Batting scraps
#41
I just found myself with a bunch of large batting scraps - this is Warm and White batting. I think I read somewhere that if I sew the pieces together I can use them as a larger piece, but maybe there was ironing involved to seal the seam? Does anyone know what I'm talking about?
Sarah
Sarah
#43
I just butt the edges of the pieces of batting against each other and use the zigzag stitch to join them together. Once it is in a quilt and the quilting is done, you will never be able to tell that it wasn't a full-size piece of batting.
#45
Love this idea. Must try it. Thanks for sharing.
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I've been taking the scraps, use the rotary cutter to make sure I have clean edges, then zigzag them together. I've been doing it for years and the batting seems to hold up, especially since you will be quilting over it. I do know they have just come out with a tape that you iron on but the zigzag stitch seems to do the job.
#47
I just found myself with a bunch of large batting scraps - this is Warm and White batting. I think I read somewhere that if I sew the pieces together I can use them as a larger piece, but maybe there was ironing involved to seal the seam? Does anyone know what I'm talking about?
Sarah
Sarah
#49
I the FMQ class I took the teacher recommended cutting the batting in a curve shape before sewing it together. Said it would hold together better when it was quilted. If you cut straight it could end up in a spot that didn't get much quiting. She also recommended buying fusible tricot to use as an iron on to piece batting. You can get it in the interfacing section. The stuff they sell to fuse batting together is just a thin strip of fusible tricot. Much cheaper to cut your own strips.
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