Leftover Batting Scraps
Do you have a stash of leftover batting from your quilts hiding in your sewing room? What do you do with it? Keep it and let the pile continue to build? Do you piece it together to make more quilts?
Many times larger pieces of batting can be pieced together with an open or sewn-out zigzag stitch. I will of often save medium pieces of batting to use for smaller projects like wall hangings, placemats, potholders and other small projects.
If my batting pieces are too small for other projects, I will sandwich it between two pieces of muslin and use it for freehand quilting practice. This is a good way to practice those quilting feathers and stippling techniques before starting on your quilt. You can also use batting as stuffing if it is pulled apart to prevent lumps in pillows and stuffed animals.
There are many uses for batting other than placing it between fabric. Try setting a piece by your sewing machine to catch and hold loose threads. Use it to wipe a table covered with raveled threads. The batting will grab onto the threads and pick them up. Use it as packing material to pack packages being sent in the mail. Place pieces of batting between china to act as a buffer and protect it.
Stitch several small projects, practice some quilting techniques and stuff some batting in those Christmas packages you are sending and enjoy getting rid of some of your quilt batting stash!
Check out this great idea for using batting scraps to make a two sided quilt!
Many times larger pieces of batting can be pieced together with an open or sewn-out zigzag stitch. I will of often save medium pieces of batting to use for smaller projects like wall hangings, placemats, potholders and other small projects.
If my batting pieces are too small for other projects, I will sandwich it between two pieces of muslin and use it for freehand quilting practice. This is a good way to practice those quilting feathers and stippling techniques before starting on your quilt. You can also use batting as stuffing if it is pulled apart to prevent lumps in pillows and stuffed animals.
There are many uses for batting other than placing it between fabric. Try setting a piece by your sewing machine to catch and hold loose threads. Use it to wipe a table covered with raveled threads. The batting will grab onto the threads and pick them up. Use it as packing material to pack packages being sent in the mail. Place pieces of batting between china to act as a buffer and protect it.
Stitch several small projects, practice some quilting techniques and stuff some batting in those Christmas packages you are sending and enjoy getting rid of some of your quilt batting stash!
Check out this great idea for using batting scraps to make a two sided quilt!
Labels: Fabric Tips, Helpful Lessons, Quilting
posted by Serena at 8:49 AM
2 Comments:
I learned a lot from your post and I thought I was already making good use of my batting scraps. Thank you! I also appreciated the link to the reversible quilt. I have made some but it was nice to see someone else's work. I do not have TV, nor subscribe to magazines and have sold all my books, etc. so your posts are very interesting to me and I don't even have an embroidery machine! But, I quilt for income, apparently too much quilting....as my phaff 7550, purchased in 1992 has a mother board going already. Any suggestions appreciated as that is the only machine I have. Thanks for all your clear pictures, posts and hard work. They come through clearly even on very slow dial up! You are a hard worker!
Thanks for your comments! Wonderful to know that the photos and info is easy to view via dial-up. Sounds like you do a lot of quilting to wear out your board! Keep up the great work!!!
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