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My BIG order of batting was delivered yesterday.

I never dreamed it would come wrapped in plastic!

Sure easier than driving to the store and

lugging it to my car!!!  ;)

 

This roll was on sale and they only charged me 10 cents

for the shipping.

My need for batting came at the RIGHT time!

 

So...

I'm swirling away.

Free and easy swirls.

 

I first did a TEST run with my finger...

swirling around the blocks

trying to imagine a good motif.

Then...

I DOVE in!

Swirling and swirling.....

 

I like it so far.

I have TWO  matching quilts to quilt.

Getting CLOSE to that GRADUATION

deadline!

Woo hoo!!!

 

The new batting is behaving.

Seems very similar to warm and natural.

I'm glad I took the chance

and bought it!

 

I'm trying to match up the fabric blocks

with the appropriate thread.

Not too much trouble

and it's actually looking pretty good!

 

Easy meal tonight after all that swirling.

My husband's favorite.

:)

SO happy he likes an easy meal.

I squeeze a lemon on the fish

add some olive oil

and barbecue right before we eat!

 

 

I ran out.

I knew I was getting low on batting.

But this to me looked like enough for ONE MORE quilt.

It isn't.

What's a quilter to do?

Do some PIECING.

Big batting pieces.....

Zigzagged together!!

I use a large stitch and a large size zigzag.

This is one of the few times my little old singer

gets a "job". ;)

My first machine still hums along....

But she can't do the machine quilting like my Juki can...

and my juki and little featherweight can't do zigzag.

So.....she waits for these little jobs.

Does anyone else use up batting pieces this way?

Or......am I breaking all the rules???

an old friend.

I ran into this "old friend" when I was visiting my cousin yesterday.

I made this very quickly when she was diagnosed with cancer

2 years ago.

I really wanted her to know right away that she was loved

and that I would be praying for her.

I used a bunch of 5" squares that had been collected at a swap.

I love all those flowers.

It's pretty small in size so that it could travel with her

to chemotherapy and hospital visits.

I don't like the way it has creased at the fold over time.

I used warm and natural batting.

Is that the culprit??

What batting do you use?

I hope you leave me a comment and let me know

YOUR choice of batting

and WHY you like it.