What about those long, thin pieces of batting you trim off your finished quilts? Do you save those?
I do. I can't help myself.
Not because I'm a hoarder (though I'm sure there are elements of that involved here) -- it's just that I totally believe they'll come in handy for something someday. I also don't like the idea of this kind of stuff going into landfill, where it's going to take years to decompose. So it fills up my closet (and designated "scrap can") instead.
Until today, when Archie got a new throne:
Or a temporary one, anyway. This pillow made from one of many scarf samples and stuffed with fabric and batting trimmings is headed to the local animal shelter. I think Archie's OK with not keeping it...
...because he's really much happier in the scarf box, anyway!
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I have a box about the size of the one you have your scarfs in. I put all my scraps (fabric and batting) into it. When it gets full my dog gets a new bed.
I've been doing the same thing only I use an old pillowcase, or one that I've picked up at Salvation Army or Goodwill, stuffed it with the odds and ends of fabric and batting, and brought it to the animal shelter.
....very nice!
You know, I never get tired of seeing Archie.
I save all mine too for the same reason, just earlier this week my husband threw a piece of paper in my can, and I told him that was a trash can that the trash can was in the corner. He asked me what I was going to do with what was there, I told him it was going to be another dog bed. He made some comment about how much more fabric was I going to have to buy, and how many more quilts was I going to have to make till I had enough for a dog bed for one of our dogs??? Our dogs are Labs, 60-80 pounds each, so their beds are BIG, and the scrap can is little. It was kinda funny.
Archie looks so good on top of that lovely pillow / cat bed. I like your way of utilizing the scrap fabric and batting. But I think Archie needs to keep this particular one...
; )
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