Maire

I make a pillowcase type cover from unwanted fabrics, stuff with batting & fabric scraps, sew shut & donate to animal shelter for pet beds, when they get dirty the shelter can throw away but at least those scraps gave an animal some comfort.

BonnieJP

My quilt guild makes pet beds with leftover batting and fabric scaps and donates them to animal shelters as Maire suggested.

Onebyone

We have a group that makes animal beds from fabric and batting left over from the free table each month. A local feed store donates used burlap and loose weave muslin bags to fill. Sew across the top and it's done. The shelter does not wash them but they last a long time.

love to sew

I've started cutting 2 1/4 inch strips and saving for making a rug that I have been seeing where you use jelly roll fabric strips to fold over then sew together. But if the strip would be shorter than 18" I put it in the dog beds (along with other small scraps of fabric that I can't use) I make for the animal shelter. They like them to be made with channels for the stuffing so that when they wash them the stuffing doesn't all settle together. I hope that makes sense.

seazteddy

Thanks everyone for your ideas, my batting is soon leaving.

origamigoldfish

I used the bulk of my batting scraps to make baby quilts using quilt-as-you-go methods with a small block size. I think the last one I made had a four inch block. I will also use them with fabric from sale fat quarters to practice my FMQ on. I use 100% cotton batting, so anything smaller than that goes in my compost heap. I will stuff them into a lingerie bag and wash them first, but at least I'm not throwing it away.