The Pink Elephant
By Morley Hunt
@Morleyhunt (21737)
Canada
March 29, 2019 6:30am CST
Yesterday I posted about the two rolls of quilt batting that my sister and I separated.
It's about 48 hours since we released all of the pressure on one roll of batting and a lot of the pressure on the other.
The bag of batting in the back of my van is the size of the original package. That restricts its ability to expand.
Meanwhile.....every time we look at it......the pink elephant in the living room seems to have a grown a bit larger.
We are both wondering how we will store these mammoth rolls of batting....and when they will stop growing.
Stay tuned!
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@Morleyhunt (21737)
• Canada
29 Mar 19
I'm not sure it's patience so much as an inability to sit and do nothing.
I quilt while having my morning coffee.....I quilt while watching television.....I quilt while listening to a book.....
@CarolDM (203454)
• Nashville, Tennessee
29 Mar 19
@Morleyhunt Sounds like it just comes natural to you.
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@Morleyhunt (21737)
• Canada
29 Mar 19
We got a great deal on it. There should be enough to make at least 24 full size quilts.....
When I buy it by the piece (precut) I pay about $20.00 per quilt for comparable batting.
I would only be able to buy 7 quilt batts.....and I've gone through 12 in the last year.
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@Morleyhunt (21737)
• Canada
29 Mar 19
@norcal finding old comforters that I would be willing to use doesn't sound like much of an option. Most would t be big enough....and then there is the quality.
I have used fleece blankets in smaller quilts to save money.
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@norcal (4890)
• Franklinton, North Carolina
29 Mar 19
@Morleyhunt I'm such a cheapskate. I often take apart an old comforter to reuse the batting.
@LadyDuck (457962)
• Switzerland
30 Mar 19
@Morleyhunt 
I can figure you pushed by the big bag that "exploded" taking all the space inside the van.
I can figure you pushed by the big bag that "exploded" taking all the space inside the van.1 person likes this
@Morleyhunt (21737)
• Canada
29 Mar 19
I'm just hoping the bag in the van doesn't burst before we can bring it home to New Brunswick. Imagine driving when quilt batting is pushing at your seat.
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@simone10 (54189)
• Louisville, Kentucky
30 Mar 19
@Morleyhunt It wasn't hard to learn? I suppose I could always check out youtube to learn.
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@Morleyhunt (21737)
• Canada
29 Mar 19
I'm a self taught quilter. I'm always learning and improving, I didn't really find it difficult.
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@Fleura (29124)
• United Kingdom
29 Mar 19
The other day I took my daughters to a science fair. One of the displays was about pressure and vacuum, and as part of that they had a pop bottle filled with little marshmallows with one of those pumps that you are supposed to use to pressurise fizzy drinks and stop them going flat. As you pumped up the air in the bottle the marshmallows were compressed, then when you released the pressure the marshmallows puffed out again. It reminds me of that!
@Morleyhunt (21737)
• Canada
29 Mar 19
We are hopping to use the vacuum to suck some of the air out of the bag to tame the monster.
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@Fleura (29124)
• United Kingdom
30 Mar 19
@Morleyhunt So now that you know how big it is, will it be enough for more than one quilt?
@Morleyhunt (21737)
• Canada
30 Mar 19
@Fleura Over the teo bags there is enough for at least 24 large quilts.
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@JudyEv (325653)
• Rockingham, Australia
30 Mar 19
That's what I'm wondering. You might have to knock together some quilts really quickly just to get rid of some of it.
@Morleyhunt (21737)
• Canada
31 Mar 19
@JudyEv no. The batting will be removed from the van when we get home on Wednesday.
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@JudyEv (325653)
• Rockingham, Australia
31 Mar 19
@Morleyhunt Are you leaving the batt in the car till then? 
@Mavic123456 (21898)
• Thailand
29 Mar 19
lol what are you feeding it. maybe you should not feed it with air. haha good luck.
@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
29 Mar 19
If you do not come back to mylot, I will send out help because I will know it swallowed you!
@Morleyhunt (21737)
• Canada
29 Mar 19
Looks like we are okay for today. Wait until I open the second bag when I get home.
