Leftover Batting
05-19-2011, 06:37 PM
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Originally Posted by gollytwo
there's also a new ironon tape on the market - about 2-3" wide made to join pieces of batt.
I wonder if other light weight fusibles would also work?
05-19-2011, 06:43 PM
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I use my batting to dust with! It works great to dust my pc and my TV. I also use it on my Swiffer broom. Works great! and you can spray it with Pledge or whatever you use.
I also use small pieces to clean DVDs with. My DGS gets stuff on the DVDs because he is always laying them down on the floor instead of putting them away. The stuffing works great for cleaning the disc.
I also use small pieces to clean DVDs with. My DGS gets stuff on the DVDs because he is always laying them down on the floor instead of putting them away. The stuffing works great for cleaning the disc.
05-19-2011, 06:46 PM
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Originally Posted by gollytwo
there's also a new ironon tape on the market - about 2-3" wide made to join pieces of batt.
05-20-2011, 02:37 AM
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Originally Posted by RkayD
I don't bother with the tape or anything..I just butt the edges together and zigzag stitch away. I just did a pretty good sized quilt with my scrappy fluff and washed and dried it three times to make sure there was no shifting. Didn't see a problem at all. I've done this on the last 4 I've done and Its been fine so far.
05-20-2011, 02:51 AM
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I have started using the basting tape for batting. I find it works well, and quilts up well. Yes, it is alittle expensive, but as a machine quilter I find it worth it in the time I save by not having to sew it together. I also save pieces for our sewing group at my church. They make potato bags. 10" wide batting goes to them. :)
05-20-2011, 02:52 AM
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Butt them together and stitch with a faggoting or zig zag stitch and you will have another larger piece to sandwich in a quilt. I do this all of the time, and friends give me their left overs to do it with. After quilting, it is undetectable.
05-20-2011, 03:04 AM
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Originally Posted by PatriceJ
i recently bought a roll of the fusible tape sold for patching scraps of batting together. the "fabric" side is a very lightweight polyester knit (similar to slip fabric).
it does work very well. unfortunately, it's also very expensive.
i haven't tested my theory yet, but i believe that i could buy a very light-weight, 1-sided fusible interfacing and cut it into strips to do the same thing.
it does work very well. unfortunately, it's also very expensive.
i haven't tested my theory yet, but i believe that i could buy a very light-weight, 1-sided fusible interfacing and cut it into strips to do the same thing.
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