because he snuggles up in it!
#63
I throw anything too little to use into a bag when there is enough I toss it into an old pillowcase stitch up the end and donate to the Humane Society for washable/throw away beds for cats and dogs. they seem to really appreciate this.
#66
I save most pieces. I use the very lightweight Pellon fusible interfacing in place of Heat Press to fuse the strips/pieces together. However, I also zig-zag on the reverse side of the batting at the join. Heat Press is so expensive & I'm trying to save money. I'll buy 5 yards of the interfacing at Hobby Lobby with the 40% coupon, so it becomes economical. I then cut it into 1" wide x width strips. I also fuse it up as soon as I finish trimming the quilt. I make the piece as big as I need it to be. I do save the batting in the original bags so I know what batting I'm using as sometimes I forget!
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