I’ve used fleece blankets as batting. It’s not natural fiber but it is very warm, available for cheap is every thrift shop, and they wash easily & dry quick, even when hung to dry.
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Ooh, I’ve considered doing that, too! I do have a bunch leftover from costumes that I wasn’t sure what to do with…
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It’s very light but warm. I really like it for baby items that will need lots of washing. It holds up forever. Some can be difficult to sew in the sandwich layers but spray or good pinning or choosing ties can make it work.
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You’ve me worried about using old blankets now @MistressJennie although I’ve never had any issues. And I don’t really trust seems to hold together for the long haul, so I do straight line worrying, but try and quilt on every piece of fabric. But I don’t make heirloom quilts and I tell anyone who gets one to do a gentle cold wash and line dry. They are also really good quality will, so fingers crossed.
@Magpie I also use fleece blankets, especially for baby quilts or anything that’s going to need more regular washing, they work great.
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I, Renstar , offer my stash for August’s prompt.
The quilt that started but became stash and now would be appropriately coloured for my living room
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I finished Mom’s Quilt. It’s hand tied ( a first for me ) and contains fabrics from my mom’s stash and mine. I did purchase the backing and more fabric for the binding, but everything else is from stash, even the batting. It’s an act of love and it still makes me cry and will make my sister cry, but I know she will treasure it.
-I marionberries offer mom’s quilt for my small challenge entry.
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It’s beautiful. I’m sure your sister will treasure it.
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We all know the love you put into each of those blocks…your sister is going to love it. It is lovely and will be cherished!
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I’ve been going through my stash while working on using up shades of brown in a scrap quilt. While doing so I bumped into some things that I hadn’t previously known what to do with, that I think work well together. I’m going to use up this lemon themed jelly roll and several fat quarters to make a second copy of the Diamond Trip quilt, with the lime green as the contrast diamonds. I think it will make a good picnic quilt for…. someone? Probably for my gift stash.
I also found these 6.5” blocks, leftover from a baby quilt I made about 9-10 years ago. I dug around and came up with two options to make matching 4-Patch blocks; either blue & yellow or turquoise & yellow. I’m leaning toward the blue, because the background of the hot air balloons is turquoise, and I want the 4-Patches to pop.
Meanwhile I played with everything in my stash, but couldn’t find anything to go with this scrap quilt. So I went to the local quilt store and bought a piece to be the contrast diamonds and binding.
While I was there I picked up 2 Halloween prints to add to that scraptastrophe, and some batik to make the cushion for Ada’s high chair.
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I love them all.
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New month, new prompt!
September
Show and tell!
Share pictures of your favorite quilt project that you’ve worked on or are currently working on, as well as your least favorite project. If it’s a project that you’ve shared before, no worries, so long as it fits the prompt, it is an acceptable entry!
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ATTENTION QUILTERS!
In addition to the monthly prompt, this month the Quiltalong will be hosting a September Scrap-a-thon! Oil up your machines, brew some coffee, and get ready to quilt past your
bedtime! The rules are simple. Each entry must contain at least 50% scraps. You can
enter as many items as you’d like and just like with the prompts and challenges, each item
will receive 1, 2, or 3 entry tickets based on size.
Project Sizes
Small: Something that takes you less than 10 hours to sew and quilt. (1 ticket)
Medium: Something that takes you 10-20 hours to sew and quilt. (2 tickets)
Large: Something that takes you 20 or more hours to sew and quilt. (3 tickets)
When submitting an entry, please start your post in this fashion:
I, your name, offer your item for my small/medium/large (pick one) September Scrap-a-thon
entry.
This Scrap-a-thon is generously sponsored by @Edel who will be offering a $20 gift card to the
winner! All total, two winners will be chosen in a random drawing at the start of next
month!
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I just started a new scrap project today!! So I hope I’ll be able to finish it in time.
I don’t think I have a least favourite project, so that’s a difficult question! And I’d have to decide which one is my favourite favourite quilt.
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What a great excuse to keep busting through scraps! Thank you @AudiobookLover and @Edel for the inspiration. 
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Hmm, perhaps share the most frustrating one? Lol, that may also be hard to choose, it seems like every project I work on ends up with its own share of frustrations!
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Sounds fun!
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I came across this idea for a warm and scrappy quilt for winter: https://www.loandbeholdstitchery.com/blogs/lo-and-behold/ombre-puff-quilt-free-video-tutorial
I like the ombre effect of this quilt, but it would also work as a true scrap quilt with truly random scraps, or with a limited amount of different colours or fabrics.
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Oh man - September sounds like the perfect time for a scrap-a-thon!
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I, Renstar , offer my puff quilt for September’s prompt.
I was reminded of this by @Immaculata post. Made this for a friend’s daughter some years back. Whilst I knew it would be a load of work, it was even more.
Recently, I was pleased to hear that the daughter still likes it (I wasn’t sure because she left it at her mum’s when she moved out), but also more pleased that her Mum was gonna keep and use it if she didn’t collect it when they moved.
It’s probably a favourite because it was such a challenge and new to me, but least favourite because of the amount of time it took. I think it’s the size of a double bed.
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@Renstar, that looks like a lot of work! What is it stuffed with?
I’m curious about puff quilts. They look like they’d be comfy to lay on top of, but seem like they’d be a bit awkward to drape across your legs like a regular quilt. Is this the case?
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