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Old 10-06-2015, 11:31 AM
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Default My new thread and trimmings catcher

I figured if my trimmings are good enough for my dog, they should be good enough for me. I made a small pillow shell and stuffed my threads and trimmings into it and now have a nice, almost-free, poofy, 12-inch pillow form. (Stitching lines are just to hold the batting in place while being stuffed. )

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Old 10-06-2015, 11:50 AM
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Now I feel guilty - I just threw out a bin full of what I considered rubbish from my sewing room yesterday.

Next time I will rescue all the threads and smallish cutoffs to create something useful.
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Old 10-06-2015, 02:41 PM
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What a great idea! I use them to make dog beds for shelters.
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Old 10-06-2015, 05:11 PM
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Great idea!!!
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Old 10-06-2015, 05:14 PM
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Yes, I have a bag full to make one of my fur babies a pillow.
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Old 10-07-2015, 05:15 AM
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Oh, my...I throw mine away.
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Old 10-07-2015, 06:18 AM
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Originally Posted by merrylouw View Post
What a great idea! I use them to make dog beds for shelters.
me too for dogs and cats. I just sent my son out with two shopping bags full for shelter. I learned the hard way that they do not like them too full because they will take too much time to dry in their dryers. I rotary cut some of my scraps into small scraps and added some fluffy filling.
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I finally threw mine away because none of our local shelters had any interest in dog/cat beds of this type :-(
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Oh that's a great idea!
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you can still use them as gifts. everyone loves a cuddly pillow.
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