Tutorial: plush alphabet - q's

[estrellas]

I found this today: chezbeeperbebe.blogspot.in/2009/10/tutorial-how-to-make-plush-alphabet.html

and I like it. Problem: I can't get cotton batting here. I can either stuff it with polyfill, or... not. And I'm not sure if there are other suggestions.

For those of you more sew-inclined than me (while I do have a machine, I'm not great with it), what suggestions would you have to replace the cotton batting? 

[cmeon]

Can you get other types of quilting batting- poly or wool? In this case, the layers of batting aren't really there for fluff (these don't get tossed in the washer, so it never gets a chance to bloom, anyway). The batting is there to help add substance- keep the letters from being floppy.

I'm sure you could use fleece, felt, or even a few layers of flannel (knowing that it will fray, maybe even more than the cotton outer layer), too.

If you don't have any of those, you can try cardstock/paper/cardboard in the middle or just add another layer or two of cotton in between.

[estrellas]

I think it will have to be fleece. The only place I can get batting is about an hour away, and they usually don't sell it, but essentially charge for the batting and then do the final steps of quilting (so, you do the piecing, they'll then put in the batting between the layers and do the actual quilt-stitching unless you want to).

The fleece was a good idea - that I know we can get locally and easily. I just didn't think about it! Durrr.

[MadApple]

I have those pinned too. I still haven't made them, but someone made some for me. I agree with the suggestion to use fleece.