"Quilt batting" is a term used to describe the layer of material placed between the top and bottom layers of a quilt. It provides warmth, loft, and helps to give the quilt its desired shape and texture.
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Felting the sweaters makes for a really nice quilt surface, because they'll be more rigid and thick, making the quilt seem as if it had been lined
with quilt batting, like a traditional quilt.
There's a layer of
quilt batting in the middle, and a piece of linen for the back.
Pick up a soft stuffing
like quilt batting or stuffed animal filling, or use fleece scraps from other projects.
red flannel fabric or a ready - made pillow cover muslin fabric coordinating thread sewing
needle quilt batting scissors pencil
I also added
more quilt batting icicle runners to continue my snowy down - on - the - farm theme.
I then used spray adhesive to attach the 3 ″ thick upholstery foam (also cut to the size of the top of the coffee table) and then covered the entire piece
with quilt batting and stapled it into place.
The snowy runners on the shelves are just natural
cotton quilt batting that I cut to fit, then trimmed the edges in icicle shapes... reminisent of the felt icicle edging from the 1940's.
When I found this piece the fabric had already been stripped, so I made a pattern out
of quilt batting and decided that I would use that as a liner to make sure that the yellowed (but still good) foam batting wouldn't show through.
All you need is your fabric,
quilt batting, and sewing needles, and you're ready to create an easy Christmas craft.
You can also make your own bumpers with
quilt batting or pool noodles cut in half and slid over the rough edge.
Fabric choice isn't overly important, one of mine was cotton and one of them was flannel: Cut out a piece of 20» x 20»
quilt batting.
I decided to pair 2 pieces of cotton flannel together and also flannel with a layer of
quilting batting & jersey.
Then I used my sewing machine to carefully stitch around the bear silhouette, leaving a small opening on the bear's back to add
some quilt batting.
Lay
the quilt batting over this, then lay the top fabric, with the fused ribbons, face up on top of the quilt batting.
Then we worked on the seat portion, lining with
the quilt batting and then the white denim fabric on top in a slightly larger piece.
When the knitting is completed,
quilt batting is laid in roll inside the outer edge.
The tree just needed a little more snow and I filled it with
quilt batting, just as I did with THIS TREE that was a poor orphaned rescue.
Top with an egg shaped piece of
quilt batting and pin together.
Top with a piece of
quilt batting and pin together.
The quilt batting is used in the costumes to provided added support to the upper portion and a smoother, less bumpy look to the finished costume.