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Old 08-12-2010, 06:32 PM
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Originally Posted by erinqberry
So I'm still new to all this quilting stuff. So you veteran quilters how do you sew your batting on? I sew it to the back of my top. Then I place my front and back together face to face. (Hope that makes sense) Sew them together on 3 sides and then flip it right side out. Then sew the 4th side shut. Not sure if this is the best way. Any suggestions?
This is called 'burping'. Do you sew or tie the three layers together after you 'burp' your quilt? If not you will have a mess.

Read the batting label to determine how close you need to tie or quilt the layers to keep the batting from pulling apart and bunching together.
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