Originally Posted by
Peckish
The OP is talking about QAYG, not just joining batting. I've never done QAYG, so I can't answer her question. Is it possible to pull the top and backing far enough to zigzag the batting?
That is the only kind of quilting I do. Quilt as you Go. When I use sashing, I don't need to join the batting together. But when I do QAYG without sashing, I need to join the batting together and that is how I do it. (see my post above)
When you do QAYG without sashing, and need to join the batting together to 'join the pieces/blocks/sections, you should only quilt it to 1 inch from all the edges. Then, you join the pieces/blocks/sections together front to front with a quarter inch seam, holding the batting and backing out of the way. Then you flip it over and trim the batting to just have them meeting, then you either hand sew it with a whip stitch or use fusible tape or interfacing to join the batting, then you close up the backing fabric, by laying one side down on the batting, then then laying the other side down with a folded under edge of 1/4" and then sew it down, either by hand or by machine. Here is a really good video to show how --
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VWcIcgDFmzM