Batting pieces?
 

I have large pieces of batting left over from quilts. Can I piece these together to use for a lap quilt? If so, what do I use to do this?

Thanks-

I do and I use an iron tape made for this.

Please tell me about the iron on tape. Is there a certain brand I should get or stay away from?

You can zigzag them together, butting the edges. I have used the tape also and find that is quicker .

I have done this using a joining foot to sew them together good luck

I butt mine together and use a zigzag stitch, or sometimes I will overlap just a hair and zigzag, works fine for small quilts I think.

i join batting all the time. i just lay them on top of each other and make a clean cut to the butting edges. then i zig zag the edges together.

This is what I do all the time..use a close big zigzag and tada... Works for me..

I do the zigzag also and it has always worked for me.

big zig zag, after smoothing out the edges so they butt together well. I have almost no batting scraps anymore. Wish I could say the same about my scrap fabric bin!

This is the one I use and I have had no problems with it.
http://www.clotilde.com/detail.html?...le&code=390736
I hope this helps, I really don't like the effect I got from sewing them together.

Here is what I have used to piece batting together "Heat Press" by Jeanne Harwood Designs heatpressbattingtogether.com - I bought it at my LQS

I buy iron on lightweight tricot interfacing, cut into 1" strips and then butt the batting together and iron down the interfacing. Does not leave a ridge, very smooth.

I have been zig zagging batting together for years. Never understood the need for the tape, as a wide zig zag works just as well.

Thanks ladies! I'll look into the tape and also try the zig-zag stitching.

I use Heat Press. I use it alot for lap quilts. Never had a problem

I like the heat press too, works great.

I've had really good luck with the wide zig zag, but I also use my walking foot, it seems to help the process a lot!

i would not iron poly batting, i lay one edge on top of another and then cut together so the edges matches perfectly...then i whipstitch really big (2") sts... it holds it together just fine without flattening the batting. i can do this in 5 minutes, all across a full width... when working with long pcs, just stake them out on the ironing board while you whipstitch together...

just butt the edges together and zig zag it works for me

I zigzag as others have. My friend did the same last week, could barely tell where the pieces join...can't waste good patting pieces.

I cut both ends and zig zag them. I also use the smaller pieces for bags, mug rugs, fabric bracelets....anything I can think of. I just cant stand throwing out good batting.

I zig zag them together with a very wide and long stitch width/length. Just make sure your have the length/width stretching in the same direction. Not really important from a quilting perspective just makes the use of pieces more efficient as they stretch at different rates. Ask me how I know!