This is Impossible

Scraps do multiply that is for sure. I made a biscuit pillow top a zillion years ago and that was enough! They are a lot of work. Is the Walmart stuff Polyfil? (I guess as Polly you would remember?) Seems I have seen some that is supposed to be softer. Maybe at Joann's? I want to say that started with an 'S' but I just can't remember. I guess I am not much help but the babes are lucky little things : )

My scrap story this month is about denim and jeans. I have found a lot (4 or 5 boxes) while cleaning the garage. I cut a mess sorted a mess and just generally moved them around a lot. When dd moved out she unearthed 10 more pair on old jeans in her closet. She is really lucky I love her ; ) Too bad she already has her own jeans throw quilt in her car. Taria

Polly Esther wrote:

I had forgotten about the bearding. Well, actually, I hadn't even thought about it. I see batting descriptions that say they don't beard but since my favorite doesn't beard, that was the end of that. But - I can see fine little hairy fiber things poking out from the biscuits. As to the denim/jeans stash, it's worth saving. All of our grandchildren have denim quilts. They are used and loved, have been on lots of trips, survived all sorts of adventures, new puppies and really scary movies. If there were another denim quilt in my future, I would invest in some of those spring-loaded gentle scissors made for that kind of project. You would want to still have hands when you got them done. Polly

I beg to differ.. once I almost finished my yellow scrap stash - I would have finished if I hadn't had something else come up it would have stayed that way if I didn't have this tendency to make quilts with yellow in them- my scrap stash needs another attack on it to reduce it a bit - a gazillion monotone 9 patches and some monotone logcabins will do the trick nicely ;-) now to find the time...

Oh no! Your blue bin has developed a small black hole. Doesn't matter how many scraps you remove from around the event horizon, the Hole will suck in more, possibly from another galaxy. Better send the whole thing to me, and I will deal with it. Roberta in D, Queen of the Scrap Heap

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There's a good picture of a biscuit quilt at fabricattic.com - click on the Easy Biscuit Quilting book (but you don't really need a book for this one). Marsha's instructions over at quilterscache seem a little more painstaking than necessary. There's really no need to actually pin in an inverted pleat - a little tuck works just fine. Polly

"Estelle Gallagher" wrote

Maybe the only solution is to box them up and ship to Roberta. Kind of sounds like cheating though, don't you think? Polly "Jessamy" wrote >I beg to differ.. once I almost finished my yellow scrap stash - I would

I used a method of arranging that I'd seen on Simply Quilts. The only rule was that no biscuit was stitched to one just like it. Other than that, whatever I drew from the biscuit heap was the next one to be stitched in. Since I'm such an organized sort of person, it was a strange procedure to me but it works just great. Ah yes. Scrappy is good. Polly

well it depends.. I see it as my personal challenge to use up scraps from quilts I make - if I do this straightaway as I make the top then I usually am ok and end up with no scraps - if I delay then well.. that's when the scrap pixies jump in and help the scrap stash grow.

but then there is the idea that it's nice to have scraps to make HUG blocks from .. a dilemma indeed!

Noblesse oblige, I am the humble Queen. I live to serve. Roberta in D

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Polly, so you have the problem of the innards of the biscuits bunching up after washing? Just asking cause a very long time ago I made a 4 inch square biscuit quilt using panty hose cut in strips for the filling. It was just a baby quilt, and after a few washings it started bunching up. I didn't have a clothes dryer at the time and just hung it on the line to dry. Thanks! Barbara in SC

I declare there's more in there than when I started. While I was clipping the stray threads here and there, I noticed some bearding going on. Is there a better quality stuffing available than what's at WallyWorld? Polly

Finally something I can sort of answer. I was given a partial bag of stuffing that is different than any I have used before (I have used a lot). It is called "Cluster Soft" by Morning Glory. According to the package there are three different weights depending on how firm an item you want. Can't find a company address, but this is the toll free number listed:

"Creative Help Line 1-800-406-4080

Haven't called so no experience.

The stuffing looks like some that has pilled up, but I like what I have used so far.

Anna Belle in Palm Bay

Howdy!

In this article, about 1/3 of the way down the page, All About Stuffing, there's an explanation about fiberfill stuffings, and Hobbs Fiberfill demo-ed during a tour of the Hobbs plant, in Waco, Tx., of course. It's a pdf file so if you can't read it I'd be happy to send you the text via email.

Morning Glory has a website, with almost nothing on it. Hobbs is proud of their product and will answer email questions: Other links w/ info about Fiberfill & fiberfill: Ragmop/Sandy--a Hobbs fan... ;-D

Long ago, I made one with bigger squares and the stuffing shifted. I sneaked into each biscuit with a long needle, spread out the innards and tacked the squares in the center. That took a couple of evenings by the tv to get done but it worked just fine. This new quilt has much smaller biscuits and they are fully stuffed so (we hope) there isn't room for shifting. Polly

"Bobbie Sews More" wrote > Polly, so you have the problem of the innards of the biscuits bunching up

Instead of cutting the panty hose into strips, cut the legs off. Scrunch each leg up from top to toe as if you were going to put it on your leg and put it in the biscuit. Close up the opening in the biscuit. You may want to put a "tie" in the center to keep the stocking in place. I've never done this, but one of my sisters started a quilt like this about

40 years ago; I don't think she ever finished it :)

Julia > Polly, so you have the problem of the innards of the biscuits bunching up