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meme peggy 11-22-2010 04:51 AM

Since I have been quilting I have accumlated lots of batting in rather large pieces...does anyone have any suggestions on what to do with it...I am hesitant to use it in my quilts....have seen where you can sew it together and use it, BUT? Thanks for any help, meme peggy

quiltinghere 11-22-2010 05:01 AM

I understand they can be 'zigzagged' together 'butted up' to each other NOT overlapping.

I've done it on small projects but not a large bed quilt.

'everyone' said it works

ktbb 11-22-2010 05:10 AM

it's easy to stitch the pieces together - there are several ways to do it. If you don't want to do that, there are usually sewing groups in the community that will take batting to use in their projects.
As quiltinghere said, they can be zigzagged together ( slightly overlap the pieces then use the rotary cutter to cut thru the space there the batting is doubled - this creates perfectly aligned edges - throw away the small edges and use a wide zigzag or wide multistitch zigzag to connect the two....there is also an iron-on tape you can now purchase just for connecting two pieces of batting, and there are other techniques that folks use.

meme peggy 11-22-2010 05:20 AM

Thanks for the tip, I am going to try them and see what works for me....meme peggy

Linda1 11-22-2010 05:40 AM

You could also use it in placemats or other smaller quilted things. I have stitches mine together for larger quilts. I hate to waste anything.

raptureready 11-22-2010 05:46 AM

It will work on bed quilts too. By the time it's joined, sandwiched and quilted there won't be any problems with it separating. You can also use it on smaller projects---couch throws, baby blankets, wall hangings, table runners, bed runners, placemats, etc. It's great to use with the Fun & Done method too.

maryb119 11-22-2010 05:47 AM

I stitch my extra pieces together and use them in other projects. I hate to waste enything.

feline fanatic 11-22-2010 06:16 AM

I have also stitched together pieces of batting to make larger bedsize quilts. And I can definitely say that I had no trouble machine quilting it and once done could not tell where the batting was pieced. The quilt I did it with has been in use for several years and no problems whatsoever.

Melinda in Tulsa 11-22-2010 07:04 AM

Oh my! Don't trash that batting! It's easy to join together or just use it in smaller projects.

Deb watkins 11-22-2010 07:08 AM

I zigzag all my left over pieces and it works fine with all my quilts


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