I buy the king size battings (120x120) for every large quilt....there is almost always a large piece that can be saved and pieced in on smaller lap quilts and such.....best way I know to save money and still have batting on hand......that and buy from Connecting Threads when it is on sale....35% off now!

I piece my batting all the time ,I agree with Girlfriend sure save a bunch ,I use it in pot holders place mats and any other small projects. Good luck.

I have no qualms about piecing battings to fit and not waste it. Once it's quilted, it's all the same anyway...

All the time. I get to use up my scraps. Just another form of scrappy quilt. If I quilt it well, absolutely no problems at all.

Batting tape is a knit tape with bonding on the back. It is about 2 inches wide. Mine is made by Pellon. You lay it over the joinings of the batting, and just touch the tip of your iron to it to glue it to the batting. If you do this enough it is like basting so doesn't mash the batting. Just quilt right over it andyou can't tell where it was pieced. I used this just recently for the first time, and it is sure faster than hand sewing or even zig zag with the machine.

The quilts I make are usually 96 x 96. I see nothing wrong with piecing the batt together, usually butt it together and join with a zigzag stitch. It never lies flat. What am I doing wrong?

I piece batting all the time using the Iron on tape

Emma S, try loosening the tension a little when sewing together. Or lay some scraps of old pattern tissue on top where you're going to sew.

I've done it once and will do it again if need be! I try not to waste anything.

I do it all the time. At first I did a quick slip stitch, then I started piecing the batting pieces together, first by straightening the edges (if necessary), then using a large zig-zag stitch stitched the pieces together, which makes a strong piece of batting for quilting. It's especially useful when making small wall hangings, I just use the left over batting pieces so there is little waste, which is important, especially with the price of batting.

Here's a decent pic...there are many out there if you google...
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I do it a lot. Yesterday I saw a new tape for this purpose on Creative Grids website.

I also piece my batting when needed. Batting is getting to be so expensive that you have to cut corners where you can.

Don't mean to be dumb, but do you zigzag with needle and thread - long or short zigzags?

I piece batting and don't blink an eye. Not only are we saving $$ resources, but what would happen to all those odd pieces of batting if we didn't piece and use it?

I zigzg on my machine. Never an issue.

i do it all the time. i save strips and chunks of batting and zig zag them together for charity quilts.

Thanks Toolazy. I am going to experiment on some very small pieces to see if I get better results. Never thought about the tension since it looked good while I was doing it. Duh

I to piece batting togather-don't see anything wrong with it no one knows unless you tell them and if they don't like it then they can do their own quilts, that's the way I think!

I also piece my batting. I use the widest zigzag stitch my machine makes. Once the quilt is finished you can't find the pieced section.

I've pieced many pieces of batting together with the batting tape and I agree ... it is not noticeable once quilted.

I often piece my batting, especially for smaller projects. I used to zigzag the edges together...until I discovered spray basting. Now I merely lay out my pieces and spray baste both sides. I used a combination of decorative stitches and FMQ'ing and haven't had any problems at all with the finished piece. Found a great rolling storage piece from Ikea with shelf dividers. I went thru all my pieces, rolled them up and sorted according to size. It has helped me to use the smaller pieces since they are accessible. I really hate to cut up big pieces of batting.

It was only recently that I learned about piecing batting with either a zig zag stitch or using a binding method.
I have don't this with a lap quilt and it worked perfectly. Maximize the resources that I have to work with.

I piece my batting all the time. I think it's sinful to waste things and it makes me feel good to use something that would otherwise be discarded.

I also use strips of inexpensive iron on interfacing. Easy, quick, and economical. I can't tell where it is joined.

I save all my batting scraps and piece it all the time and the quilter has never said anything to me. I hate to waste fabric, thread, anything sewing.

I, too, purchased a roll of Natural warm batting and since most of my quilts are queen size, I have not had too much waste. When I do have to cut a piece off, the sizes are great for table runners and potholders.

I have always pieced my batting, with a hand zig-zag stitch or batting tape, and now with 2" strips of fusible interfacing - which works really well. I've never thought that you shouldn't... why on earth not? When the quilt is finished, it is impossible to notice the joins.

Here batting is only available by the meter, so we have to cut it to the size we need. When I have a bag of small scraps, I use it as stuffing for a cat mattress...

Would it be a problem do you think, if you pieced together different brands of batting in the same quilt or are you all using the same brand together?

All the time. I never waste a scrap and no one can tell when the project is completed.

I have pieces from several different sources that I have difficulty really telling the differences so I generally don't piece them together. My "duh" moment came and now I label each piece of batting and put all like pieces in a plastic bag.

I've pieced batting by butting straight edges together and zigzagging down the seam...Works for me!

Hi All,
pI was reading another quilters blog when I stumbled on this very question. She states that she sews even the "smallest pieces of batting" together..... Uses them in small to medium projects. She them made me laugh by sharing her name for this pieced batting..... She calls it Frankenbatting (after Frankenstein). How funny! I have been saving my pieces ever since.

hugs

Caroline

I completely agree with you on all counts. I piece bits of batting together as mugh as possible. when the pieces in my scrap batting sack get too small, I give them to a neighbor to stuff dolls and/or animals for charity. Batting is too expensive to waste.