The beginning was too funny. It looked like you had come into my sewing room and found my bags of leftover batting,😂lol. Great ideas for organizing them. Whenever I am finally back on my feet, I will try to tidy up. Love your channel.
great idea with the masking tape Katrina,my bits are in a bag but no more after watching your video They will be labelled and stored neatly !! Thank you for sharing with us xx
Love the masking tape tip. Brilliant. For larger pieces of batting I will Frankenstein them together to fit quilts. And the smaller pieces I use for placemats and mug rugs. I store them in two large clear plastic containers labeled “quilt size” and “small bits”. Great video.
The small squares are good for little coasters or a little plant mat. I do have a question. I've been lucky to find batting in thrift stores, only problem is, they not in packaging. How can I tell if it's 100% cotton, 80/20, or bamboo? I do have some Warm and Natural, and the roll I found is a lot softer! It's 12" wide, and not sure what the starting length was. And another piece I found that's lap size is also softer than my Warm and Natural.
I cut strips and keep for bad handles - also join pieces to make bags/pencil cases etc if I have accumulated large amounts I bag and take to my sit n sew for anyone to use
What about squib your smaller scraps together? I do that for wallhanging i make for myself. Just butt them up together, and zigzag stitch them together. Great ideas for labeling them.
Yep, this is great deal of money in a bag. Years ago, another gal from my quilting Bee brought in bins of batting as a show and tell. Well, I can tell you she hit me with the idea to organize these scraps. I label each piece, and bin them in like sizes, as well as strips from the quilts. I even take an evening, listening to audiobooks, and remove fabric from the batting. Now this does take time, however, you can imagine all those 4-5" strips of backing fabrics, that are now ready to use in projects. I have several bins, cotton, 80/20 and even wrap n zap, each bin is ready for use. Love this. thanks
I cut mine evenly,measure them,fold them neatly,and mark with paper and pin. Masking tape tends to pull batting when removed. Stack with like measures.
Brilliant! I'm not sure why I hadn't thought of this before. Once one has caught up all the current scraps, it will be so much easier to measure and label as we create the left over. Thanks for the wonderful ideas. P.S. Smaller pieces can be used for "mug rugs" if you make those.
Take a little piece and light a match to it. If it stays flat while burning, it's cotton. If it curls, it's polycotton. Also read that the polycotton has a sheen to it while the cotton has a matte finish.
If I was going to stack them on a shelf, I would put the label on the fold at the front so I could see the size without disturbing the pile. But this is a brilliant idea, much better than shoving them into a bag and going through each piece, hoping you have the right size. Could you please tell me what the name of the quilt pattern is that is in the background, I love it. It looks like 9 patches and crosses or plus signs. Absolutely love it!
Hi Lillianne, thanks for your comment. The quilt in the background is actually going to be a video tutorial released later this week. So make sure your subscribed - all will be revealed.
How can anyone just stuff they’re batting into a bag Unless they are using it for stepping a pillow or a dog bed? I’ve always thought of mine and label them and keep small parts in one bin for potholders, wallhangings and stuffing. The larger pieces a label and put in a large bin with like products together. Then, when I finish a quilt top, I’ll look into my large pieces first and Peace that is together with the iron on product or zigzag if it’s a flat enough bat. I always use piece bats for my charity quilts And stuffed pillows for lost children at the police department. I find it odd that people do stuff left over in a trash bag. Our supplies cost too much to be wasteful. It is not the Quilter way.
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I make Frankenbatting .. sometimes a little tedious, but it works and leaves little waste :0)
What is Frankenbattin? Never heard of it.
@@sallyschilling1559 using a zigzag stitch you butt straight edges of batting together into larger pieces. Works great.
It's a play on Frankenstein .. he's all stitched up and so is pieced batting .. Frankenbatting 😉@@sallyschilling1559
I do this often too
Great idea to get money's worth and clean up closet!
Love the masking tape idea! My friend labels hers with paper and a pin. This is much better! 🧵💕🧵👏👏
Good ideas. I like the masking tape. Thanks for the video 😊
The beginning was too funny. It looked like you had come into my sewing room and found my bags of leftover batting,😂lol. Great ideas for organizing them. Whenever I am finally back on my feet, I will try to tidy up. Love your channel.
I hear ya 😄 i'm here for these tips.
great idea with the masking tape Katrina,my bits are in a bag but no more after watching your video They will be labelled and stored neatly !! Thank you for sharing with us xx
Katrina, you are great! I love your tutorials. So helpful! Thank you ❤️
Always so good to see a video from you - love your enthusiasm. Thanks for marvellous tips.
Love the masking tape tip. Brilliant.
For larger pieces of batting I will Frankenstein them together to fit quilts. And the smaller pieces I use for placemats and mug rugs.
I store them in two large clear plastic containers labeled “quilt size” and “small bits”.
Great video.
I do this, too😀
I also do this. I use the small unusable pieces as stuffing for pet pillows.
Thank You Katrina!
What a fantastic way of organizing the chaos😝
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I use my small pieces to separate my plates/bowls in our camper.
The small squares are good for little coasters or a little plant mat.
I do have a question. I've been lucky to find batting in thrift stores, only problem is, they not in packaging. How can I tell if it's 100% cotton, 80/20, or bamboo? I do have some Warm and Natural, and the roll I found is a lot softer! It's 12" wide, and not sure what the starting length was. And another piece I found that's lap size is also softer than my Warm and Natural.
I cut strips and keep for bad handles - also join pieces to make bags/pencil cases etc if I have accumulated large amounts I bag and take to my sit n sew for anyone to use
What about squib your smaller scraps together? I do that for wallhanging i make for myself. Just butt them up together, and zigzag stitch them together. Great ideas for labeling them.
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I buy tape and tape smaller pieces into pieces suitable for charity crib Quilts. Or you can zig zag together if you can't find the tape.
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Love the masking tape tip!
Yep, this is great deal of money in a bag. Years ago, another gal from my quilting Bee brought in bins of batting as a show and tell. Well, I can tell you she hit me with the idea to organize these scraps. I label each piece, and bin them in like sizes, as well as strips from the quilts. I even take an evening, listening to audiobooks, and remove fabric from the batting. Now this does take time, however, you can imagine all those 4-5" strips of backing fabrics, that are now ready to use in projects. I have several bins, cotton, 80/20 and even wrap n zap, each bin is ready for use. Love this. thanks
My sewing space dusty? Never! It's only yours that does that!🤣
I cut mine evenly,measure them,fold them neatly,and mark with paper and pin. Masking tape tends to pull batting when removed. Stack with like measures.
Hi Ladies ... really enjoying your channel! So glad i found you!
Brilliant! I'm not sure why I hadn't thought of this before. Once one has caught up all the current scraps, it will be so much easier to measure and label as we create the left over. Thanks for the wonderful ideas. P.S. Smaller pieces can be used for "mug rugs" if you make those.
I love this!! Mine looks like the ones at the beginning 🤦🏼♀️
Totally inspired thank you
Pieces that are really small I chop up into tiny bits and bag up ready to use a cushion stuffing.❤
How can you tell the cotton from the polycotton? I have batting given to me and some that I bought years ago and I didnt mark it.
Take a little piece and light a match to it. If it stays flat while burning, it's cotton. If it curls, it's polycotton. Also read that the polycotton has a sheen to it while the cotton has a matte finish.
I too am a lefty❤Love all your tutorials ❤
For others who can't see it like me: it's the "Tips for storing wadding / batting", second line out of three in the bottom on the left
How do you recognise what sort of wadding it is? That’s what I struggle with
Thank you. Great ideas
The small pieces I stitch together till they reach the size I need. Or put it together or towards bigger bits.
Do you ever sew them together
Thank you for helping me cleanup my messy batting bag.
Found it
Great ideas!
Hi no link 😢
Good idea
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Katrina…great video! Do you ever join your batting by a zig-zag stitch to make bigger pieces?
Katrina does, yes!
If I was going to stack them on a shelf, I would put the label on the fold at the front so I could see the size without disturbing the pile. But this is a brilliant idea, much better than shoving them into a bag and going through each piece, hoping you have the right size. Could you please tell me what the name of the quilt pattern is that is in the background, I love it. It looks like 9 patches and crosses or plus signs. Absolutely love it!
Hi Lillianne, thanks for your comment. The quilt in the background is actually going to be a video tutorial released later this week. So make sure your subscribed - all will be revealed.
How can anyone just stuff they’re batting into a bag Unless they are using it for stepping a pillow or a dog bed? I’ve always thought of mine and label them and keep small parts in one bin for potholders, wallhangings and stuffing. The larger pieces a label and put in a large bin with like products together. Then, when I finish a quilt top, I’ll look into my large pieces first and Peace that is together with the iron on product or zigzag if it’s a flat enough bat. I always use piece bats for my charity quilts And stuffed pillows for lost children at the police department. I find it odd that people do stuff left over in a trash bag. Our supplies cost too much to be wasteful. It is not the Quilter way.
Wow, the quilt police are out again! It’s quite odd that you feel the need to condescend to people instead of giving helpful advice 🫨
Excuse me, I thought I was giving lots of suggestions. I am extremely sorry and humbled that you felt attacked. Please forgive me.
Great idea!!!! ❤