Wool Batting

Ooooo. La la. The wool batting arrived!

Now I have witnessed the entire process, from sheep to processed wool batting. In June I helped Lisa on shearing day with her 40 sheep. Later we took some fleece to Sheeples in the interlake area. Today Lisa  brought the processed wool over here and she made two wool mattress pads (cuddle beds) for her two children for Christmas. 

We set up the white cotton cover material on the long arm frame and then placed in the wool batting. As we unrolled the wool batting bundles they sprung up and revealed how soft and thick each individual roll is. Amazing!  It only took three and a half wool bundles for a queen sized mattress cover!!

It was a challenge to get the puffy batts quilted without having puckers in the cotton material, but we got the hang of it after the first one. As 'payment' for use of the long arm sewing machine Lisa gave me enough material to make my own queen sized mattress cover. What a special gal!  

Fuzzy wool batting is used in the mattress cover.  

Here is Lisa at the long arm, making a 'cuddle bed'.

Oops.  It is hard to not get tucks in the cotton material as Lisa sews in the wool batting.

Voila!!  Two gorgeously soft cuddle beds!!

Sheeples products of wool batting (One open and the other three tied up in bundles)

and roving (in front and in a thin tube ready to spin).

A gorgeous gift.

Thanks, Lisa!!