I cut it into 4 in. squares and used it as batting in a crib-size rag quilt of 5 in. squares of quilt weight cotton. It worked well. It's not as fluffy as cotton batting, but it has a nice weight, is sturdy, and is green!
I have been obsessed with the idea of making a super pink quilt with robots ever since I discovered ink for stamping fabrics and a trio of robot stamps perfect for a 2.5 in. square. I don't yet have enough pink prints to execute on my first plan, though. I made this to alleviate the obsession while I amass more pink prints. Here is the back:
Here is the front before washing:
And after:
A close-up of the fluffy seams:
And it's only going to get fluffier!
I do wish, from a design standpoint, that I had stamped the robots in green, but then they wouldn't have been pink robots...
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