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Batting Strips
No, not baseball related G; I just discovered that skinny leftover strips
of batting make excellent stuffing for small ladybug feet. ( I suppose if she weren't small, she wouldn't be a lady!) (guess that means I'd qualify as an old broad bug! but that's another topic, and off!) I knew this is the quilting info y'all just *had* to have today! Dogmom |
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Yeppers, I use them to stuff dolls. I put an old blade in the rotary
cutter, use an old ruler and cut away tiny strips and recut cross wise without using a ruller. They make a nice pillow beds for dolls too. DD made one. -- Carole Champlain, NY http://photos.yahoo.com/ceridwen_rhea Fine style does not make something true, nor has a man a wise soul because he has a handsome face and well-chosen eloquence. Aurelius Augustinus (354-430) "dogmom" wrote in message ... No, not baseball related G; I just discovered that skinny leftover strips of batting make excellent stuffing for small ladybug feet. ( I suppose if she weren't small, she wouldn't be a lady!) (guess that means I'd qualify as an old broad bug! but that's another topic, and off!) I knew this is the quilting info y'all just *had* to have today! Dogmom |
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On Wed, 26 Oct 2005 14:47:41 GMT, "dogmom"
wrote: No, not baseball related G; I just discovered that skinny leftover strips of batting make excellent stuffing for small ladybug feet. ( I suppose if she weren't small, she wouldn't be a lady!) (guess that means I'd qualify as an old broad bug! but that's another topic, and off!) I knew this is the quilting info y'all just *had* to have today! Dogmom Mom buts left over strips next to each other, stitches them together, and uses that for batting in place mats, WH, pillow tops, and other small quilted items. If they are too skinny to stitch together she uses them to fill pillows and other things. Debra in VA See my quilts at http://community.webshots.com/user/debplayshere |
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Debra in VA
See my quilts at http://community.webshots.com/user/debplayshere === I did, very nice =) T. |
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If I'm doing lots of appliqué by the "back, clip and turn" method (one I
think is as sturdy as you get), I like to put a strip of batting in my lap. All the little snips and clips cling to it instead of me and the floor. If an occasion calls for lots of tidying up of threads, I put a little square of batting on my shoulder and just brush the clipped threads on the batt. And - just one more - I keep the carrying handle of my SM raised up. I have a strip of batting wrapped around it and held firmly with a rubber band. It's a good place to keep my poker (a corsage pin), a couple of straight pins and still leaves room for more thread clippings. Our vacuum cleaner gets really cranky with threads snaking around the floor brushes and I try to catch all of them that I can. Polly |
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I got a new vacuum a few months ago Polly. That thing loves threads
well enough but it viciously attacked the cord to DD's headphones yesterday! I told DH I could be in a commercial to sell that thing. My old vacuum was cranky too. It lives at the desert house in semi-retirement and is much happier. TAria Polly Esther wrote: If I'm doing lots of appliqué by the "back, clip and turn" method (one I think is as sturdy as you get), I like to put a strip of batting in my lap. All the little snips and clips cling to it instead of me and the floor. If an occasion calls for lots of tidying up of threads, I put a little square of batting on my shoulder and just brush the clipped threads on the batt. And - just one more - I keep the carrying handle of my SM raised up. I have a strip of batting wrapped around it and held firmly with a rubber band. It's a good place to keep my poker (a corsage pin), a couple of straight pins and still leaves room for more thread clippings. Our vacuum cleaner gets really cranky with threads snaking around the floor brushes and I try to catch all of them that I can. Polly |
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That's a great suggestion. Could you explain what "poker (corsage pin0" is?
I have not a clue. Carole Champlain, NY "Polly Esther" wrote in message ink.net... If I'm doing lots of appliqué by the "back, clip and turn" method (one I think is as sturdy as you get), I like to put a strip of batting in my lap. All the little snips and clips cling to it instead of me and the floor. If an occasion calls for lots of tidying up of threads, I put a little square of batting on my shoulder and just brush the clipped threads on the batt. And - just one more - I keep the carrying handle of my SM raised up. I have a strip of batting wrapped around it and held firmly with a rubber band. It's a good place to keep my poker (a corsage pin), a couple of straight pins and still leaves room for more thread clippings. Our vacuum cleaner gets really cranky with threads snaking around the floor brushes and I try to catch all of them that I can. Polly |
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On 26 Oct 2005 10:02:01 -0700, "Tricia"
wrote: Debra in VA See my quilts at http://community.webshots.com/user/debplayshere === I did, very nice =) T. Thanks! Debra in VA See my quilts at http://community.webshots.com/user/debplayshere |
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On Thu, 27 Oct 2005 00:32:33 GMT, "Polly Esther"
wrote: If I'm doing lots of appliqué by the "back, clip and turn" method (one I think is as sturdy as you get), I like to put a strip of batting in my lap. All the little snips and clips cling to it instead of me and the floor. If an occasion calls for lots of tidying up of threads, I put a little square of batting on my shoulder and just brush the clipped threads on the batt. And - just one more - I keep the carrying handle of my SM raised up. I have a strip of batting wrapped around it and held firmly with a rubber band. It's a good place to keep my poker (a corsage pin), a couple of straight pins and still leaves room for more thread clippings. Our vacuum cleaner gets really cranky with threads snaking around the floor brushes and I try to catch all of them that I can. Polly Oh Polly, what great ideas you have. I especially like the SM handle one. I never can find the pincushion when I need it while sewing. Debra in VA See my quilts at http://community.webshots.com/user/debplayshere |
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On Thu, 27 Oct 2005 01:25:04 GMT, Taria
wrote: I got a new vacuum a few months ago Polly. That thing loves threads well enough but it viciously attacked the cord to DD's headphones yesterday! I told DH I could be in a commercial to sell that thing. My old vacuum was cranky too. It lives at the desert house in semi-retirement and is much happier. TAria I snatched the wires right off my headphones with my vacuum just last week. Luckily for me DH had another set handy. Debra in VA See my quilts at http://community.webshots.com/user/debplayshere |
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