pyffer3

I have several pieces of batting -- 15-24 inches by 72. Can I piece these together to make one large one to use in a quilt? And how would I do that?
thanks,

Geri B

Yes you can piece the batting either buy the tape you iron on...JAF has that, or just large zigzag on your sewing machine

dunster

You can also sew them together by hand. I used to do that, but now I lay them up against each other (not overlapping) and use the zigzag stitch to put them together. You can't tell the batting was pieced after the quilt is finished.

Lori S

I piece lots of my batting scraps. I use the widest zig zag stitch, and but the edges together. If its lofty I'll use my walking foot and loosen the tension a bit.

Jeanne S

I do it by hand. Just but the long edges together, not overlapping, and whip stitch the edges together. Doesn't take long. My Juki doesn't have a zigzag so doing it by hand or the tape are my options.

M.Elizabeth

I agree with the previous posters. Your batting can be pieced together in several ways, and it will not show when your quilt is complete.

AngeliaNR

The last three quilts I've made had pieced batting--finally using up those leftovers that take up so much room! I whip stitch them by hand.

Chester the bunny

I make sure the edges are straight, butt them up to each other (no overlap) and use a loose zig zag stitch. If your stitch is too tight you will get a pucker in your batting.

Ilovesewing

Batting is way too expensive to just toss away!

eparys

I agree!! I sew batting together all the time. I have also used this

http://www.connectingthreads.com/Too...r__D21128.HTML

which is pretty slick.