How do you sew batting together to make larger pieces? I would like to hear from those who have been successful. Thanks.

I always use Warm and Natural.... I lay a piece down & overlap another piece..... then I use my serpentine or another zig zag type of stitching to join up the pieces.... then I trim out the extra lumps....and use as one piece of batting. BUT....I have also used another method where I lay the batting pieces overlapping & then do a gentle swerve cut with my rotary cutter.....I take this to the machine & zig zag it.

Sounds exactly like what I do. It works just fine.

butt them up together and zigzag

I do it like this too.

I have an edge joining foot for my machine; I butt them up together and zig zag them. You might want to experiment with your stitch length and width to see what works best.

I put the pieces together, cut along the join with a rotary cutter, then hand stitch them together using a large hem stitch.

Next time I'll try the machine, though.

me too, and I use the longest widest zig zag my machine will do!

I butt them next to eachother---then use the lightweight fusible interfacing. I cut long strips and it is EASY.

i dont' overlap the pieces, just put them side by side butted up to each other and use a zigzag stitch

I cut the edges straight and then butt them together and use a "three step" zig zag. Sometimes a regular zig zag will make a ridge in the batting. I do it all the time. Whay waste scraps of batting. I wouldn't waste fabric.

Thats how I do it too - leaves no bulk in the seam and since it is covered up, no one is the wiser.

This is also the method I use and it seems to work fine.

Me, too. I was sure this would leave a mark or lump or something else ugly and impossible to hide but... it's perfect.
Butt together and zig zag.

Jois

I also just butt them together and zig zag. I had a piece of batting that was 36x90 and neededone that was 60x42, so I just cut it in half and joined the other way, worked great and I didn't waste batting!!

Cheers!
rachel

Great thread, glad this was posted as I have pieces of batting too large to throw away but too small on their own to be that useful. :)

I lay them next to each other, with the edges overlapping, then cut a wavy line with my rotary cutter thru both layers, then the two wavey edges will kinda fit together and I zig zag them. For me it works better than having a straight zig zag line that could show up later when the quilt is finished.

That's the perfect way to do it. The batting lies flat and it can be pressed smooth. Works every time.

butting the edges together with a zig zag stitch works really well. The edges are flat and they can be pressed smooth.

I butt the two pieces (be sure that you have straight cuts) and then zip-zag stitch them together. works for me.

This works great for the W & N - but what method to use for poly batt? The top piece keeps getting caught in the sewing foot! Suggestions, please!

I have used two methods~

1) Butt together and use wide zig-zag. (just used this method yesterday)

2) Use very light weight iron on interfacing, butt together and iron a strip of the interfacing.

Jordon ~ you might be able to us method '2' for your poly batting.

I butt them together and zip zag - haven't had a problem

What is a three step zig-zag?

i just butt them up the best i can and hand stitch a quick zig zag to keep them together long enough to get the batting sprayed down on my backing an i put the sewn pices together where i know i am going to be doing a lot of quilting in that area

I've laid the pieces side by side and used a zig zig, which I sew over twice. It's worked out wonderfully!

I was taught to butt the edges together not to overlap and sew buy hand, using a herring bone stitch! I guess that is old fashioned now!

Gal

I think this means the sewing machine takes three small stitches to the right and then three small stitches to the left. It's the stitch I use when joining batting.

that is how I was taught too. Old fashion is best, lots of times!

Me too. Perfect. Don't like to waste batting. I hand quilt and don't find the "seam" to be a problem.

That is exactly what I do. Works fine, just don't do too small a stitch.

I am a longarmer and I use the velvet foot or edge foot.
The edges butt against each other but never overlapp to create a ridge. I then use a large zig zag stitch to join the batt together.
I do this on my personal quilts or charity quilts.

Butt and Zig!

I cut 1" strips of fusible interfacing and iron them together. I get no stretch from the zigzag that way. Works for me!!

I've been doing it by hand also. Next time, it's the machine!!

Have not done it yet, but I am sure I will some day. Penny

I sort out the pieces to see which edges will go together the best for the size batting I need to end up with.

I overlap the two edges as little as possible, but enough that I will be able to cut through both layers down the whole length of the overlaped edges.

I straight cut, or curvey cut and pull out the trimmings.

On one machine I then use my edge joining foot with long and wide EDGE-JOINING stitch.

Or on the machine with zig-zag, my B foot and a wide, long zig-zag.

Keep the thread tension a little low and the presser foot a bit light.

Have fun!

Most machine have this stitch. It has three stitches one way and then three stitches the other way. It is a great way to join edges without making a "ridge". You can't tell it is there when the quilt is finished. I am a hand quilter and I can't tell where the seam is when I am stitching, so it lays very flat.

I, too, was taught to butt the two pieces together and sew together by hand with a very large zig zag stitch. I has always worked great for me; but alas, it is old fashioned.

When you butt and zig-zag the two batting pieces together how do you keep one side from over gathering and end up with a ruffled look? I had recently sewn all my left over long, 2-4" wide batting pieces together to use for a twin quilt. I couldn't use the batting because one side tend to over gather and the whole batting would not lay flat no matter how much I tried to gently tug it in place.