Newspaper used as batting in a vintage quilt.
#32
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Yes, I can remember my grandmother talking of her mother using newspaper as batting in quilts. And years ago, my brother and I were given a summer job of tearing down the old, old farm house on my grandfathers's homestead. We found newspaper, bottles, jars, worn out shoes and clothing, all used as insulation between the wall boards.
#33
It has been interesting reading through the replies. I have heard from my mother about the use of newspaper in quilts, when times were bad. It is eye-opening to learn how people made it through when problems come.
As to the feathers - I also am allergic, not only to them, but to wool. So when my cousin gave me a comforter she had made filled with wool from her prize sheep, I could not use it. (But how could I tell her that?)
As to the feathers - I also am allergic, not only to them, but to wool. So when my cousin gave me a comforter she had made filled with wool from her prize sheep, I could not use it. (But how could I tell her that?)
#34
My mother used newspaper for foundations. Never left them in a quilt. BUT - I do have an old tied quilt that has a hole in it and I can see what appears to be burlap bags used for batting. It's really heavy.
#35
Originally Posted by Tropical
Has anyone heard of using newspaper as batting in a quilt? I was talking to a young woman Walmart associate today who wanted to know if she could help me locate what I was looking for in the magazine department. I was looking for a quilting magazine to browse through while waiting for my DH. She started telling me about three quilts her deceased grandmother had quilted and she had inherited. She was looking for someone to restore them. She proceeded to explain that newspaper had been used for batting. I thought that was a rather odd choice because how would you ever be able to clean them. Just wondering if anyone had heard of that practice.
#37
I have a small quilt made in the late 1800's that was never finished and the batting is old news papers. My mom wanted me to finish it but instead I had DH put it in a frame with the batting showing. I keep it in my sewing room. I love it, because it is so frugal. I also have about 10 all different sized blocks from the same GGM done in the early 1900's that DH is getting ready to put in frames for me.
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Originally Posted by ShirlinAZ
Have you heard newspapers being called rags? The paper used was made from rags that the poor collected from the trash of the rich and sold to paper factories. No lie. I'm sure some people continued using newspapers after they were mostly wood fiber without realizing a change had happened.
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Originally Posted by gollytwo
Originally Posted by ShirlinAZ
Have you heard newspapers being called rags? The paper used was made from rags that the poor collected from the trash of the rich and sold to paper factories. No lie. I'm sure some people continued using newspapers after they were mostly wood fiber without realizing a change had happened.
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