Originally Posted by
ghostrider
I overlap the straight edges slightly and cut a wavy line through both layers top to bottom. Then I butt the curves and hand stitch together. It makes the join impossible to detect once the quilt is made...no lumps, bumps, or dense spots.
Yup. That's exactly how I do it too.
Also ... I save all of my batting "scraps". Before I quilt anything I make at least one practice sandwich with the same batting, thread and fabric to test my quilting motif, thread combination, tension - everything.