Cheap polyester fill idea

[Mrs. P]

Good Morning!
I'm always crocheting animals and toys for my Grandchildren
Therefore I was always running out of polyester stuffing.
That stuff is not cheap even with a coupon.
Last week I got an idea at Wal-Mart.
They had really cheap pillows on sale for only $2.88!
I bought two and you wouldn't believe how much stuffing is in there.
I'll be buying cheap pillows from now on!

[OpalG]

I would have never thought of this, I am always looking for a less costly (aka cheaper) way of doing things. thank you very much.

[crochetdiva]

Great idea.

[lulu12]

i do the same thing with the cheap pillows in fact i bought a cheap pillow and it had dark filling in it dark filling is hard to find

[sunrise]

Mrs.P, Thank you for this post. I am making pillows for the living room and have been looking an inexpensive way to fill them. My shopping day is Mondays. I will be looking for cheap pillows!

[christina]

I have been doing this since I needed stuffing for pillows and anything I needed stuffing for never have I used the inexpensive stuff try the dollar general sometimes u will get there deal where they r selling there body pillows for just $10

[jdgmar]

Thank you ever so much. I will be starting Christmas gifts and many of them require stuffing. This will save a lot of money and such an easy way to bring stuffing home! Again, thank you ever so much for takin the time to share this great tip!

John

[tulip]

Good idea.

[Mrs. P]

Thanks everyone for replying.
I love helping out a fellow Crocheter.

[Jujubuggy]

Mrs. P, you are a GENIUS! I've been staying away from stuffed patterns, because I always have a warehouse-full of yarn and crochet thread around the house; (Seriously. The only clothes IN my closet are my dresses!!) But there was never any fiberfill. I've even been known to take a very old sheet from the second-hand store and cut it into thin strips and then use it to stuff dolls.
A lesson I learned the hard way (No pun intended) is no matter how you stuff your crochet stuffies; give thought to the person who will receive it as to how densely you stuff it. Babies prefer soft, floppy toys, (as I learned when my son was a bitty fellow and flatly refused the nice densely stuff , bend ...whereas toddlers and older children are more partial to firmer stuffies.
And a very wise woman changed the way I will look at the cheap pillows in Wal-Mart. (... and Kmart, and Target, and Big Lots, and BB&B, and Ross, and ... and ... and ... ad infinitum.)