So I know that I am probably not the only one who has this problem. I buy queen size batting warm and natural and end up with excess. The quilt I am working on now is 66x80. The queen is 90x102. So after I cut out what I need, is there a way to put two pieces of batting together so that I dont waste all this batting? Do I sew it together or I thought of taking a piecing of fusing and ironing to together?

Any suggestions?

I butt the two edges together and zigzag to join

I butt the edges together and use a zig zag stitch to hold it together. I've heard of some people using some type of fusible to do it also.

I zig zag stitch mine. works wonderfully.

Or I use my small pieces in my miniature quilts.

I definitely thought about zig zagging it together but I didnt know if it would show a seam in the quilt.

overlap two pieces and cut with rotary cutter in a smooth large wave and zig zag together by butting the pieces together not overlapping the edges. never shows through.
THEN there is the fusiable joining, either with the new tape you can buy or I have cut thin strips of fusiable web and used that for wall hangings.

I do the wide zig zag, and never have any trouble with it showing through. I also use smaller pieces for little projects like bags or hotpads. I store all my scraps and strips of batting rolled up in a big zippered floor-pillow case. It's an ok pillow on a daybed, it stays clean and relatively smooth, and it's easy to find when I need it.

RST

Me too.

sometimes, if it is a wall hanging, i will hand sew a tailors baste stitch. I like the idea of a wavy cut and zig zag with the largest stitch. I use mostly fiberfill because of allergies in people I give t that is easy to but and baste

Mim in very cold tonite Maine

You know, I've been quilting for decades and butting batting for much of that time, but it never occurred to me straighten the dang edge like you describe! An old wallpaperer's trick; can't believe I didn't apply it here, LOL! :mrgreen:

Love this board!
Jan in VA

I use a lot of my extra batting in rag quilts. Small pices to large ones. I have sewn it together and used in bigger projects too. I haven't had any problems.

Zigzag for me too! Works great - never had a problem with it in a finished quilt

Here's the web site to the iron on tape for putting batting together.. It really does work great!! I quilt for others and almost always when they zig/zag the batting together it either has holes or it puckers..this works great!!
http://www.heatpressbattingtogether.com/
Judy

I like to overlap my batting pieces and make a wavy cut, removing the short pieces and hand basting the butted edges. I find zig-zag stitching compresses the batting more than I like. I haven't used the product made for fusing batting together, but I like to hand quilt and wonder if that would make the batting harder to quilt in the fused area?

I don't butt them together, but I overlap them by about 1/2". Then I use my fingers to pull the edge for I pull out enough "fluff" to make the edges feather out. I do that on the front and the back. By the time I'm done, there is no noticeable bump in the quilt and I KNOW it's not going to come apart.

I butt them together and zig zag. It comes out fine especially after you machine quilt whatever you use it in. I put a whole bunch of strips together side by side that I had left from trimming and used the piece for potholders or hot mats. Can't waiste that stuff you know. Yes it is COLD her in Maine.

I like to use a zig zag stitch, make it loose, adjust your tension so that the stitches don't sink clear into it :D:D:D

I went into the website for the tape, ordered 3 rolls, my zig-zag always puckers & this looks like the cat's meow!!

This is how i cut them, too. Butt the edges, too, but I do a hand baste rather than a machine stitch as it give it less of a visible line. I mostly save the leftovers for tablerunners.

Buy Fusible Interfacing cut it in 2" strips and join your left over batting that way, This works great and is really an inexpensive way to use up all your scraps

what a great idea! I am going to do that!

I never buy batting smaller than queen size. I find that is the best value for the money, and I can get several small projects from one batt. Any smaller pieces I save to sandwich practice pieces for fmq, or stuff toys and pillows.

i save mine and do pillows and baby quilts with my extra or potholder

Yes, I have trouble too with it puckering so I had gone to hand-stitching it together (& I hate hand work!) but now I have found that tape and I love it. I would like to be able to figure out what I am doing wrong so I could stitch it. It would be more economical. Peggi, where did you order it from?

Same thing I do. Works great for me!!

There is a new product out now that comes on a roll, you butt up your batting and it is a strip about 1-1/2 wide that you center over the edges and press it on. You only have to do it on one side. I saw this done at a quilt show and it felt great and looked great and a great saver. I don't remember the name of it, however I did see it at Fabric Depot in Portland, Oregon the other day. You might be able to do a search at www.fabricdepot.com

This is sort of what I do. I always have fusible interfacing scraps and have found it works better than sewing it together. I used to do the wavy cut and hand sew it together with long stitches. I like the fusible the best.

I butt the two edges together and zigzag. I have only done this on small items not on a fulll size quilt.

I love that idea!

I cut both pieces together with my rulers butted up in a straight across the entire seam I plan to sew. I pin the join together with a very small overlap (just enough to pin) with the points of the pins facing toward the needle and the smaller width of batting on the right. I butt the edges together as I sew with a three stitch zigzag (5 width stitch). As long as the cut is perfectly straight and both pieces can move together, there is NO bunching or puckering. It lays perfectly flat and the join is undetectable to the touch.

I use everything! Just slightly overlap and use a walking foot and a very wide long zig zag. You will not find it back once it is quilted. Also the quilting will secure and strenghten where the seam is. Some of my quilts have up to six pices of batting in it all sewn together. Just besure they are the same batting type.

Ditto, or use for blocks for qayg or small projects. :)

See everyday on this board you learn something new! I was wondering if you could piece them together.

Depending on what is left, I sometimes use them for place mats, wall hangings and the scraps for coasters... and I do zig zag two pieces together to make a larger piece but do not put that in the middle of whatever you use it on... Will make a crease...

Butt the straight edges together and use a faggoting stitch (looks like a herringbone pattern) or zig - zag stitch with light coloured thread. I join the batting all of the time. If I have quilted for friends, they often give me the left - over bits for this purpose, and thus I can put them into a charity quilt.

What does the wave do? Why not a straight edge?

i always butt them together and zig zag or save some of the smaller pieces to make practice blocks when i want to try out a style of FMQ

I use "Heat Press Batting Together" by Jeanne Harwood Designs. It is a 10 yard roll of fusible 1.5 inch wide cloth tape. You lay the edges of batting together. Press the tape over the two edges. It is made in the USA! www.heatpressbattingtogether.com
It costs $8. I paid $8.50 at my local fabric store. IT IS AWESOME STUFF. Worth every penny and more.
Debi

There is a fusible strip on the market too. I have never used it but some like it. I just zig zag it together

no the seam doesn't show and I've been butting them together as long as I've been sewing. Mom always said waste not want not.