What do you do with all of those leftover batting scraps from quilt projects? Buy a large plastic storage container to keep scraps of leftover batting and mark "batting scraps". Batting scraps are great for-Continued to the right...
...Continued from leftpotholders, small purses or totes, trapunto, table runners and mini quilts, or diapers if you run out (just kidding!). You can also piece together smaller batting scraps to make a larger batting.
If you'd like to piece together batting scraps to make a larger piece of batting, follow these tips. Overlap the edges of the batting and use a ruler to make a straight cut through both layers, discard the uneven edges. Use a thread to match the batting, butt the cut edges next to each other, then use a large zig zag stitch on your sewing machine to stitch the edges together.