Piecing Batting
#41
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!
#45
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Join Date: Oct 2009
Posts: 682
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.
#50
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Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Lowell, MA
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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.
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