Piecing batting
08-08-2012, 05:09 PM
#21
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Originally Posted by Wunder-Mar
JoAnn's sells fusible TRICOT interfacing by the yard - it's whisper thin, undetectable and softsoftsoft - it's the same material used to make those expensive rolls of batting tape. Buy the yardage, cut it into 1-1/2" wide strips and fuse away. It's so much cheaper with very little work.
08-10-2012, 04:35 PM
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I have also been basting bits and pieces together to get enough for a project. I call those batts my Frankenstein's Monster projects. LOL! I figure once the piece is all quilted, everything will be well secured for as many washings as needed & batting is too expensive to waste.
08-10-2012, 07:15 PM
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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.
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