How to use interfacing scraps
It does not matter if you stitch big items like bags or small things like pouches, if you sew a lot, you end up with a lot of interfacing scraps that are too small to be useful and too big to throw them to the trash.
For these bags made with my latest patterns I used Decovil light interfacing and my pile of scraps is growing by the day.
What to do with them?
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Batting, interfacing and foam scraps – what to do with them?
Here is an idea.
Choose scraps with similar lengths. Straighten the long edges of the pieces.
Press the pieces on the back of the fabric, one by one. Pay attention to place the pieces right next to each other, not overlapped and without space between them.
Press on the right side of fabric.
Straighten the piece.
Press on top of the interfacing scraps a layer of lightweight interfacing.
Here is my piece; it looks perfect but I think some stitching done through all the layer (a grid) will strengthen the piece.
I think this piece can be successful used for a pouch!
Do you have other ideas about how could we use these scraps? My latest Decovil order arrived in 3 weeks, so yes, I don’t have the heart to throw the big scraps!
Happy sewing!
Can you zigzag the pieces together, like they are batting, to create a larger piece? I’ve made large Frankenbatting before, up to twin bed size.
Good idea, I must try this, with a very fine thread! Thank you Susan!
I’ve tried sewing the edges and found it to work quite well.
If you do this you will want to overlap the edges by the width of the zig-zag stitch as the foam becomes compressed as you sew so overlapping the edges prevents the seam from becoming ‘floppier’.
Haha! I make Frankenbatting too!
Yep, me three!
How about bonding them together? I have done that already and no problems with it.
Overlapping them?
No next to each other with heat and bond or iron patches.
Bonding them on the edge? Does it work?
I overlap 2 pieces of batting, then cut down the middle of the join to get a perfect join. Discard the extra strips then place a 2″ strip of lightweight iron on vilene over the join. Press in place using a teflon sheet so they don’t stick to the iron. Works well.
What about using the lightweight fusible batting join tape! I use it to put batting pieces together but it may work well with this to. Just butt the edges of the stabilizer together, place the lightweight batting join tape centering over the butted edges, press following the instructions for the tape. It is so lightweight I don’t think it would cause any issue with added weight.