2 questions: How do you store your batting? & on batting sizes.
10-19-2013, 06:58 AM
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I buy 90 wide batting on the roll and try to buy mostly the same batting. I only sew the same type of batting together. My lap quilts are about 50x60, so batting would need to be about 58x68. I sometimes load with the full 90 inches or other times I cut it. If I load with full width then I can have a 26 inch strip left. Two or three of those can be sewn together or onto another piece for either a baby quilt or to widen a piece left from an extra wide and long twin to make another lap.
10-19-2013, 07:19 AM
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I have been quilting for about a year, making mostly lap quilts. I am beginning to collect quite a few batting scraps of various sizes that I plan to sew together to re-use.
I'm beginning to feel swamped in batting. They are taking up a LOT of my room in my storage closet. Any ideas on how to corral all of that? I can hardly get in there anymore.
My second question is: Since I make mostly lap quilts, I really don't know what size to by in batting.
There seems to be no batting size for the varying lap-quilt sizes. I'm only finding crib-size, standard/queen, king.
So I have to but 2 crib sizes together, or cut up the others...giving me lots of odds and ends of batting.
Anyone know where I can buy just lap-quilt sizes..or anything close to them? The crib is usually around 46 inches wide and most of mine are 48, 51, 53, 56, etc. in widths.
Thanks in advance.
I'm beginning to feel swamped in batting. They are taking up a LOT of my room in my storage closet. Any ideas on how to corral all of that? I can hardly get in there anymore.
My second question is: Since I make mostly lap quilts, I really don't know what size to by in batting.
There seems to be no batting size for the varying lap-quilt sizes. I'm only finding crib-size, standard/queen, king.
So I have to but 2 crib sizes together, or cut up the others...giving me lots of odds and ends of batting.
Anyone know where I can buy just lap-quilt sizes..or anything close to them? The crib is usually around 46 inches wide and most of mine are 48, 51, 53, 56, etc. in widths.
Thanks in advance.
10-19-2013, 07:22 AM
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For more on sewing them together ... there was a recent thread with some good discussion about doing so, that might give you some more info before you start piecing your batting.
10-19-2013, 07:32 AM
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I buy queen size batting and usually end up making two 48 x 72 quilts with them. So far the extra has become placemats, small hanging projects and I am beginning to make casserole carrying cases. It seems like I am constantly carrying hot 9 x 13 x 2 dishes in the car. So I am playing with making a cover that goes up and over the casserole to contain spills. There is a really cute pattern out there that uses wooden spoons as handles.
10-19-2013, 07:45 AM
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So, does that mean, is everyone really saying, I shouldn't be just opening the closet door and just throwing them in, on the floor?????? Dang it! LOL, what can I say, the rest is fairly neat and it's easy to close the door!!
10-19-2013, 07:51 AM
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10-19-2013, 09:02 AM
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for the sizes you listed, you could buy a queen or king batting and cut it in two so your width is the length on the batting. you can usually get two battings out of the purchase, then
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