Batting Scraps..from this..
09-20-2011, 04:18 PM
#64
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Location: Minnesota
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All my batting scraps get cut up or pieced to make a lap quilt.
I do a lot of quilt-as-you-go and Reversible Quilts (see Sharon Pederson) and use tons of 13 or 7 inch blocks. Anything smaller gets sewn together until the piece is large enough for a lap quilt. I only make one wall hanging a year, I think, so would otherwise never use up the mounds of batting that accumulate.
I didn't originate the idea, but it does keep my leftover batting from ovewhelming me!
BTW, by doing this all at once, I discovered that the original Soft and Crafty ultraloft (for tying quilts) had been cheapened. The original stuff WAS 3/4 inch thick while the current stuff never measures even 1/2 inch. Really irritating.
I do a lot of quilt-as-you-go and Reversible Quilts (see Sharon Pederson) and use tons of 13 or 7 inch blocks. Anything smaller gets sewn together until the piece is large enough for a lap quilt. I only make one wall hanging a year, I think, so would otherwise never use up the mounds of batting that accumulate.
I didn't originate the idea, but it does keep my leftover batting from ovewhelming me!
BTW, by doing this all at once, I discovered that the original Soft and Crafty ultraloft (for tying quilts) had been cheapened. The original stuff WAS 3/4 inch thick while the current stuff never measures even 1/2 inch. Really irritating.
09-21-2011, 05:07 AM
#68
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Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Minnesota
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I bought the iron on tape and it works great. Need to get all my scraps organized. A rainy day today so maybe I will get that done plus cut out fabric for a future project and then do some quilting on a pinned quilt. Need to get off the board
09-21-2011, 05:57 AM
#69
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Originally Posted by Michellesews
Okay, now you have given me something else I need to do "in there"! Being a longarm quilter, I always have a strip left over at the end (if I am lucky) and the customer never wants it. I pile it in a corner and now my corner is about 6 feet high.
As for those times when there isn't enough batting at the end of a quilt...the tape works great! I grab a slice of batting from my corner and fuse two together....not sure how I made it before the fusing tape...it was a nightmare. I bought a cordless steam iron and that has also made fusing the tape to the batting a real breeze.
I love organization, and I love organized people....I just wish I were one!
Michelle
As for those times when there isn't enough batting at the end of a quilt...the tape works great! I grab a slice of batting from my corner and fuse two together....not sure how I made it before the fusing tape...it was a nightmare. I bought a cordless steam iron and that has also made fusing the tape to the batting a real breeze.
I love organization, and I love organized people....I just wish I were one!
Michelle
I've only pieced batting once. I love your method. Thanks.
09-21-2011, 07:20 AM
#70
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Location: Richland, MS
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I use small scrap pieces as stuffing when I polyfil a pillow and use those scraps in the middle of the stuffing. There have been some really great ideas you all have come up with. That's why I like this board so much.
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