Have you ever thought about using something other than traditional batting -- the cotton, polyester, wool, or silk you can buy at your local quilt shop?

Using something different seems to go with the whole quilting-thinking (using scraps, bits and good left-overs). Some quilters have gotten quite creative!

Here are some ideas of other fabrics you can use in place of batting in your quilt.

• Thin cotton blanket
• Bath towel
• Good parts of an old mattress pad
• Osnaburg cloth (frequently used in doll making)
• Cotton flannel sheet

Happy Quilting!

Penny Halgren
TheQuiltingCoach

 

 

 

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