Free batting

Yesterday I got out my batting scraps and interfacing strips and started making some free batting. I do not buy the pre-cut strips of fusible tape. Instead I wait for Joann to put Pellon interfacing on sale and I buy a bolt of 15 yards. The one I buy is kind of a kint type. When I get it home I slid out the cardboard but leave the interfacing folded. Then I can cut it into 1.5" strips that are each 15 yards long. 
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I was happy to get 5 single battings to gos with the pieced backs that I put together the day before. I consider that 5 free quilts!
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Mom and I went to visit my brother Monday and we picked up two of these plant stands that he made for her. When she moved into her apartment she didn't have room for a cedar chest in her new apartment. It wasn't a heirloom. She picked it up at an auction years ago and thinks that it was probably some kid's shop project. My brother took it and made 2 of these plant stands for her that she can use on her patio.

This piece still has the key attached. He said he used almost every piece of wood. He did a beautiful job. This is the brother that I screen printed the shirts for. He was wearing one when we visited.