Piecing batting
08-25-2009, 09:28 AM
#22
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I put the two pieces on top of each other. Sew right along the edge of the fabric in a very long, very narrow blanket stitch. When you open it, there's no telling where it was pieced.
I guess the best thing is knowing you used some "scraps" and nobody will know.
I guess the best thing is knowing you used some "scraps" and nobody will know.
08-28-2009, 06:58 AM
#24
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The only caution I would make is to make sure the pieces are of similar batting. In other words, don't put cotton batting with polyester or of different thicknesses. I've done this successfully many times. I'm making a quilt that every block has it's own batting that I whip stitch to the next block, then quilt. It turns out very nice.
Linda
Linda
08-28-2009, 07:49 AM
#25
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I piece batting all the time but I'll have to try the interfacing. Do you use this method just for quilts that are decorative or for all of them.
Originally Posted by Shelley
I prefer EASY!
I use a very light weight fusable interfacing, like what we sometimes used for garment making. Cut it into strips, 2-3" wide. Lay the edges of the batting together, use the IRON to fuse them together. No wrestling under the machine! When you have an available 40% off coupon, you can get yards of this for about $.60 per yard. Great stuff to have around.
I also use the light weight fusable interfacing as a stabilizer for t-shirt quilts - iron a piece bigger than what your final square will be, then trim shirt and fusable to the correct size.
I use a very light weight fusable interfacing, like what we sometimes used for garment making. Cut it into strips, 2-3" wide. Lay the edges of the batting together, use the IRON to fuse them together. No wrestling under the machine! When you have an available 40% off coupon, you can get yards of this for about $.60 per yard. Great stuff to have around.
I also use the light weight fusable interfacing as a stabilizer for t-shirt quilts - iron a piece bigger than what your final square will be, then trim shirt and fusable to the correct size.
08-28-2009, 12:21 PM
#26
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I used Shelley's tip for interfacing on my grandson's quilt. It is a stacked coin with white stripping in the middidle. You could not tell I had pieced the batting. It felt great to be able to use up a couple odd sizes of batting.
08-30-2009, 02:47 PM
#29
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my books for quilting in sections, all reccommend piecing battings. You actually cut the batting in sections, on purpose, and later, you join them back together, using the wavy cut method, to camoflage. I like the idea of using the pellon or interfacing, too. Will save me bending over to whipstitch. :D
08-30-2009, 02:53 PM
#30
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Originally Posted by Shelley
I prefer EASY!
I use a very light weight fusable interfacing, like what we sometimes used for garment making. Cut it into strips, 2-3" wide. Lay the edges of the batting together, use the IRON to fuse them together. No wrestling under the machine! When you have an available 40% off coupon, you can get yards of this for about $.60 per yard. Great stuff to have around.
I also use the light weight fusable interfacing as a stabilizer for t-shirt quilts - iron a piece bigger than what your final square will be, then trim shirt and fusable to the correct size.
I use a very light weight fusable interfacing, like what we sometimes used for garment making. Cut it into strips, 2-3" wide. Lay the edges of the batting together, use the IRON to fuse them together. No wrestling under the machine! When you have an available 40% off coupon, you can get yards of this for about $.60 per yard. Great stuff to have around.
I also use the light weight fusable interfacing as a stabilizer for t-shirt quilts - iron a piece bigger than what your final square will be, then trim shirt and fusable to the correct size.
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