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| I know I don't have to neatly lay out my paired-up strips in even rows... but I kind of like it. |
Today's entry truly lives up to the name of the blog. Sadly, I can't take credit for it. I read it in the February issue of BHG's American Patchwork and Quilting.
I save the extra backing and batting that I trim off a quit before binding. Why? Well honestly, just 'cause I'm a packrat. Also, a woman in my quilt guild collects that type of thing to stuff pet beds that a group she's in makes and donates to area shelters.
So what can you do with those extra 2-4 inch strips of batting? Dust! That's right, y'all. Batting is just as good as those Swiffer cloths. I used a piece to clean my ceiling fan last night:
I should probably do this more often than once a year...
That little bugger grabbed all the dust and held onto it! I bet if you had a Swiffer broom you could even attach batting to it instead of buying expensive refills.
Awesome idea! You could also use batting to clean blinds.
ReplyDeleteNot that I'm saying your blinds need to be cleaned. :)
That's a great idea. Batting, meet kitchen fan blades... I'm sure you two will get along swimmingly. :)
ReplyDeleteAND, if you are using a good cotton batting, you could WASH your batting and use them again!
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