Old Mattress pad for the middle of a Quilt?

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01-28-2013, 01:10 PM

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Sally J

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I've also use them for smaller quilts and a wall hanging quilt. Worked great, since they have been washed before they won't make the quilt look really crinkly like cotton batting. Use them

01-28-2013, 04:51 PM

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quilts4charity

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I use them all the time when I can find them...the cotton ones make a really heavy quilt.

01-28-2013, 05:26 PM

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SittingPretty

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Quote:

Originally Posted by oma66

Yes, I have used mattress pads instead of batting in the charity quilts I make. I had not one problem with using them and it really saves me some $$$.

Does anyone remember sheet blankets? We had sheet blankets on our bed in the summer in NY. I would love to find them again as they would be perfect for the batting for a quilt staying in AZ. They are probably a thing of the past like so many other things we remember from long ago. Sigh!

Would flannel sheets work as well as sheet blankets?

01-28-2013, 05:57 PM

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lisalisa

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I use them often and plenty. I've never purchased batting. Seems counter productive to my recycling ways. Never had any problems. I say use what you got and make it work!

01-28-2013, 06:47 PM

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bluteddi

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I freq use mattress pad for batting..... never a problem and they work up nice...

I recycle everything I can!!

01-28-2013, 06:49 PM

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sewingsuz

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Yes, i have used for batting and worked fine.

01-28-2013, 07:48 PM

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sammygirlqt

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Yes, I use them in my charity quilts and they work fine. I find them a bit heavier so I just don't put as much quilting on them to keep them soft.

01-28-2013, 07:51 PM

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quiltingme

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Quote:

Originally Posted by oma66

I remember sheet blankets - we always had one on the bed in the summer. My SIL uses a flannel flat sheet as her summer cover.

01-28-2013, 10:41 PM

#19

GrannieAnnie

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Quote:

Originally Posted by LaurieN

Has anyone ever used a mattress pad for the batting in a quilt? I was going thru my storage and found three mattress pads that aren't being used. I wondered if I cut off the edges of the pad that maybe it would work in the middle of a quilt. What do you experienced quilters think? I am on my 2nd quilt ever. Just thought this might be a way of recycling.

Yes, if it's in good shape

Yes, if it's a fabric that will hold up. (I've run across a couple that were some weird stuff that melted in dryer!)

01-29-2013, 05:11 AM

#20

lynrae

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i am a scrap quilter and find that old mattress pads work perfectly in my projects. they are already worn and used like most of my fabrics and they also tend to give better support to the old materials than new battings that pull apart and distort so easily. i can pick them up at yardsales and thrift stores for $1... can't beat that with a stick!